Noblesville Schools on Tuesday was awarded the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal from the Consortium for Schools Networking (CoSN). This is the second district in the state to earn the TLE Seal, a national distinction awarded to school districts that demonstrate a tangible commitment to protecting student data through modern, rigorous policies and practices.
The CoSN TLE Seal Program is the only privacy framework designed specifically for school systems. TLE Seal recipients are currently protecting the privacy of over 1 million students annually and providing privacy training for almost 70,000 teachers nationwide.
“As education technology needs and tools continue to grow and evolve, Noblesville Schools is committed to protecting our students’ and staff’s data,” Noblesville Schools Director of Technology Andrew Swickheimer. “Earning the Trusted Learning Environment Seal reiterates our commitment to maintaining strong privacy and security protections.”
Earning the TLE Seal requires that school systems take specific steps to implement strong data privacy practices in the following areas:
- Leadership, by providing the guidance, frameworks and resources to direct the use and governance of student data in a manner that is transparent to all stakeholders.
- Business, by establishing vetting processes and contracts for technology providers that, at a minimum, comply with applicable laws while supporting innovation.
- Data security, by implementing strong data protection practices across all media and auditing regularly to maintain high thresholds over time.
- Professional development, by requiring school staff to conduct privacy and security training and offering related resources to all community stakeholders.
- Classroom, by implementing educational processes and procedures to ensure transparency and build privacy knowledge while advancing curricular goals.
“We’re delighted with the continued growth of the CoSN TLE Seal Program in Indiana,” CoSN CEO Keith Krueger said. “We applaud the work of Noblesville Schools and of the school districts nationwide that continue to leverage the TLE Seal Program to support development and maturity of organization-wide student data privacy programs.”
To learn more about the TLE Seal Program visit CoSN.org/Trusted.