{"id":1525,"date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-supports-flexibility-in-slds-program-to-better-protect-student-data\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T17:54:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T21:54:20","slug":"inacol-supports-flexibility-in-slds-program-to-better-protect-student-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/inacol-supports-flexibility-in-slds-program-to-better-protect-student-data\/","title":{"rendered":"iNACOL Supports Flexibility in SLDS Program to Better Protect Student Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5513 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-Students-working-on-laptops-27201821-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Students working on laptops\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>The Every Student Succeeds Act (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/news\/new-k-12-federal-education-bill-signed-into-law-esea-is-reauthorized\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESSA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) provides <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/next-steps-under-the-every-student-succeeds-act-essa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many new opportunities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for schools that are working to create personalized learning environments. A key piece to creating these personalized, competency-based systems is the ability to capture learning data in real time, and to use the data to effectively inform instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these data-rich environments, it is important to enact safeguards to ensure the data is secure, protected and confidential. With the growth of data being used in the classroom, many districts are realizing the need for a dedicated staff person with the expertise to oversee the implementation of student data privacy policies. Unfortunately, filling such positions with well-qualified privacy professionals can be very difficult because of significant salary disparities between public and private privacy positions. As a result, states and districts are often left without a single position dedicated to leading data privacy efforts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address this gap, iNACOL, along with 22 other partners, signed on to a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dataqualitycampaign.org\/news\/flexibility-on-slds-funding-can-help-ensure-student-data-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> submitted by the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dataqualitycampaign.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Quality Campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that states, \u201cCongress could help address the need of qualified privacy personnel by permitting states that require assistance to use existing funding within the State Longitudinal Data Systems program for hiring a student data privacy professional.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State longitudinal data systems are educational databases designed to capture, analyze, and use student data from preschool to high school, college, and the workforce. The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/slds\/about_SLDS.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Longitudinal Data Systems Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is administered by the United States Department of Education and was created to help propel the successful design, development, implementation, and expansion of K12 and P-20W (early learning through the workforce) longitudinal data systems through grants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new flexibility would be optional and permit states to continue allocating the funds to other existing purposes (like developing and designing SLDS), but would also help jurisdictions that require additional capacity to implement and support privacy protections for students and their families. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inacol.org\/resource\/inacol-state-policy-frameworks-2015-5-critical-issues-transform-k-12-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iNACOL State Policy Frameworks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recommend that states establish policies for the protection and good governance of student data privacy and avoid prohibitions on the collection and use of student data that can hamper personalized learning environments. Providing states the flexibility to use existing funds to hire a privacy expert is one way to foster an environment of good governance for student data, while also using the information to accelerate student achievement. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides many new opportunities for schools that are working to create&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"issue":[61,386],"location":[],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","issue-federal-policy","issue-increase-access-to-broadband"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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