Ask Elsie-- April 25, 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ask Elsie is a column where Chief Financial Officer Elsie Schiro tackles employee queries, or in areas outside her purview, asks other District leaders to answer them.
Dear Elsie,
I have this really great opportunity to use an innovative web-based mathematics program called Wowzers. They will upload the student information and NWEA data in the system using a special program. Who do I contact to help me with this?
Anonymous
Dear Anonymous,
Thank you for your question. I reached out to Charles Carroll, FWISD chief academic officer, regarding your question and here’s the response: “We are happy that you are wanting to try innovative programs with your students. However, we do not have a data-sharing agreement with this company that has been routed through the FWISD process. Without this agreement, you would be in violation of the FERPA/CIPA laws. In order for student information to be loaded in a web-based application or instructional program, there must be a District data-sharing agreement on file. This includes pilots, free trials, free programs and purchased programs. Additionally, we would want to ensure that this program, or any other program, would meet the instructional needs of our students. For further information or additional questions, please contact the Office of Academics at 817-814-2402.”
Thank you, Anonymous for your question, and thank you Mr. Carroll for your response.
Elsie
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