tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6287980706062057504..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Public Schools does not renew contract with Graduation AllianceMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7109106467795281962014-10-16T20:36:26.669-07:002014-10-16T20:36:26.669-07:00yer welcome : )yer welcome : )mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48806702242683899252014-10-16T20:29:42.900-07:002014-10-16T20:29:42.900-07:00Thank you Melissa. Thank you SueP. Thank you Cec...Thank you Melissa. Thank you SueP. Thank you Cecilia, and anyone else who has been getting the word out on this. I too have been pushing and prodding people for months to get this handled. <br /><br />For once, our district did the right thing. Let's all just take a moment to relax and enjoy the good feeling that comes with this.<br /><br />Okay, now that that's done, we can't let down guard. We need to keep pushing the district on the issues of student data giveaways, because if the Board doesn't come up with some strict policies, this is going to keep happening over and over again. Different companies, different goals, but the same result.<br /><br />The ONLY way this can be contained is by either:<br /><br />1) Not giving <i>any</i> student data to <i>any</i> non-district/non-state organization. Tough sell.<br /><br />2) Properly anonymizing the data <i>before</i> it leaves the district. That means using unique ID #s for each set of data and each organization. No names, no student #s, no addresses, no unique characteristics that can be used to re-identify students, because data miners are really, really good at that.dwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84248704012730157582014-10-16T18:56:42.023-07:002014-10-16T18:56:42.023-07:00I know first hand that Director Peters was all ove...I know first hand that Director Peters was all over the ConnectEdu problem and likely played a big role in getting central admin to insist on getting the data purged. <br /><br />--Another Peters SupporterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-69089984770057065102014-10-16T16:30:21.764-07:002014-10-16T16:30:21.764-07:00Thank you, Director Sue Peters. This has your fi...Thank you, Director Sue Peters. This has your fingerprints all over it. Your protection of our students' privacy rights is so critical. Thank you. <br /><br />Sue FanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com