Acceptable Use Agreement for Students and Staff (Updated March 2022)
Staff and Student Acceptable Use Policy; Internet Safety Policy

FERPA Notification to Parents (School & Community Newsletter/Calendar)

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Annual Notification to Parents:

The foundational federal law on the privacy of students’ educational records, FERPA, safeguards student privacy by limiting who may access student records, specifying for what purpose they may access those records, and detailing what rules they have to follow when accessing the data.

Adirondack Central School District is required to annually notify parents of their rights under FERPA; that information can be found in the FERPA Notification Policy. Under FERPA, the District may identify certain data elements as Directory Information, which may be disclosed without obtaining prior parental consent. Parents are provided with the opportunity to opt out of certain Directory Information disclosures by contacting the Adirondack Central School Distrtict's Director of Technology, Mr. Michael K. Faustino, mfaustino@adirondackcsd.org, at 315-942-9200 x 1840.

Student Directory Policy

Student Directory Infromation Policy:

Adirondack Central School District is required to annually notify parents of their rights under FERPA; that information can be found in the FERPA Notification Policy. Under FERPA, the District may identify certain data elements as Directory Information, which may be disclosed without obtaining prior parental consent. Parents are provided with the opportunity to opt-out of certain Directory Information disclosures by contacting the Adirondack Central School Distrtict's Director of Technology, Mr. Michael K. Faustino, mfaustino@adirondackcsd.org, at 315-942-9200 x 1840.

Pursuant to Education Law section 2-d, BOCES and school districts are now required to publish, on their websites, a Parents' Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security and to include such information with every contract entered into with a third party contractor where the third party contractor receives student data or teacher or principal data.

• Education Law Section 2-d and 121.3(a) Parents Bill of Rights 

A complete list of all student data elements collected by NYSED is available at https://www.nysed.gov/data-privacy-security/student-data-inventory and by writing to: Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234.

The Adirondack Central School District is dedicated to the protection of student data and to maintaining data security and privacy across the district.  Any parent, eligible student (students who are at least 18 years of age or attending a postsecondary institution at any age), principal, teacher or employee of an educational agency may file a complaint. Complaints regarding student data breaches files with the school district shoud be directed to Mr. Michael K. Faustino, Director of Curriculum and Instuction & Technology, 110 Ford Street, Boonville, NY, 13309, mfaustino@adirondackcsd.org and/or the New York State Chief Privacy Officer using this online form.

Education Law Section 2-d and 121.4 Information for parents when filing a complaint

Education Law Section 2-d and 121.3(d) Supplemental information to the PBOR for any contract or other written agreement with a third-party contractor that will receive personally identifiable information

Supplemental Information for Third-party Vendors (Purchased through the MORIC)

EDUCATION LAW 2-d OPT-IN

Education Law Section 2-d and 121.5(b) Data security and privacy policy implementing the requirements of Pt. 121 and aligns with the NIST Cyber Security Framework