Data Privacy & Security
New Legacy Charter School’s Board of Directors and staff are committed to protecting the confidentiality of student data obtained, created and/or maintained by the school. The Board directs School staff to manage its student data privacy, protection and security obligations in accordance with the board-adopted NLCS Student Info Protection and Privacy Policy – FINAL (2018 01 11), Colorado Student Data Transparency and Security Act (HB 16-1423), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and other applicable laws.
In addition to the data collected by the Colorado Department of Education, New Legacy Charter School generally collects and maintains the following in its data systems:
- Household Information
- Parent/guardian name(s)
- Address
- Email address
- Phone numbers
- Attendance data
- Medical information
- Immunizations
- Medications
- Vision and hearing screening
- Doctor of record
- Learning accommodations
- Behavior incident details
- Academic performance data
- Assessments
- Learning activities
- Transcripts
- Grades
- Schedules
- Account access logs
- Communication records
- School transportation records
New Legacy Charter School employees ensure that confidential student personally identifiable information is disclosed within the school only to officials who have a legitimate educational interest, in accordance with applicable law and Board policy. School employees also ensure that student personally identifiable information is disclosed to school service contract providers and school service on-demand providers only as authorized by applicable law and Board policy.
New Legacy Charter School maintains contracts with the following school service contract providers:
- Infinite Campus
- Northwest Evaluation Association
- Alpine Achievement
- Teaching Strategies GOLD
- CORE (Early Learning Ventures)
In addition, New Legacy uses the following on-demand providers:
PUBLIC NOTICE TO ON-DEMAND PROVIDERS: If New Legacy Charter School ceases using or refuses to use an on-demand school service provider because the on-demand service provider does not substantially comply with its own privacy policy or does not meet the requirements specified in sections 22-16-109(2), C.R.S. and 22-16-110(1), C.R.S., New Legacy Charter School will post on its website the name of the on-demand service provider, with any written response that the on-demand provider may submit. The School will also notify the Colorado Department of Education, which will post on its website the on-demand provider’s name and any written response.
Other resources for parents/guardians are available here: