DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY RESOURCES & TIPS
DATA PRIVACY CHECKLIST
A Parents' Bill of Rights with the correct email address for the NYSED CPO, privacy@nysed.gov A Supplemental information page listing third-parties that access student PII and/or teacher/principal APPR data. General information on state and federal K-12 data privacy laws The district data privacy and security policy Instructions on how parents, eligible students, principals, teachers, and other staff of an educational agency can submit concerns related to compromised data Districts can start off the new year on the right foot by following this "Data Privacy and Security Page" checklist. Ideally, this page should be easily accessed by parents when searching the district website by the keyword "privacy" or via website menus, and should include the following:
The Identity Theft Resource Center (IRTC) provides a free resource to search for data breach information. The service is called "Notified" and consumers can search for breaches that may impact them directly. Visit https://www.idtheftcenter.org/noti fied to conduct your own search. You can also sign up for the ITRC's Newsletter "In the Loop" and to receive ITRC alerts. Consumer Reports now offers a security planner designed to help people stay safe from phishing scams, identity theft and more. Visit CR's planner page to get started.
K12 SIX provided a free Incident Response Runbook that can be found on the K12 SIX Essentials Series page, along with three other "essentials".
Questions? Contact your local RIC.
Issue 27
Data Security and Privacy Service
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