Utah Admin. Code R277-487-2 - Definitions
(1)
"Classroom-level assessment data" means student scores on state-required tests,
aggregated in groups of more than 10 students at the classroom level or, if
appropriate, at the course level, without individual student identifiers of any
kind.
(2) "Comprehensive
Administration of Credentials for Teachers in Utah Schools" or "CACTUS" means
the electronic file maintained and owned by the Board on all licensed Utah
educators, which includes information such as:
(a) personal directory information;
(b) educational background;
(c) endorsements;
(d) employment history; and
(e) a record of disciplinary action taken
against the educator.
(3) "Confidentiality" refers to an obligation
not to disclose or transmit information to unauthorized parties.
(4) "Cyber security framework" means:
(a) the cyber security framework developed by
the Center for Internet Security found at
http://www.cisecurity.org/controls/;
or
(b) a IT security framework that
is comparable to the cyber security framework described in Subsection
(6)(a).
(5) "Data
governance plan" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection
53E-9-301(6).
(6) "Destroy" means
to remove data or a record:
(a) in accordance
with current industry best practices; and
(b) rendering the data or record
irretrievable in the normal course of business of an LEA or a third-party
contractor.
(7)
"Disclosure" includes permitting access to, revealing, releasing, transferring,
disseminating, or otherwise communicating all or any part of any individual
record orally, in writing, electronically, or by any other communication
method.
(8) "Expunge" means to seal
a record so as to limit its availability to all except authorized
individuals.
(9) "Enrollment
verification data" includes:
(a) a student's
birth certificate or other verification of age;
(b) verification of immunization or exemption
from immunization form;
(c) proof
of Utah public school residency;
(d) family income verification; or
(e) special education program information,
including:
(i) an individualized education
program;
(ii) a Section 504
accommodation plan; or
(iii) an
English language learner plan.
(10) "FERPA" means the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,
20 U.S.C.
1232g, and its implementing regulations found
at 34 C.F.R., Part 99.
(11) "LEA"
includes, for purposes of this rule, the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the
Blind.
(12) "Metadata dictionary"
means any tool, document, or display that meets the requirements of Subsection
53E-9-301(11).
(13) "Personally
identifiable student data" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection
53E-9-301(14) and
34 CFR
99.3.
(14) "Significant data breach" means a data
breach where:
(a) an intentional data breach
successfully compromises student records;
(b) a large number of student records are
compromised;
(c) sensitive records
are compromised, regardless of number; or
(d) a data breach an LEA deems to be
significant based on the surrounding circumstances.
(15) "Student performance data" means data
relating to student performance, including:
(a) data on state, local and national
assessments;
(b) course-taking and
completion;
(c) grade-point
average;
(d) remediation;
(e) retention;
(f) degree, diploma, or credential
attainment; and
(g) enrollment and
demographic data.
(16)
"Third party contractor" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection
53E-9-301(23).
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