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NASBE panel application for SXSWedu 2015.TRANSCRIPT
SXSWedu Application Presentation
Educational Data Privacy & State Boards of EducationAmelia Vance, NASBE Policy Analyst
In 2014: 110 bills introduced in 36 states. Experts expect this number to double in the 2015 legislative session◦ 28 have passed into law
Eighteen state boards are tasked by statute with writing their state’s student data management policy or have oversight authority for the agency that is writing the policy.
Thirteen state boards are members of their state’s data management team.
Seven state boards are required by statute to ensure FERPA compliance.
Fifty-five bills introduced in 2014 would give state boards some authority in regulating student data privacy.
State Boards Are Playing a Key Role in Protecting Student Privacy
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Provide a public data inventory Appoint Chief Privacy Officer Review potential new data elements to be
collected/linked/shared Ensure role based access to data Adopt & implement privacy policies Notify parents of rights Create a Data Security Review Team Provide oversight of vendor contracts
Existing State Privacy Laws Give State Boards Authority To…
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Louisiana: Created a task force to validate data storage, security, and sharing practices at the district and state levels.
Alabama: Passed a policy to ensure that all state education data is collected, managed, and used in secure ways.
West Virginia: Passed a resolution requiring transparency about data collection, governance, and parent complaint procedures.
Utah: Passed a resolution calling on the legislature to pass laws to protect student data.
State Boards Have Also Passed Their Own Resolutions
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Hosted two briefings on data privacy for state board members
Passed a Public Education Position on student data privacy
Publishing a comprehensive issue brief about student data privacy due out this summer that will include a “model resolution” that state boards can adapt to pass in their state
Planning a Continuing Legal Education seminar on student data privacy at our Annual Conference
What NASBE is Doing
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Work with the state boards authorized to pass and implement privacy policies to make sure student data is adequately protected
Work with the state boards who can pass binding rules to create and implement sufficient privacy policies in states where no legislation or inadequate legislation was passed
Hold regional meetings for state boards to attend on educational data privacy
Before 2015 SXSWedu, NASBE will...
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Discuss how their state boards created privacy policies and the lessons they learned in creating those policies
Discuss the 2015 legislative session, and some of the good or bad laws passed
Answer audience questions about how to create or give input into a state privacy law or policy
At SXSWedu, our panelists will…
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What sensitive information do I want teachers, principals, and other educational officials (such as school counselors) in my state to know about children in their classroom?
Of that information, which individual student information, if any, should be accessible to the district or the state education departments?
Fundamental Questions to Consider in Crafting Privacy Policies
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What sensitive information, in the aggregate, do I want to share with the state education department?
What sensitive information do I not want stored in a child’s school record?
What restrictions, if any, do I want to place on how information is shared more broadly?
When should a student record be deleted?
Fundamental Questions, cont.
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1. Statement of the policy/law's purposes2. Select the person(s) in charge3. Statewide data security plan4. A plan for ensuring the state has sufficient
staff and technical capacity to store, manage, and protect the data
5. A plan for ensuring educators/administrators have the knowledge and skills to use education data effectively and securely
6. Transparency plan
Foundational Elements of a State Data Privacy and Security Policy
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