Student Data and Privacy
At Hiawatha CUSD #426, student information security is taken seriously.
To ensure the confidentiality of the District's information, we go through the proper procedures and processes to maintain our data. This can be broken down into three main ideas:
Security practices and procedures that restrict who has the rights to view, add, delete, or edit information.
Systems that control where information is stored.
Restrictive access to data storage and networking equipment.
SOPPA(Student Online Personal Protection Act)
Student Data and Privacy
Student data is protected through thorough privacy policies and security measures such as firewalls, secure serves, and other methods.
Effective July 1, 2021, school districts will be required by SOPPA to provide additional guarantees that student data is protected when collected by the educational technology companies, and that data is used for beneficial purposes only (105 ILCS 85). In compliance, Hiawatha CUSD #426 only collects information that directly relates to school activities and safeguards the privacy of students and confidentiality of student data.
Data Privacy Agreements (DPA)
Hiawatha CUSD #426 utilizes the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), through the SDPC we enter into contracts with third party vendors who handle our students data. If you would like to view the DPAs that we currently hold, please click here.
Click here for more information about the SDPC.
Other Data Privacy Laws
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Governs information in a student's education record, restricting access and use of student information.
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Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Restricts the collection of personal information from children under 13 by companies operating websites, games, mobile applications, and digital services that are directed to children or that collect personal information from individuals known to be children.
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Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
Imposes certain requirements on schools that utilize the federal E-Rate program to receive discounts for internet access and other technology serves, or that receive federal grants for other technology expenses.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
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