[MACEP] Student email use and retention...

[Denise Nkemontoh]

If you use Gaggle.net (which Phoenix-Talent does) it archives. Kathy Schrock mentioned this also at her workshop at ITSC this past weekend.
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> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:22:35 -0800> From: pnelson.k12 at gmail.com> To: MACEP at macep.net> CC: > Subject: [MACEP] Student email use and retention...> > Hello Folks,> > Here's a sticky issue for us to discuss.> > Are school districts required to retain student email under public records laws?> > Here's the official Email Policy Manual for Local Governments from the> state of Oregon.> http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/recmgmt/train/erm/email/emailman806.pdf> > Pay close attention to how public record is defined. I would argue> that student email would not be a public record.> > It may be that student email is considered an educational record and> protected by FERPA.> http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html> > In that case, we may need retention policies for parent access.> > Has anyone received informed legal advise on this issue and/or what> are you doing?> > The Oregon Common Curriculum goals have students using email in grade 5.> http://edtech.nwresd.org/files/Oregon_tech_plan_framework_2006.pdf> > We have several districts using Gmail and we think we have a good way> of archiving all mail sent by students but trying to archive> everything coming in is more difficult. I'd be interested to hear what> others are doing (or not) on this issue.> > My bias is towards having students use email. I'd much rather have> them start using a school-based account early on and give them the> guidance and support they need along the way for this and other> digital tools.> > There are CIPA requirements to address as well but these are much> easier to deal with through common filtering and student policies.> > Ideas?> > ;-) Paul> _______________________________________________> MACEP mailing list > MACEP at macep.net> Archive: http://macep.net/pipermail/macep/> http://macep.net/mailman/listinfo/macep
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