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The Dean shall ensure that all notification requirements of the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment are met, along with any other legal requirements regarding the surveying of students.2
A. Protected TopicsThe school must obtain prior written consent of a parent or eligible student before the student is required to participate in any Department of Education-funded survey, analysis or evaluation that reveals information concerning the following "protected topics":
Upon request, parents have the right to review any survey that concerns one of the protected topics or any instructional materials used in any such survey. The school will take measures to protect the identification and privacy of students participating in any survey concerning any of the protected topics. These measures may include limiting access to completed surveys and to survey results, as allowed by law.
The school will notify parents at the beginning of each school year of the specific or approximate dates of administration of surveys concerning the protected topics that are not funded in whole or in part by the Department of Education. Parents have the right to review any survey that concerns one of the protected topics or any instructional materials used in any such survey. Parents also will have the opportunity to opt their children out of participating in the survey(s).
B. Collection of Student Data for Marketing PurposesThe school generally will not collect, disclose or use personal student information for the purpose of marketing or selling the information or otherwise providing the information to others for that purpose. However, the school system may collect such information from students if the information is used for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating, or providing educational products or services for or to students or educational institutions, such as the following:
If the school collects such information from students for the purpose of marketing or selling the information to develop, evaluate, or provide educational products or services as described above, upon request, parents may inspect any instrument used to collect the information before it is administered or distributed to a student.
DCVPA will work with parents concerning: (1) the administration of surveys by third parties; (2) arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of surveys containing a protected topic;
(3) parental rights to review and inspect instructional materials or survey instruments; and (4) the collection, disclosure or use of personal information for marketing or selling purposes.
Issued: October 15, 2018