Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program

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Protecting the privacy of student data when bringing technology into the classroom is one of the toughest organizational challenges facing schools and districts today. Parent and legislator concerns about how school systems protect the privacy of student data are at an all-time high. School systems must navigate complex federal and state regulations, understand how technology providers collect and protect student data, explain those complexities to parents, and provide the reassurance the community needs that the student information will remain safe. Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program provides solutions for all of these challenges and more. It is a step-by-step journey through the process of building the policies and practices to protect student data, and shifting the organizational culture to prioritize privacy while still taking advantage of the tremendous benefits that technology has to offer in the modern classroom.

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Linnette has created nothing short of a field manual for privacy in the education realm. She has succeeded so well because she: understands how schools operate; intuitively grasps the key elements of applicable privacy laws; and has, herself, implemented successful compliance programs in the education and ed-tech sectors. In this book, she takes all of her years of experience, and creates a user-friendly guide that is destined to be the definitive work on the topic. -- Chris Cwalina, co-chair of Holland & Knights Cybersecurity & Privacy Team
As one of the foremost experts on student data privacy, Linnette provides invaluable insights into the thoughtful design and management of a best-practices data governance program. This common-sense, easy-to-follow guide will serve the broader educational community for years to come, scaling with changes in learning, technology, and the legal landscape. -- Doug Casey, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology
Privacy concerns around student data are the new normal in education. As Linnette Attai comprehensively lays out, mere compliance is insufficient to build trust. This is a foundational, must-read book that helps educators understand how to get started with concrete actions that build trust with parents and policymakers. -- Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Student Data Privacy: Building a School Compliance Program defines data privacy and clearly explains how to embrace it. This comprehensive playbook that will enable administrators to better understand their current environment as it pertains to dataprotection and provide a roadmap to ensure compliance. -- Jim Pulliam, Chief Information Officer, Orange County Public Schools
Linnette Attai makes the complications of FERPA and COPPA easy to understand for anyone who needs to understand how to keep student data private and safe. -- Jules Polonetsky, CEO, Future of Privacy Forum

Author Bio

Linnette J. Attai has over 25 years of experienceguiding clients throughthe complex compliance obligations governing data privacy matters, user safety and marketing, and building organizational cultures of compliance. As the founder of PlayWell, LLC, Linnettes primary focus is the education and entertainment sectors, where she works with private and public companies, schools and districts, youth and parent groups, education leadership, lawmakers and policy influencers, and speaks nationally on compliance matters.