Privacy Policy 

Both state and federal laws protect the confidentiality of identifying information about your child. In accordance with the requirements of New York Education Law § 2-d, Elmwood Village Charter Schools provides a Parents’ Bill of Rights with respect to maintaining the privacy and security of that student data. This Notice Includes the Parents’ Bill of Rights and describes The Data Security and Privacy Plan that is used whenever the School enters into an Agreement with a Third-Party Contractor (“Contractor”) that requires the disclosure to the Contractor of student data, teacher data or principal/school leader(s) data containing personally identifiable information (“PII”).

Pursuant to Section 2-d of the New York Education Law (“Section 2-d”) any such Agreement must include a Data Security and Privacy Plan and must incorporate the School’s Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Security and Privacy as described below.

Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security

1. A student’s personally identifiable information (PII) cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes.
2. The School assures that the confidentiality of electronically stored PII is protected using safeguards that comport with industry standards and best practices, including but not limited to, encryption, secure firewalls and password protection when student data is stored or transferred.
3. Parents and/or guardians have a right to inspect and review the complete contents of the student’s educational record, including portions of the record that are stored electronically, even when the record is maintained by a third-party contractor.
4. Parents have a right to review a complete list of all student data elements collected by the New York State Education Department (“NYSED”), published on NYSED’s website at
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/irs/sirs/documentation/NYSEDstudentData.xlsx. Parents may obtain a copy of this list by writing to the Office of Information & Reporting Services, New York State Education Department, Room 863 EBA, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234.
5. Parents have the right to file complaints with the School about possible privacy breaches of student data by the School’s third-party contractors or their employees, officers, or assignees, or with NYSED. Complaints to the School may be submitted to the School’s Data Protection Officer, and can be submitted online by writing to:

Elmwood Village Charter Schools
C/O Melina Hong
665 Hertel Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14207

6. Complaints to NYSED should be directed in writing to the Chief Privacy Officer, New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12234, emailed to CPO@mail.nysed.gov.