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Rockport picks Panorama for social‑emotional screening; district will require parental opt‑in
Summary
After reviewing three vendors, the committee approved a three‑year Panorama contract to administer social‑emotional screeners (fall and spring) to grades 3–12; administrators said the primary MTSS‑linked survey is not anonymous and will require parental consent and restricted staff access.
The Rockport School Committee heard a recommendation to adopt Panorama as the district's social‑emotional screener and accepted a plan to deploy it on a three‑year contract beginning this fall.
Jody, the district presenter, said the Panorama tool "didn't have less than we wanted, and it didn't have all of the extra bells and whistles that we're not looking for," and described features that include surveys for students, staff and families, student check‑ins, and progress monitoring. Committee members pressed on privacy and consent: Jody confirmed the primary MTSS‑linked survey is not anonymous so counselors can follow up with identified students, but the district can also create anonymous surveys for other uses. Administrators said parents will give active, separate opt‑in consent at the start of the year, data access will be restricted to appropriate staff, and the vendor has signed a data privacy agreement that addresses FERPA concerns.
The committee asked that question banks be available for parent review online so families can see the types of questions being used, and several members requested fall and spring updates to the committee after the first administrations. No dollar amount for the contract was specified in the discussion at this meeting.
