At DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, we take student information security seriously.
To maintain the confidentiality and integrity of the District's information, CUSD428 has implemented targeted processes and procedures. These can be categorized as:
Systems that control where key information is stored.
Access security practices and internal controls that restrict who has rights to view, add/delete, or edit information.
Physical access controls to District data centers and key networking equipment.
What is SOPPA?
Student Data and Privacy
Student data is protected through comprehensive privacy policies and security measures such as firewalls, secure servers, intrusion detection software, and other methods.
Effective July 1, 2021, school districts will be required by the Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) to provide additional guarantees that student data is protected when collected by the educational technology companies, and that data is used for beneficial purposes only (105 ILCS 85). In compliance, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 only collects information that directly relates to school activities and safeguards the privacy of students and confidentiality of student data.