Ask Before You App / Knowledge Hub
Training door
Privacy training library
Explainers, walkthroughs, and glossary entries for everyone around your district hub. Parents, teachers, admins, same facts, written so you can verify them.
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Glossary
Every acronym, plain language.
FERPA, DPA, NDPA, metadata dictionary entries, and the clauses you see in vendor agreements. Searchable, no law degree required.
Browse glossaryExplainers
Short reads, not legal memos.
Blog-style answers to the questions people actually ask. What is an NDPA? Why does FERPA care about the app your teacher just requested?
Read explainersWalkthroughs
Step-by-step for real decisions.
A teacher asks to use a new tool. What do you check before you say yes? Guides you can hand to staff.
See walkthroughsStart here
Popular glossary terms
FERPA
The federal law that governs who can access student education records and under what conditions.
Data Privacy Agreement
DPAThe contract between your district and a vendor that spells out what student data they can collect, use, and share.
National Data Privacy Agreement
NDPAThe SDPC standard agreement districts use so they do not negotiate every vendor contract from scratch.
Student Data Privacy Consortium
SDPCThe national registry where districts and vendors publish signed privacy agreements.
Explainers
Start with a short read
What is the NDPA?
The standardized contract that lets districts skip one-off vendor negotiations. Start here if a teacher just asked about a new app.
Why FERPA cares about the apps your teachers use
Every login touches student data. This is what that means when you are trying to say yes fast and stay compliant.
What happens when a vendor gets breached
What your hub should show, what your DPA should require, and what breaks when there is no agreement on file.
State guides
Privacy law is local
Utah is the most complete guide in ABYA today. Your hub pulls public agreements; these guides explain the law behind them.
Hub tools
Training your team can link from one URL
- DPA 101 — 50-minute field clearance course aligned to the SDPC framework.
- IAMSAFE Quiz — Quick self-check on privacy basics before you approve the next app.
- SDPC Registry — Verify whether a vendor has signed the standard agreement.
Free · 50 minutes
DPA 101 for Educators
What the law says, how vetting works, and how to talk to vendors. The fastest path from “teacher asked” to “documented yes” on your hub.
External resources · verify at the source
Student Privacy Compass
Future of Privacy Forum
Research, infographics, and policy analysis for K-12 student data privacy
TEC Student Data Privacy Alliance
The Education Cooperative
DPA procurement service for 12 states
SDPC Resource Registry
Student Data Privacy Consortium
Vendor agreement database. See which vendors have signed DPAs.