Data & Privacy
Webinar Recording
Webinar: Return to School – Addressing Privacy and Security Challenges in K-12 Education
Recorded on August 7, 2020
Description:
Did you know that Students were learning virtually way before 2020? And did you also know there are existing resources that have been created by the Privacy Technical Assistance Center that shed some light on the topic. This webinar seeks to bring together representatives from LEAs across Nebraska to discuss challenges, share “lessons learned,” and brainstorm strategies so we’re better prepared for the privacy and security challenges of education as we enter the fall. Some of the topics to be discussed: transparency of privacy practices, and other Nebraska-specific topics.
The objective for this webinar is to offer a program, school district, Educational Service Unit, and NDE personnel with a review of student data privacy and related Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements/regulations, as well as to provide for a discussion of student privacy issues and questions resulting from COVID-19, such as those arising from remote learning environments.
Goals, Action Steps and Progress
Recommended Action Step 1. Utilize Future Ready and/or district technology plan needs assessment/survey data to identify and prioritize areas of need. (Q1 2018, NDE & FRNC)
Recommended Action Step 2. All Data and Privacy gear partners organizations will research other states’ data privacy and security policies and best practices. (Q2 2018, FRNC)
Recommended Action Step 3. Prepare policy recommendations and sample/template policies for use throughout Nebraska. (Q4 2018, NDE & ESUCC, KSB School Law)
Recommended Action Step 4. Include a review schedule from guidance provided in Action Step 3 above, for inclusion in policies, new regulation and/or legislation where appropriate. (Q1 2020, NDE)
Recommended Action Step 1. Utilize Future Ready and/or district technology plan needs assessment/survey data and review the findings of the LR264 study to identify and prioritize areas of need. (Q2 2018, NDE)
Recommended Action Step 2. Incorporate areas of need into software development and procurement project plans, such as ADVISER, SRS, single sign-on, AAP, and components of the educator’s core package of technology tools. (Q3 2018, NDE & ESUCC)
Recommended Action Step 3. Data and Privacy gear partner organizations will design a system of continuous feedback and improvement in data collection and use. Emphasis will be toward utilizing existing working or advisory groups and mechanisms (such as the technology plan) over creating new structures. (Q1 2019, FRNC)
Recommended Action Step 4. Implement the system of continuous feedback and improvement in data collection and use designed in Action step 3 above. (Q3 2019, NDE & ESUCC)
Using the Future Ready Goals and Action Steps
Each of the FRNC gear groups has written a comprehensive set of goals and provided recommended action steps supporting their goals to help move digital learning and education technology forward in Nebraska. To assist districts and schools in aligning their work to this plan, icons representing common state and national education initiatives were created and then aligned to each goal and action step. The table below gives guidance to each of the icons used and which initiative the icon represents. In many cases, the goals and action steps identified support work on multiple initiatives and each icon is shown to indicate these matches.
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This icon indicates that the Goal or action step is tied to an AQuESTT tenet or work that supports an AQuESTT tenet. |
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This icon indicates that the Goal or action step is tied to ESSA either as a support of the act or because it is tied to available ESSA monies or grant opportunities. |
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This icon indicates that this Goal or action step is directly linked to a Goal or action step of another Future Ready Gear. |
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This icon indicates that this Goal or action step is tied to a recommendation that is found within the 2017 National Education Technology plan. |
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This icon indicates that this Goal or action step supports a goal or advances the work of a Nebraska State Board of Education goal. |
Annual Timelines
| Data and Privacy 3 year timeline | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| Q1: Jan. – March | Q2: April – June | Q3: July – Sept. | Q4: Oct. – Dec. | |
| DP1 Policies | AS 1. Utilize FR survey data to prioritize areas of need | AS 2. Research on Data Privacy and security and best practices. | AS 3. Prepare policy recommendations and policy templates | |
| DP2 Data Collection | AS 1. FR survey data and LR 264 study review and set priorities | AS 2. Incorporate areas of need into software development and procurement plans | ||
| DP3 Training |
AS 1. Utilize FR survey data to prioritize and identify areas of need |
AS 2. Advocate with legislators for regulations around students data privacy and regulation from policies in DP 1 goal. | ||
| Data and Privacy 3 year timeline | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| Q1: Jan. – March | Q2: April – June | Q3: July – Sept. | Q4: Oct. – Dec. | |
| DP1 Policies | ||||
| DP2 Data Collection | AS 3. Design a system of continuous feedback and improvement in data collection and use by using existing mechanisms and groups | AS 4. Implement the system of continuous feedback and improvement completed in AS 3 | ||
| DP3 Training |
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AS 3. Develop and Implement a strategy for regular communication regarding data use, privacy and security issues, highlighting training etc. | ||
| Data and Privacy 3 year timeline | ||||
| 2020 | ||||
| Q1: Jan. – March | Q2: April – June | Q3: July – Sept. | Q4: Oct. – Dec. | |
| DP1 Policies | AS 4. Create a review schedule for policy guidance, new regulations and/or legislation. | |||
| DP2 Data Collection | AS 5. Educators and students will use data to personalize instruction and understand the progression through learning standards | |||
| DP3 Training |
AS 4 & 5. Develop and customize training materials on data and privacy for admin & same for students (2) |
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