{"id":21764,"date":"2023-12-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/resources\/case-studies\/three-ways-to-strengthen-your-student-data-privacy-compliance-strategy-with-lightspeed-digital-insight\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T06:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T10:48:45","slug":"three-ways-to-strengthen-your-student-data-privacy-compliance-strategy-with-lightspeed-digital-insight","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_au\/resources\/case-studies\/three-ways-to-strengthen-your-student-data-privacy-compliance-strategy-with-lightspeed-digital-insight\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ways to Strengthen Your Student Data Privacy Compliance Strategy with Lightspeed Digital Insight\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laurel Chiesa, the Director of Instructional Technology at New York\u2019s Fayetteville-Manlius School District<\/a>, outlines three ways school districts can more effectively safeguard their students\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

Cyberattacks and data breaches are infiltrating K-12 communities. To proactively thwart these attempts to steal student data, states such as New York are passing legislation that requires school districts to adhere to stipulated student data privacy compliance regulations. Laurel Chiesa has been leading her district\u2019s data compliance efforts and understands the significant challenges schools face. To help other districts navigate this unpredictable landscape, Laurel has shared the following three recommendations:<\/p>\n

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\n1. Continuously Monitor What Your Students And Teachers Are Using On Their School Devices
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With so many free applications and web-based learning tools available, it is extremely difficult for school leaders to track what their students are using if they do not have direct visibility into their students\u2019 and staff\u2019s application usage data. In some instances, teachers are providing their students\u2019 names and dates of birth in order to access these free resources without realizing the ramifications sharing that information could have on their students\u2019 data privacy.<\/p>\n

The Fayetteville-Manlius School District has ruled that teachers must vet any new software program with the district\u2019s Instructional Technology staff. Despite this policy, Chiesa has discovered through Lightspeed Digital Insight, a data insights and data privacy monitoring solution, that some educators are continuing to introduce new online tools without notifying the district\u2019s Instructional Technology team.<\/p>\n

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I regularly check my Lightspeed Digital Insight dashboard to monitor the trending apps being used in the district.<\/p>\n

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