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Committee clears data-sharing abstract with Varsity Tutors for full-board review, asks for IRB and memo clarifications
Summary
The committee reviewed a no-cost tutoring partnership with Varsity Tutors and a Mathematica research study that would receive de‑identified district IDs and non‑PII. Members requested explicit memo language on what data fields are shared, whether IRB/IRB documentation will be completed before full-board approval, and recommended updating the cover memo to explain the study.
Committee members considered a proposed data-sharing agreement with Varsity Tutors to provide tutoring for grades 3–8 at Hill Central and East Rock and a Mathematica research study to evaluate program effectiveness.
Mr. Nguyen described the proposal as a free, district-participation study; staff said parents would not be charged and the vendor would not send personally identifiable student names to the research partner. The Varsity Tutors representative…
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