Ohio law requires school districts to provide parents and students annual notice regarding curriculum, testing, or assessment contract(s) with any technology providers the school district has entered into affecting student education records, as defined by the laws requiring this notice.

As a result, the district is notifying you that the District has contracts with the following technology providers listed in this link.

The district prioritizes the privacy and security of student information. If you wish to inspect any of the District’s technology provider contracts, have questions about any District program or activity that potentially affects student education records, as defined by this law, and/or allows a technology provider access to such student education records, please do not hesitate to contact Coordinator of Technology Anthony Jiannetti at anthony.jiannetti@nolmsted.org.

The North Olmsted City Schools is committed to providing students with seamless access to technology for educational purposes within the school environment. To that end, the District may issue students “school-issued devices” during the school year. These devices include hardware, software, devices, and accounts that the District, acting independently or with a technology provider, provides to an individual student for dedicated student use.

Ohio law generally prohibits a school district or its technology provider from electronically accessing or monitoring (1) the location-tracking features of a school-issued device; (2) the audio or visual receiving, transmitting, or recording feature of a school-issued device; and (3) student interactions with a school-issued device, including but not limited to the keystrokes and web- browsing activity. However, general monitoring is permitted in certain circumstances, and in any year a school district elects to implement general monitoring, parents of enrolled students must be provided notice of such general monitoring.

As a result, the District is notifying you that it implements general monitoring when:

1) The activity is limited to a noncommercial educational purpose for instruction, technical support, or exam proctoring;
2) The activity is permitted under a judicial warrant or subpoena unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law;
3) The device is missing or stolen;
4) The activity is necessary to prevent or respond to a threat to life or safety, and the access is limited to that purpose;
5) The activity is necessary to comply with federal or state law;
6) The activity is necessary to participate in federal or state funding programs.

If you have any questions about the District’s general monitoring practices, please contact,
Coordinator of Technology Anthony Jiannetti at anthony.jiannetti@nolmsted.org.