The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced that the Illinois Learning Technology Center (LTC) is partnering with CoSN on a program to improve student data privacy practices in Illinois school districts.
By joining the CoSN Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) State Partnership Program, Illinois is helping to ensure that K-12 education organizations across the state have access to needed tools, training, and guidance to build and improve their school districts’ student data privacy programs.
LTC – which is a program of the Illinois State Board of Education – joins North Carolina Department of Instruction and the South Carolina Department of Education in partnering with CoSN on these efforts.
By participating in the TLE Partnership Program, LTC will provide exclusive data privacy benchmarking reports, as well as CoSN’s student data privacy resources designed to support areas of growth for the districts in protecting the privacy of more than 1.85 million students.
Additionally, CoSN will be providing free TLE Seal applications to all districts in Illinois. The CoSN TLE Seal is a national distinction awarded to school districts demonstrating a tangible commitment to protecting student data privacy through modern, rigorous policies and practices.
“Protecting student privacy is a top priority in Illinois. By joining CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment State Partnership Program – a program backed by one of the leaders in the K-12 technology space – we can enhance our understanding of district privacy needs and offer stronger support,” said Tim McIlvain, executive director of LTC. “We’re excited to provide 851 districts with access to CoSN’s expert guidance and resources, which will strengthen privacy protections for all Illinois students.”
