Transcript Document

Our Students’ Data
and
inBloom
What and Why?
• NYSED contract with US Dept. of Education
• Race To The Top requirement
• Data is collected to:
– Share more easily among schools
– Better data to drive instruction in classroom
– Communicate with Parents via Data Dashboard
(like Infinite Campus/parent portal)
Local Decisions
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All RTTT districts had to choose Dashboard
Dashboard is “Free” for 2 years
Once active, we have to publicize
We will minimally comply with the law
We will not share any additional data
Commissioner King to the
Assembly Education Committee
http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/eny
p-assembly-education-committee.pdf
Commissioner King to the
Assembly Education Committee
http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/eny
p-assembly-education-committee.pdf
Commissioner King to the
Assembly Education Committee
http://usny.nysed.gov/docs/presentations/eny
p-assembly-education-committee.pdf
www.engageny.org
Addresses parental concerns
po r t a l
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: What data gets moved to inBloom
if LEAs opt out?
If your district does not participate in
RTTT, the statewide data set will still be
provided to inBloom for RTTT contract
purposes only,
But no dashboard will be authorized.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: Is the EngageNY Portal safe?
1.) Execution of legally binding
confidentiality agreements with each of
our contracted vendors.
To obligate each vendor to comply with
FERPA and all state policies on data
security and privacy.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: Is the EngageNY Portal safe?
2.) A third-party, independent validation
and verification vendor (New York State
Technology Enterprise Corporation,
NYSTEC) will monitor:
1) Site and system security plans,
2) Back-up and disaster recovery plans, &
3) Security code audits
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: Is the EngageNY Portal safe?
Data
willandbeaccess
unusable
3.) Data
storage
protocols that
use
double security
protection,even
including:
(because
encrypted)
in
the
unlikely
event
that
the
1.) intrusion protection (firewalls), &
2.) data
encryption:
storage and data
intrusion
protections
are
access.
breached.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: How will the ENYP protect my
student's privacy? Will my student's data
be sold to vendors?
Data will never be sold for any
purpose.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: How will the ENYP protect my
student's privacy? Will my student's data
be sold to vendors?
Rather
thanwill
a hodgepodge
of security
the ENYP
provide a uniform,
measures
from
every
school district
high
level
of security
and across
the State,
which
actually
weakens
security,
protection for all student data.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: How will the ENYP protect my
student's privacy? Will my student's data
be sold to vendors?
Vendors: access only when authorized by
the State or school districts for educational
purposes, including the ENYP itself and
other specific school district uses.
(i.e. report cards or attendance reports)
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: How will the ENYP protect my
student's privacy? Will my student's data
be sold to vendors?
Access to student information from the
ENYP will be controlled by local school
districts and will be transmitted
securely to teachers, students, and
families.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: Will my student's data be sold
and used for commercial purposes?
No individual or company will be
permitted or allowed to use
student information for marketing
or re-sale purposes.
http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Q: Will my student's data be sold
and used for commercial purposes?
SED does not – and will not –
collect or share students' social
security numbers or photos;
assertions to the contrary are
wholly misguided and wrong.
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http://www.engageny.org/resource/engagenyportal-faq#three
Questions from the Board?