Protecting student data is a top priority in the Kettle Moraine School District.

Student data is used to understand how well students are performing and enhances our ability to personalize learning for students. School districts have always collected data on students. Instead of paper files, much of that data is now collected through computers and online resources. While the systems for organizing and managing this information have changed over the years, the Kettle Moraine School District’s commitment to confidentiality remains the same.

In addition to our efforts to ensure student data privacy, there are state and federal laws regulating what data can be collected about students, and how and who can use that data. Here is more information about the law:

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - gives parents rights regarding children’s records

• Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) - imposes requirements on websites directed to children

• Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) - addresses children’s access to harmful Internet content

• Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) - protects students in regards to surveys and evaluations

Please review the content below for more information. If you have questions, please contact Bob Boyd, KMSD Chief Information Officer at boydb@kmsd.edu 262-968-6300 ext. 5351. Mr. Boyd is available to answer any specific questions parents or community members have about student data privacy. He is a well-known leader in the school technology field, and holds the following credentials / positions of leadership:

• 2022-23 Chair, Wisconsin Education Technology Leaders (WI chapter of COSN)

• Certified Education Technology Leader, COSN

• Wisconsin Association of School Board Representative - State Superintendent’s Education Data Advisory Council

• Member - Consortium for School Networking

• Operations Board Member, Past President - WiseDash Local Data Warehousing Consortium

1. The Kettle Moraine School District takes our responsibility seriously to keep information about your child safe and secure.

2. Strict privacy and security practices in our school district, as well as state and federal student data privacy laws, protect your child’s data. These laws limit what kind of data can be collected and restrict sharing of that data. There are punishments and penalties in place for misusing student data or breaking these laws and policies.

3. Access to data in our school district is restricted to users only. Users, including service providers to the district, are only given access to the data they need to do their jobs.

4. Our educators are trained and are committed to protecting your child’s data.

5. Student data allows our teachers to personalize learning for your child and helps ensure he/she succeeds in school and beyond.

6. Data helps provide an accurate and up-to-date view of how our schools, teachers and students are performing.

7. You can ask for your child’s educational record at any time.