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Student Data Privacy

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Douglas County School District and Aspen View Academy care deeply about the privacy of our students. We are committed to ensuring that their data is protected in every instance, and that we are in compliance with the Colorado Student Data Transparency and Security Act (HB 16-1423) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

DCSD and Aspen View Academy has always protected student data. The Colorado Student Data Transparency and Security Act is helping to reinforce this protection by focusing on:
  • Reinforcing protocol for using software and working with vendors
  • Transparency for our community on what student data the CDE and DCSD collects and how its collected
  • Bringing greater awareness of elements to look for on click-through contracts for free online apps

 

Student Data Privacy Act Roles and Responsibilities


FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy
FERPA gives parents and eligible students control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) contained in their educational records. FERPA ensures that personally identifiable information (PII) such as grades, attendance records, and disciplinary actions are kept confidential. FERPA allows for the disclosure of educational records without consent under certain circumstances, such as school offiicals with legitimate educational interests, to comply with a judicial order or subpoena, or in cases of health and safety emergencies.  

 

Colorado Student Data Transparency and Security Act - House Bill 16-1423  

House Bill 16-1423 adds to existing laws pertaining to student data security by adopting several additional duties that charter schools must comply with to increase the transparency and security of student PII. Each Charter school is responsible for:
  • Adopting a student data privacy policy
  • Creating a webpage for transparency that has the following
  • List of student PII collected by the charter
  • List of CDE student PII
  • List of Apps that is used by the school
  • List of vendors that collect student PII
  • With contract and Data privacy addendum
  • Conduct Mandatory training regarding student privacy

 

COPPA

COPPA is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule that all online websites and service providers must adhere to. For more information on school consent, please see the FTC's COPPA FAQs. 

Aspen View Academy does not have any specific agreements with vendors as our vendors fall under the DCSD Supplier Data Privacy Agreements. To see that list of vendors, go to the DCSD Student Data Privacy site listed above. 


DCSD Student Data Privacy Information

Douglas County School District will share resources with our Charter schools.  Please go to the DCSD Student Data Privacy site for more information about: 
  • List of district apps
  • App vetting process
  • Data privacy addendum
  • List of student PII collected by the district
  • Link to the CDE student PII collected
  • Link to vendors that collect PII and their contracts