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Board presses staff over University of Florida data‑sharing tied to state tutoring grant
Summary
Board members raised privacy and opt‑in concerns about an exhibit allowing parent/student PII to be shared with researchers and vendors in a state‑funded high‑dosage tutoring program; the board postponed action to let staff and legal counsel clarify the agreement and opt‑in language.
The Broward County School Board paused action on a data‑sharing agreement with the University of Florida after several members said Exhibit D appeared to allow the transfer of parents’ and students’ names, addresses and contact information to outside vendors.
“There's no value in the efficacy study having names in it,” said Dr. Michael Zeman, a board member who pressed staff to require de‑identified unique identifiers instead of PII. “If it has unique identifiers, it can tell you whether or not high‑dose tutoring works.”
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