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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