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Worthington policy committee reviews NEOLA packet, warns of operational strain from Senate Bill 29
Summary
The Worthington City policy committee spent its Nov. 1 meeting reviewing a large NEOLA policy packet and flagged Senate Bill 29as a major operational challenge for technology use, data contracts, and teacher practices; adoption of many edits was deferred to the full board.
The Worthington City policy committee on Nov. 1 reviewed a broad package of NEOLA-recommended policy updates and focused intense discussion on changes required by recent state legislation, particularly Senate Bill 29, which the committee said will alter how the district contracts for educational technology and treats student data.
Jeff Patterson, who explained the technical and contractual implications to the committee, said SB29 expands the definition of third-party providers and requires contract terms that make clear the district owns student data and that data be returned or destroyed when contracts end. "We need to make sure that we have enough checks and balances in place if we're sharing student data with them, that they acknowledge we own the data," Patterson said.
Patterson also flagged an SB29 change that broadens the definition…
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