To view the Education Law 2-d Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security, click HERE.

Oriskany Central Schools Parent’s Bill of Rights for Student Data Privacy and Security

The Oriskany Central School District seeks to use current technology, including electronic storage, retrieval and analysis of information about students’ education experience in the district, to enhance the opportunities for learning and to increase the efficiency of our district and school operations.

The Oriskany Central School District seeks to ensure that parents have information about how the District stores, retrieves and uses information about students and to meet all legal requirements for maintaining the privacy and security of protected student data and protected principal and teacher data, including § 2-d of the New York State Education Law.
 
To further these goals, the Oriskany Central School District has posted this Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security.
 
1) A student's personally identifiable information cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes.
 
2) Parents have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of their child's education record. The procedures for exercising this right can be found in Board Policies 7240, 7242, and 7250. You may access these Policies from the District’s website.
 
3) State and federal laws protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable information, and safeguards associated with industry standards and best practices, including but not limited to, encryption, firewalls and password protection, must be in place when data is stored or transferred.
 
4) A complete list of all student data elements collected by the State will be available HERE and a copy may be obtained by writing to the Office of Information & Reporting Services, New York State Education Department, Room 863 EBA, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234.
 
5) Parents have the right to have complaints about possible breaches of student data addressed. Complaints should be directed in writing to the Data Privacy Officer, Oriskany Central Schools, 1313 Utica St. Oriskany, NY, OR to the Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, Room 863 EBA, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234.
 
Supplemental Information about Third-Party Contracts

In order to meet 21st-century expectations for effective education and efficient operation, the District utilizes several products and services that involve third-party contractors receiving access to student data, or principal or teacher data, protected by Section 2-d of the Education Law. The District recognizes that students, parents, and the school community have a legitimate interest in understanding which of the District’s vendors receive that data, for what purpose, and under what conditions. The District has undertaken the task of compiling the information, and of ensuring that each new contract adequately describes (1) the exclusive purposes for which the data will be used, (2) how the contractor will ensure that any subcontractors it uses will abide by data protection and security requirements, (3) when the contract expires and what happens to the data at that time, (4) if and how an affected party can challenge the accuracy of the data as collected, (5) where the data will be stored, and (6) the security protections taken to ensure the data will be protected, including whether the data will be encrypted.

Click HERE to view the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education relating to data privacy and security of student data and certain annual professional performance review data.

Protecting Students Online is Part of Our Mission

The Oriskany Central School District understands it is imperative that we protect our students from the dangers of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
We take serious precautions in protecting students. Some of the systems we use in accomplishing this task are:
•    Web Filtering System - Light Speed (https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/)
•    Virus and Malware Protection: CrowdStrike AI Protection and Microsoft Security Essentials
•    NYSED Ed Law 2D, COPPA and FERPA compliance

Our E-mail and Google Suite are fully protected under the Google Apps for Education agreement.

If you would like to learn more about Google Apps for Education and the security of your student's information online please visit their website at Google For Education.

HERE is the Data Security, Transparency, & Privacy. Google Apps for Education if you are interested.

Student Data Privacy and Security

New York State Education Law Section 2-d requires that all school districts provide an inventory of programs used in the school environment on their websites and make such a document publicly available. Schools must also provide a clear description of the various data elements collected by the programs and applications including student, teacher and administrator Personally Identifiable Information (PII). In addition to the required information, more resources such as legal or regulatory documentation may be added to this public resource, further outlining the reasons particular data elements are collected as well as the intended uses. You will find the inventory and a description of the programs currently in use in our schools with links to each company's privacy policies. This public portal will be continuously updated as new security information is received or as new technological applications are integrated into the school environment.

Inventory of Applications in Use: If student data is collected, it is Compliant with NYS Education Law Section 2-D

NYS Education Law 2D (Part 121) requires school districts to take certain steps and employ certain methods to protect our students and staff's data, as well as the computing environment. For a comprehensive list of requirements and expectations, please visit: NYSED Data Privacy and Security. Parents, eligible students (students who are at least 18 years of age or attending a post-secondary institution at any age), principals, teachers, and employees of an educational agency may file a complaint about a possible breach or improper disclosure of student data and/or protected teacher or principal data. If you believe an unauthorized disclosure has occurred, contact the District Data Privacy Officer, 

Listed below are websites and/or software vendors Oriskany Central Schools use in the classroom. Some software are curriculum specific and your child may or may not be using the programs below, or the programs listed may or may not contain or have access to student's personally identifiable information (PII). Please contact your child's specific teacher for information about which programs/websites are being incorporated into your child's classroom. We will continue to update this document as we incorporate new software or applications into the classroom curriculum.

For information on the Software Vendor Privacy Policy, please use the web addresses below.

BOCES = Mohawk Regional Information Center (MORIC) contracts can be found at MORIC Data Privacy and Security

Applications that are purchased through Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES or Madison Oneida BOCES (MORIC) are covered under the BOCES Parents' Bill of Rights or Contracts.

Click HERE to view supplemental information for third-party vendors. 

Click HERE to view the unauthorized release complaint form and submit to the Data Protection Officer upon completion.