Student Data Privacy at CPS

Why Student Data Privacy Matters
In today’s world of advancing online resources teachers, students, and parents are benefiting from an ever increasing wealth of tools to support teaching and learning. The growth in these tools is extraordinary with great potential to improve student outcomes. Along with this explosion in growth of online learning tools, comes the inherent risks of leakage of student data and understandable concerns over student privacy. Read FAQs >>

5 Top Student Data Privacy Resources

1. Protecting Student Privacy, US DOE
2. Student Privacy 101: FERPA for Parents and Students 
3. A Parents Guide to Student Data Privacy 
4. Why Education Data? 
5. Common Sense Privacy Initiative 

Why Student Data Privacy Matters
Cambridge Public Schools privacy and data policies ensure that the District is ethically and legally protecting student safety and student information, including student work. Protecting students from harm--identity theft, harassment, and unauthorized data collection-- are critical concerns. As an educator, it is our job to ensure our students are protected in this manner. Read FAQS >>

5 Top Staff Data Privacy Resources

• Be Internet Awesome
• The Educators Guide to Student Data Privacy
• Think Before You Link
• Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services
• FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)