Data Privacy & Security

The Colorado Student Data and Transparency Act aims to increase the transparency and security of all student personally identifiable information (PII). It also imposes duties on all commercial entities that provide school services. These entities are referred to as “contract providers” in the legislation.

As partners in students’ education, Jeffco seeks to build trust with parents and the community by proactively communicating what technology tools are being used in the classroom and what the district is doing to protect student data. Jeffco strives to show that the district is employing the right tools, gathering the right data, using that data correctly and keeping the data safe.

On each Jeffco school website, you can find the list of digital learning applications that the school uses with students on the technology page. You can also contact the digital teacher librarian listed for more information.

Jeffco takes data privacy and security seriously. Procedures that support secure operations include:

• Encrypting stored data and securing data access.
• Authenticating users to gain access to devices and the network.
• Storing all sensitive data centrally, safeguarding the data by keeping it off end-user devices.
• Communicating expectations and protocols to system end users.
• Creating policies and guidelines for Internet, intranet and extranet systems.
• Layering defenses to protect the network and its perimeter.
• Monitoring audit and compliance.
• Developing an incident response plan to address breaches of sensitive data.

• Which digital learning applications is my student currently using?
• What are the rules for live streaming and recording?

• Colorado Department of Education Data Privacy and Security
• Digital learning applications
• Contract providers