Student Data Privacy

Wayland Public Schools seeks to ensure the protection of the privacy of students attending the Wayland Public Schools in a manner consistent with the Federal Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) and Massachusetts student record regulations. Strategies are being implemented at both the District and School level to ensure student privacy is protected.

Student Data Privacy VIDEOS - Educational Links
~ US Department of Ed. - Protecting Student Privacy
~ Protecting Student Privacy
~ Student Privacy 101: FERPA
~ Educators Guide to Student Data Privacy
~ Common Sense Media - Privacy Evaluations

MSPA- Massachusetts Student Privacy Alliance

About MSPA
MSPA Wayland

SDPC - A4L - Student Data Privacy Consortium

About SDPC

FERPA - Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act

FERPA
Directory Information - Notice to Parents

COPPA - Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Children's Privacy - Federal Trade Commission
COPPA Update for Families
COPPA Regulations - 2012 Update
COPPA - FAQs
2012 FTC Chairman Note
Keeping up on COPPA
An Educators Guide to COPPA - Video

PPRA - Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment

PPRA

PTAC - Privacy Technical Assistant Center

PTAC

NSBA- Student Data Privacy

New Guide Overview
Guide Download

DATA PRIVACY DAY #PrivacyAware
~ US CERT Data Privacy Day
~ Stay Safe Online - Data Privacy Day
~ A Letter to Families
~ A Letter to Staff

Newsworthy
~ FERPA & PPRA Changes
~ Privacy and Data Security Update (2015)
~ iNACOL on Student Data Privacy
~ Checklist for School Districts ~ Privacy Programs
~ Forum Guide to Education Data Privacy
~ Future of Privacy Forum
~ COSN - Protecting Privacy
~ Massachusetts Law about Student Records