Technology and Data Privacy Advisory Committee

As defined in the Board policy’s GP-06: Board Committee Principles, TDPAC will:

• Assess the instructional technology needs of the district to advise on specific goals.
• Review the technology policies and district’s technology plan to evaluate and advise on issues related to target areas.
• Draft recommendations in support of how to allocate technology funds associated with infrastructure, integration, innovation and professional development.
• Review security policies, data governance, and data privacy standards for best practices and make recommendations to the Board to accept or suggest modifications.
• At the request of the Board, report on policy, operational, administrative and technological processes and procedures that relate to sensitive data, balancing security and privacy, data integrity and other privacy-related matters.
• Promote a culture that embraces data privacy t to include employees, students, parents, contractors and state and federal partners.
• When requested, provide feedback on current and planned or emerging technologies, including risks and impacts on data governance and security policies.
• Review infrastructure, forecasts for demand and budget for wired and wireless bandwidth, processing and storage  including data center, wide area network (WAN) and school sites.
• Review the district's cloud strategy to use computing technology and services whenever possible.
• Provide insight on industry standards, changes and updates to educate district personnel on emerging technologies and innovations.

• Laura Cissell-Wyberneit, community member
• Susanne Cornado, community member
• Adam Greer, community member
• Scott Maize, community member
• Cheryl Mosier, community member
• T. O. Owens, community member
• Dan Rohner, community member
• Phil Romig III, community member
• Keel Ross, community member
• Jenifer Ross-Amato, community member
• Emily Sullivan, community member
• Byron Thornburgh, community member
• Mike Wilcox, community member
• Tracy Dorland, Superintendent
• Jill Ibeck, chief information officer
• Daniel Clements, manager, Information Security Strategic Projects
• Hilary Young, executive director, Infrastructure
• Sean McDermid, director, Student Technology Services
• Jeremy Felker, executive director, Student-Instructional Data Reporting
• Carol Eaton, executive director, Instructional Data Services
• Brett Adams, director, Purchasing Services
• Floy Jeffares, contract administrator
• Kym LeBlanc-Esparza, Deputy Superintendent

TDPAC meetings will be at least quarterly and more frequently when necessary. Meetings will be held at the Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, Golden.

• Colorado Law: Student Data Transparency and Security Act
• District data privacy and security information
• District policy on committee structure
• Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)