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Board approves joining regional contract pool to meet Education Law 2-D data-privacy obligations
Summary
The board unanimously approved a resolution to participate in a multi-region cooperative (RIC One) that negotiates vendor student-data privacy contracts, allowing the district to 'piggyback' on those agreements to comply with Education Law 2-D.
The South Colonie Central School District Board on May 26 approved a resolution authorizing the district to participate in a cooperative contracting vehicle designed to streamline compliance with Education Law 2-D.
Superintendent Dr. Perry described the plan: regional information centers are combining to create what staff referred to as "RIC One," which will negotiate data-privacy contract terms with vendors that member districts can then piggyback onto. "They're working with the vendors to get the data privacy contracts in place and then we'll be able to piggyback on those agreements," Dr. Perry said, explaining the effort is intended to meet Law 2-D requirements more efficiently.
Why it matters: Education Law 2-D requires school districts to take specific steps to protect student data when contracting with technology vendors. By joining a multi-region contracting approach, the district aims to reduce duplicative negotiations and ensure consistent privacy protections across participating districts.
The board voted 8–0 to approve the resolution after Dr. Perry's presentation. No board member raised objections during the discussion. The motion carried as presented.
