District to consider no‑cost LinkIt data‑analytics pilot; board members ask about student data protections

Administration recommended the district pursue a no‑cost pilot with LinkIt, a data‑analytics vendor, to run fall data and produce AI‑driven insights down to classroom and student level, and asked the committee to move a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to the full board for consideration.

Administration described LinkIt’s “insights” product as an AI component that can surface class‑ and student‑level performance trends and suggest interventions. The vendor offered to run fall data at no cost as a pilot but requested an MOU granting access to de‑identified and school/demographic data necessary for the analysis.

Several board members asked whether personally identifiable information (PII) would be shared, whether LinkIt markets other products, and what legal protections would apply. Administration replied that the pilot would follow existing data‑sharing protocols used for other platforms (e.g., IXL) and recommended that long‑term adoption be reviewed by legal counsel and the technology director. “This would fall in line with any of our policies,” administration said, adding they had spoken with other local districts using LinkIt without reported concerns.

Committee members supported placing the pilot MOU on the full‑board agenda for Monday night and asked administration to include: a clear data inventory (what fields LinkIt will access), privacy/compliance language, and legal review of PII and FERPA implications.

Next steps: administration will present an MOU and data inventory for the board’s consideration and consult legal counsel and the technology director to confirm compliance requirements before any contract or extended purchase.