Dripping Springs Independent School District considers the privacy, safety and security of our staff and students to be one of our most important responsibilities. Keeping children safe and secure while online includes keeping their data private. DSISD has developed processes to ensure the apps and software used in classrooms are appropriate for instructional use, follows COPPA compliance, FERPA, and CIPA and has measures in place to protect personally identifiable information.
Dripping Springs ISD is committed to the appropriate use of student personal information by adhering to all applicable laws.
How We Are Committed:
Do not share a student’s personally identifiable data unless the personally identifiable data is in accordance with:
The Family Education and Privacy Act (FERPA) and related provisions under 20 U.S.C Secs 1232(g) and 1232(h);
Data Privacy Agreements are executed with district adopted 3rd party Resources
Data privacy and cybersecurity awareness training for staff
Ongoing monitoring of district 3rd party vendor cybersecurity ratings
Thorough review and vetting of instructional application requests
Student data privacy laws and best practices embedded in professional learning and curriculum training
Engaged with privacy and security-minded groups and organizations