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District says iReady shares only basic student identifiers, not special-education or biometric data
Summary
At the May 5 meeting the superintendent addressed parent questions about iReady data-sharing: the district said iReady shares only basic identifiers and stores data on secure U.S. servers; breach notification rules and multi-measure screening use were explained.
Following the budget presentation, the superintendent addressed community questions about the iReady universal-screening tool and student data privacy. He told the board that the district shares only basic educational identifiers with iReady name, date of birth, grade, school, teacher and student ID and that the platform does not collect special-education status, socioeconomic status, English-language-learner status, biometric or health data, geolocation, social-media or contact information. He stated, "I Ready does not collect biometric or health data, geolocation, social media, or contact information."
The superintendent said iReady data are stored on secure U.S.-based servers with encryption and that the curriculum associate (iReady) must notify the district within seven days if a data breach occurs; the district would in turn report to the New York State Education Department and notify parents directly. He also described iReady as one element of a multi-measure MTSS screening process that includes state assessments, benchmarks and teacher observations.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 882, topfinish SEG 916.
