Master Your Data Privacy with SDPC
As a TETL member, you have access to this essential toolkit designed to streamline student data protection.
💻 Why Use the SDPC Resource?
- Standardized Protection: Utilize a common, state-wide agreement framework to ensure data security.
- Collaborative Sharing: Effortlessly share agreements with other districts using Exhibit E.
- Centralized Management: A one-stop shop to organize, track, and manage your DPAs.
💻 Monitor Your Compliance at a Glance
- Stay on top of your compliance requirements with intuitive management tools:
- Stay Ahead of Deadlines: Track active agreements and get alerts for those nearing expiration.
- Public Transparency: Create and customize a public-facing list of your district’s agreements directly on your website.
💻 Pre-Signing Checklist
Five questions to ask before finalizing any agreement:
- Version Control: Are you using the most current version (TX-NDPA-V1)?
- Exhibit E Eligibility: Can you sign Exhibit E? You can only sign Exhibit E if no changes have been made to the agreement (changes will be listed in Exhibit H).
- Expiration Date: When does the agreement expire? All agreements expire 3 years after the Originating District’s signature date.
- Data Scope: Have you reviewed Exhibit B to confirm exactly what data is being collected?
- Security Standards: Has the vendor verified their Cybersecurity Framework in Exhibit F?
💻 SDPC Website: https://sdpc.a4l.org/
For questions and/or support please email: TxDPA@tetl.org
SDPC Resource Registry Users
The Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) Resource Registry is a free resource available to all TETL members to manage your Data Privacy Agreements.
The following tools have been developed to help you learn more about how to use the Registry:
Video clip: District 101 – Getting Started
Resources: short video’s to help you get started
You can contact SDPC via the SDPC Contact Form if you have any questions regarding the registry.
TETL Webinar: Data Privacy Agreements at the National and Texas State Levels
Learn about the National and Texas Data Privacy Agreements in this TETL webinar. Hear about the Access for Learning organization and the release of the updated National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) and the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC).
Learn how to use the Texas Data Privacy Agreement (TX DPA), access the data privacy portal and post agreements. Also listen in on how Texas Education Technology Leaders (TETL) are using the NDPA and creating an addendum to the NDPA to specially address requirements at the Texas state level.
View the webinar here.
TX NPDA
Texas Student Privacy Alliance
The TxSPA is a collaboration of Texas school districts that share common concerns around student privacy. The goal of the TxSPA is to set standards of both practice and expectations around student privacy such that all parties involved have a common understanding of expectations.
Student Privacy 101: Student Privacy at the U.S. Department of Education
Common Student Data Privacy Agreement
The first outcome of the Texas Student Privacy Alliance is the adoption and implementation of a Common Student Data Privacy Agreement to be used by all member schools when implementing any online application. By adopting such a contract all vendors and schools have common expectations when entering into a relationship or implementation without having to renegotiate terms in every new instance. To learn more about and the Common Student Data Privacy Agreement–a FREE resource available to all members of Texas Education Technology Leaders (TETL)–go here.
TETL Webinar: Mastering Data Privacy Agreements with Vendors
This session provides an in-depth exploration of best practices for creating, negotiating, and managing data privacy agreements between school districts and vendors. The session is designed for vendors and districts.
Watch the webinar here.
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See the presentation here.