Spreckels Union School District

As part of our technology mission to:

 

 

The District takes student privacy seriously and is committed to the responsible handling of student data. While we believe in the value of modern web-based applications and their utility in the classroom, we also believe that student privacy should not be compromised.

 

California has some of the most stringent student privacy legislation in the country. To ensure both legal compliance and the protection of student data, the District is a proud member of the California Student Privacy Alliance (CSPA). The CSPA is a coalition of 195 California school districts that aims to improve best practices surrounding student privacy. A central component of this alliance is the California Student Data Privacy Agreement (CSDPA). Simply put, this agreement is a written commitment by a vendor that student data will be handled appropriately and in accordance with all State and Federal laws. Our practice is to strongly prefer vendors who are willing to sign this agreement. If a vendor will not sign, their product will not be approved for use in our classrooms and an alternative will be found.

 

A list of such websites and applications along with links to their terms and conditions can be found on the Student Data Privacy Consortium website. 

 

As stated in our Annual Notification to Parents, to help keep your child safer and more scholarly online, Spreckels Union School District uses services provided by GoGuardian.

 

It may be helpful to know that over 10,000 other schools use GoGuardian to protect 5.5 million students across the world, and the Global Educator Institute has endorsed the GoGuardian Teacher product.

 

We have chosen GoGuardian Admin and GoGuardian Teacher services to:

GoGuardian’s web-based services operate on our school’s managed G-Suite for Education Chrome accounts when a student is logged into Chrome or a Chromebook with his/her school email address during school hours.

 

Spreckels Union School District selected GoGuardian services to help our students stay safer and more scholarly online. We will work with students during class time to help teach them digital responsibility and safety. Additionally, we will train teachers about how to operate GoGuardian and about our policies and procedures to help protect student privacy.

 

We ask that students use their school-managed Google accounts and school-managed devices for educational purposes within the boundaries of Spreckels Union School District’s Acceptable Use Policy and Agreement for District’s Technological Resources. 

 

When a student is off campus, parents are responsible for supervising internet access and usage. We encourage you to discuss rules for appropriate internet usage with your child, and to reinforce lessons of digital citizenship and safety with him or her. We also highly encourage you to report any potential cyberbullying or other sensitive issues to us.

 

To help your child remain scholarly and safe online, GoGuardian collects certain personally identifiable information about your child (i.e. student’s name, school issued email address, Google Profile ID and Google Image URL). GoGuardian has consulted with privacy experts, participates in privacy organizations, is a proud signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge, and has been awarded certifications by iKeepSafe for complying with both the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and California student privacy laws. For more detailed information about GoGuardian, you may visit GoGuardian’s website, Trust & Privacy Center, GoGuardian’s Product Privacy Policy, and the attached COPPA Notice and Disclosure Form.

 

 

• Student Acceptable Use Policy for Technology 
• Employee Acceptable Use Policy for Technology