Seattle Schools and Data Confidentiality
I found something interesting on the SPS website this morning. It's an SPS communication called "Data Confidentiality: How Seattle Public Schools Protects Student Information." Interesting that it was released while the district is on Spring Break. I think this deserves more investigation (and indeed is on my reading/writing list as I have piled up some articles). This is becoming almost as big an issue as opting out of assessments. I'm putting this up now to get it on your radar but there will be a part two to this thread. It's a fairly carefully worded piece but it does seem to dodge/leave out a few things. First, they say: As a District, we strictly adhere to the Superintendent Procedure on Student Records and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requirements to protect the confidentiality of student information. Then they say: The Superintendent’s Procedure builds upon the FERPA law with detail regarding how ed...