Privacy Information
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Preston Public Schools is committed to developing and using technology that is designed to enhance our educational goal, while protecting the privacy of student educational records. For more information regarding FERPA, please visit the U.S. Department of Education FERPA website.
Preston Public Schools has adopted the following policies with regards to online content:
- 5125 - Confidentiality of Student Records Policy
In order to fulfill its mission of providing curriculum instruction that meets current educational trends and provides high quality education, Preston Public Schools encourages the use of latest information technology resources in classrooms across all grade levels. The following online service providers are used either at the district or classroom level. Please contact our schools if you would like more information regarding the usage of any online services.
For your convenience, we have provided links to privacy policies of online service providers utilized by the District.
District-wide Services
- Google Apps for Education - email and cloud services
- PowerSchool - student information services (or view the Student Data Privacy Agreement between Preston and Powerschool)
- BlackBoard Connect-Ed - mass notifications system
- eChalk - web hosting services (or view Student Data Privacy Agreement between Preston and eChalk)
- BusBoss - bus routing software
- Remind - mass notifications system
- IEP Direct - special education management
- OdysseyWare - online curriculum
- CompuClaim - healthcare data interchange
- Naviance - college and career readiness
- Renaissance Learning - STAR test
- Follett Destiny - library system
- Type to Learn - keyboarding software
- Amplify - curriculum supplements
Classroom Services
- Discovery Education - digital instructional content
- Learning A-Z - personalized literacy instruction
- BrainPop - interactive curriculum content
- Holt McDougal Online - eBooks
- Spelling City - game-based study of literacy
- Starfall - early learning through exploration
- Edmodo - K-12 social learning network
- Kahoot - real-time quizzing environment
- iXL/Quia - real-world curriculum support
- Khan Academy - instructional videos and online learning
- Quizlet - online study materials
- EasyBib - citation creator
- WizenWorld - game-based math curriculum
- Free Rice - online quizzing by UN Food Programme
- NCES Kids Zone - National Center for Education Statistics for kids
- News ELA - leveled reading materials
- LeanZillion - online instructional materials
- PrepDog - standardized online testing prep
- Xtra Math - supplemental math activities
- Sum Dog - adaptive learning environment
- Vocabulary - interactive thesaurus and dictionary
- AbcYa - educational games and apps
- EdHeads - critical thinking science and math activities
- Seesaw - online learning portfolios
- NetSmartz - technology safety lessons
- PBS Kids - educational activities for young children
- Mystic Seaport - American maritime online
- Education Planner - career and college planning
- NASA - space exploration
- Scratch - basic programming
- HoodaMath - educational games
- Discovery Kids - Discovery Channel website for kids
- Free Typing Game - online typing practice
- Code - computer science activities
- Plimoth - Plymouth colony website
- U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - educational VA activities
- PowToon - animation website
- Scholastic - online educational activities
- Fun to Type - online typing practice
- History - educational activities by the History channel
- EdHeads - interactive online science and math adventures
- Freckle - game-based skills practice
- Prodigy Game - game-based math skills
- Go Guardian - student online activity monitoring