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    Format: Presentations

    IDEA and FERPA - Understanding the Basics

    This presentation informed participants of the privacy provisions under IDEA Part C, IDEA Part B, and FERPA. It covered the basics surrounding the legal requirements related to the protection of PII about children with disabilities and where to go for help with questions about privacy. The audience for the presentation included administrators and practitioners who are concerned with providing services for children and youth while maintaining the privacy of the children and youth they are serving.

    Format: Presentations

    IDEA and FERPA Privacy Provisions — Understanding the Basics

    This presentation informed participants of the privacy provisions under IDEA Part C, IDEA Part B, and FERPA. It covered the basics surrounding the legal requirements related to the protection of PII about children with disabilities and where to go for help with questions about privacy. The audience for the presentation included administrators and practitioners who are concerned with providing services for children and youth while maintaining the privacy of the children and youth they are serving.

    Format: Reference Materials

    Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services

    This document from PTAC addresses privacy and security considerations relating to computer software, mobile applications (apps), and web-based tools provided by a third-party to a school or district that students and/or their parents access via the Internet and use as part of a school activity. The 14-page document is formatted in a question and answer format and includes a resource list and glossary of related terminology.

    Format: Recordings

    Statistical Methods for Protecting Personally Identifiable Information in Aggregate Reporting

    This SLDS Technical Brief examines what protecting student privacy means in a reporting context. Current reporting practices are described and each is accompanied by an example table that is used to consider whether the intended protections are successful. The Brief illustrates that some practices work better than others in protecting against disclosures of personally identifiable information about individual students. The Brief concludes with a set of recommended reporting rules that can be applied in reports of percentages and rates that are used to describe student outcomes to the public.

    Format: Checklists, Crosswalks, and Rubrics

    FERPA/IDEA Crosswalk

    This 32-page document contains a side-by-side comparison of the confidentiality provisions in the FERPA and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA.

    Format: Recordings

    Webinar: The Intersection of FERPA and IDEA Confidentiality Provisions

    This presentation provides an overview of definitions, confidentiality provisions, and the latest regulatory changes under the FERPA and Part B of the IDEA. The presentation highlights similarities and differences in the requirements between the two statues.

    Format: Checklists, Crosswalks, and Rubrics

    FERPA Exceptions Summary

    A privacy and data protection program for student education records must include a set of checks and balances to ensure that the necessary rules and procedures are in place and that they are being fully implemented. This document provides information about how to complete formal periodic audits of the various processes involved in the processing and usage of personally identifiable student information.