Data Privacy

​​The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is committed and dedicated to protecting the privacy rights of students, teachers and administrators in public schools throughout the state. KDE provides information and technical assistance to help staff at the state and local levels use best practices in their use and management of confidential information. For data privacy resources and training targeted for schools and districts, and for parents, see the For more information section to the right.

• The Forum Guide to Data Ethics Course
  
• Data Quality: Improving Education Data Course
• Digital Citizenship Curriculum (videos, slides, customizable resources and bilingual materials)
  
• Data Breach Procedure Guidance​
  
• The Educator's Guide to Student Data Privacy 
  
• Think Before You Link 
  
• Best Practices for Data Destruction
  
• Protecting Student Privacy (additional guidance documents, training materials, policy letters searchible by audience and topic)​