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Data Security and Privacy

DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY

Education Law 2-d and Part 121 Regulations 

The BOCES is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of student data and teacher and principal data and will follow all applicable laws and regulations for the handling and storage of data in the BOCES and when disclosing or releasing it to others, including, but not limited to, third party contractors.
 
Education Law 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner of Education's Regulations require NYS educational agencies to publish certain information to their websites. Please note direct links to BT BOCES documents/pdfs are not posted because updates may result in broken/error links, which may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Required Information
Education Law 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner of Education's Regulations require NYS educational agencies to publish certain information to their websites. Please note direct links to BT BOCES documents/pdfs are not posted because updates may result in broken/error links, which may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Education Law 2-d requires each NYS educational agency to develop/publish a Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security. The purpose is to provide information to parents/guardians and eligible students about certain legal requirements that protect personally identifiable information pursuant to state and federal laws. The BT BOCES Parents' Bill of Rights is available by clicking the title link.

Education Law 2-d requires each NYS educational agency to publish its Data Privacy and Security Policy. BT BOCES' policy is published as the introduction to this webpage (at left) and is listed in the link above as “3313 - Data Security and Privacy.”
Education Law 2-d requires each NYS educational agency to post supplemental information for each contract where a third-party contractor receives student data and/or teacher or principal data from BT BOCES. A list of contracts to which this applies is available by clicking the title link.


Data Protection Contacts

BT BOCES Data Protection Officer
Chrissy Choi
Executive Operations Officer
435 Glenwood Road,
Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: 607-766-3750
Email: 
[email protected]

NYSED Chief Privacy Officer
Chief Privacy Officer
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, EB 152
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-0937
Email: 
[email protected]


Education Law 2-d | 8 NYCRR Part 121  | Adopted 2/15/2024

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