Student Data Privacy FAQ

To make these learning platforms work, we only share the bare minimum information required. While this will vary for each individual app, for most, this is limited to basic "rostering" data, such as your child's first name, last initial, grade level, and school. As your child uses the app, the platform also collects educational performance data (like how they scored on a math quiz or how long they spent reading a passage) so that teachers can track their progress and the app can adapt to their learning level.

Absolutely not. We are legally bound by strict California and federal privacy laws. The companies we partner with are strictly prohibited from selling student data, building commercial profiles of our students, or using student data for targeted advertising.

This is a very common and understandable concern. When an educational company shares "de-identified" or "unidentifiable" data, they have run the information through a strict process that strips away all personal details. Names, student IDs, exact schools, and demographics are completely removed. What is left is a massive, anonymous spreadsheet of learning trends (for example: "A 4th grader answered this fraction question incorrectly and then clicked the 'hint' button."). Companies share this anonymous data with educational researchers to study how kids learn and to improve the app's teaching algorithms. The researchers cannot trace this data back to your child.

Live Oak School District retains complete ownership of all student data. The educational companies we partner with are simply temporarily storing it for us so the apps can function. They do not own the data, and they cannot legally do whatever they want with it.

Before a teacher is allowed to use a new platform in the classroom, the vendor must sign a legally binding California National Data Privacy Agreement. This contract forces the company to prove they use high level encryption, guarantees they will never sell the data, and ensures they comply with all state and federal student privacy laws.

Our contracts mandate strict data deletion. When our district stops using a specific app, or when our contract with that company ends, the vendor is legally required to permanently destroy all identifiable student data from their systems.