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Data Regulations and Approved Services


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Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA)

Effective July 1, 2021, school districts will be required by the Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) to provide additional guarantees that student data is protected when collected by educational technology companies, and that data is used for beneficial purposes only (105 ILCS 85).

DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS Below is a high-level overview of the new requirements. Please refer to the legislation for specific timelines and components of each element. School districts must:

1. Annually post a list of all operators of online services or applications utilized by the district.
2. Annually post all data elements that the school collects, maintains, or discloses to any entity. This information must also explain how the school uses the data, and to whom and why it discloses the data.
3. Post contracts for each operator within 10 days of signing.
4. Annually post subcontractors for each operator.
5. Post the process for how parents can exercise their rights to inspect, review and correct information maintained by the school, operator, or ISBE.
6. Post data breaches within 10 days and notify parents within 30 days.
7. Create a policy for who can sign contracts with operators.
8. Designate a privacy officer to ensure compliance.
9. Maintain reasonable security procedures and practices. Agreements with vendors in which information is shared must include a provision that the vendor maintains reasonable security procedures and practices.
 

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds from the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

The primary goal of COPPA is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online. COPPA was designed to protect children under age 13 while accounting for the dynamic nature of the Internet. The Rule applies to operators of commercial websites and online services (including mobile apps) directed to children under 13 that collect, use, or disclose personal information from children, and operators of general audience websites or online services with actual knowledge that they are collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13. The Rule also applies to websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information directly from users of another website or online service directed to children. Read more

Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

CIPA was enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about children’s access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet. CIPA imposes certain requirements on schools or libraries that receive discounts for Internet access or internal connections through the E-rate program. Read more

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)

PPRA is intended to protect the rights of parents and students in two ways:

  • It seeks to ensure that schools and contractors make instructional materials available for inspection by parents if those materials will be used in connection with an ED-funded survey, analysis, or evaluation in which their children participate; and
  • It seeks to ensure that schools and contractors obtain written parental consent before minor students are required to participate in any ED-funded survey, analysis, or evaluation that reveals certain information.

PPRA applies to programs that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Read more



Digital Privacy Agreements (DPA) are agreements between Norridge School District #80 and providers that detail how student data is to be handled.

If you would like to view the Digital Privacy Agreements (DPA) that Norridge School District #80 currently holds, please go to the online database where records are stored at https://sdpc.a4l.org/district_search_national.php?districtID=5789

Teachers, request a new DPA for an online resource at https://sdpc.a4l.org/new_request.php?districtID=5789



Parents/guardians will be notified of any data breech and details regarding student personal identifying information within 30 days of a data breech by the Director of Technology via email and/or web site notice.



  • AirTame
  • Calculator (Google)
  • Camera (Google)
  • Canvas (Google)
  • Co:Writer
  • ColorZilla 
  • Dexcom apps
  • DRC Insight Online Assessments
  • Explore (Google)
  • Files (Google)
  • Gallery (Google)
  • Google Chrome browser
  • IPEVO Visualizer
  • ISBE ISA testing app
  • Kite Student Testing
  • NWEA Secure Testing
  • Play Store (restricted to downloading pre-approved apps)
  • Print Jobs (Google)
  • Read&Write for Google Chrome
  • Snap&Read (Don Johnston)
  • Scan (Google)
  • Terminal (Google)
  • TestNav
  • Text (Google)
  • Verkada Command
  • Visualizer
  • Web Store (restricted to downloading pre-approved Chrome extensions)
  • Windows App (Microsoft) [Staff Only]

Note: items like Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Meets, Google Drive, IXL, I-Ready, Clever, Hapara, etc. are not Chromebook Apps.  Those are online services accessed via the Google Chrome browser app.

To see the list of approved services (which applies to all device types) please check the approved online services section of this page.  

This section only applies to Chromebook Apps.



  • ABCya!
  • Amazon Shopping
  • AMN Interpreting
  • Boom Cards
  • Calendar (Apple)
  • Camera (Apple)
  • Calculator (Apple)
  • Clock (Apple)
  • Contacts (Apple)
  • Compass (Apple)
  • CrisisGo
  • Dexcom apps
  • F&P BAS Reading Record Apps
  • Files (Apple)
  • Flip Image
  • Freckle by Renaissance
  • GMail
  • Google Authenticator
  • Google Classroom
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Drive
  • Google Docs
  • Google Meets
  • Google Slides
  • iBooks (Apple)
  • LAMP - Words for Life
  • Little Timer Hatch Countdown
  • Mail (Apple)
  • Measure (Apple)
  • Meraki MDM - required on all school owned iPads
  • My Math Flash Cards App
  • Music (Apple)
  • Notes (Apple)
  • Photo Booth (Apple)
  • Photos (Apple)
  • Q-Interactive Assessments (Pearson)
  • Reminders (Apple)
  • RingCentral
  • SnapType Pro
  • Stocks (Apple)
  • Tips (Apple)
  • TouchChat
  • Verkada Command
  • Videos (Apple)
  • Voice Memos (Apple)
  • Watch (Apple)
  • Weather (Apple)
  • WebClips (Apple)
  • YouTube
  • YouTube Kids
  • YouTube Studio

Note: on the iPad items like Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Meets, Google Drive, can be accessed via an iPad app or via the web browser.  This section only applies to iPad apps.

To see the list of approved services (which applies to those services on all device types) please check the approved online services section of this page.  



  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Adobe Acrobat Updater
  • Adobe Clean Up Utility
  • AcroLicApp
  • Acrobat Distiller
  • AirTame
  • Arduino
  • Audacity
  • Audio MIDI Setup (Apple)
  • Automator (Apple)
  • BBEdit
  • Blender
  • Books (Apple)
  • Calculator (Apple)
  • Calendar (Apple)
  • Chess (Apple)
  • Clock (Apple)
  • Console (Apple)
  • Contacts (Apple)
  • Cricut Design Space (staff only)
  • Cyberduck
  • Dexcom apps
  • Dictionary (Apple)
  • Disk Utility (Apple)
  • Dock (Apple)
  • DYMO Label
  • EPubReader
  • FaceTime (staff only)
  • FileZilla
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Font Book (Apple)
  • GarageBand (Apple)
  • GIMP
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Docs
  • Google Drive
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides
  • GoToMeeting (staff only)
  • GraphicConverter
  • HP Device Monitor Manager
  • HP Easy Scan
  • HP Easy Start
  • HP Event Status
  • HP Smart
  • HP Utility
  • Image Capture
  • Kaseya
  • Keynote
  • LibreOffice
  • Logic Pro
  • Mail (Apple)
  • Maps (Apple)
  • Messages (Apple) (staff only)
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Microsoft Remote Desktop (staff only)
  • Microsoft Word
  • MuseScore
  • Music (Apple)
  • Notes (Apple)
  • Numbers (Apple)
  • Pages (Apple)
  • PDF Shrink
  • Photos (Apple)
  • PyCharm
  • Python
  • QuickTime Player
  • Raptor Hardware Services
  • RingCentral (staff only)
  • Sophos
  • Spotify (staff only)
  • Spotlight (Apple)
  • Stickies (Apple)
  • SuperDuper
  • System Settings (Apple)
  • Terminal (Apple)
  • TextEdit (Apple)
  • The Unarchiver
  • Time Machine (Apple)
  • Toast
  • TV (Apple) (staff only)
  • Universal Access Control
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visualizer
  • VLC
  • Voice Memos (Apple)
  • VoiceOver
  • VueScan
  • Weather
  • Webex (staff only)
  • XCode
  • Zoom (education account use only)

Note: items like Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Meets, Google Drive, IXL, I-Ready, Clever, Hapara, etc. are not Mac Apps.  Those are online services accessed via the Google Chrome browser.

To see the list of approved services (which applies to all device types) please check the approved online services section of this page.  

This section only applies to Mac Apps.



  • ABCya!
  • AMN Interpreting
  • Arduino Create
  • Artsonia
  • Blooket
  • BoardBook
  • BoardMaker 7
  • Boom Cards
  • Boom Learning
  • BrainPop
  • Breakout Edu
  • Brilliant
  • Candor Health Education
  • Canva
  • CK12
  • Class Dojo
  • ClearCheck
  • Clever 
  • ClipChamp (staff only - no kids - no PII allowed)
  • Code.org
  • CodeHS
  • CoderZ
  • CommonLit
  • Common Sense Education Digital Curriculum
  • Conjuguemos
  • Crickut Design Space
  • Crickut Joy
  • CrisisGo
  • Cuttle.xyz
  • Dexcom Clarity
  • Dreambox
  • easyCBM
  • EDPuzzle
  • Education.com
  • eDynamicLearning
  • Embrace 
  • Emotional ABCs
  • Epic! Books for Kids
  • FastBridge
  • FinalSite CMS
  • Fitnessgram 
  • Flangoo
  • Flipgrid
  • Flocabulary
  • Follett
  • Foresight
  • Freckle
  • FrontLine (Aesop)
  • Generation Genius
  • GetEpic
  • GimKit
  • GG4L
  • Giant Steps
  • GoMath!
  • Google Authenticator
  • pending Google Workspace for Education 
  • GoNoodle
  • GoZen / GoStrengths
  • Hapara
  • Heinemann Publishing (Fountas and Pinnell testing)
  • Holt McDougal Curriculum Resources
  • IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness)
  • Incredibox (free web based - no login version only)
  • Infinitec Online Classroom - with restriction: no student login of any kind
  • i-Ready
  • ISBE (all online services including ELIS, ISA, IWAS, and SIS)
  • IXL 
  • Kahoot 
  • Kami
  • Khan Academy
  • KITE testing
  • Lalilo
  • Learning A-Z 
  • Legends of Learning
  • Lego Education 
  • Lego Spike
  • Lexia
  • LifeTouch
  • Lingco Language Labs
  • Lumos Learning
  • MasteryConnect 
  • pending Math Facts Pro
  • McGraw Hill Products
  • Meet The Teacher
  • Micro:Bit
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Moby Max
  • MyPath from Imagine Learning
  • Nearpod
  • News 2 You
  • NWEA Map
  • Newsela
  • Ortiz PVAT testing MHS
  • Padlet
  • PageFreezer
  • PBIS Rewards
  • PBS Kids - with restriction: no student login of any kind
  • PearDeck
  • Pearson Education
  • Pearson EasyBridge
  • Pixlr for Education
  • Pixton Storybook and Comic Creator
  • PlanBookEdu
  • PowerSchool SIS 
  • Prodigy Game
  • Project Lead the Way
  • PushCoin 
  • Q-Interactive Assessments
  • Quia Web
  • Quill.org
  • Quizizz
  • Raptor
  • Raz Kids
  • Read&Write for Google Chrome by TextHelp, Inc.
  • Read Naturally
  • Read Theory
  • Reading A-Z
  • Reflex Math
  • Remind
  • Replit
  • RingCentral
  • Roxxem
  • Savvas Learning Company
  • Screencastify
  • Scholastic 
  • SDS Finance
  • Second Step
  • Securly 
  • Seesaw
  • Senor Wooly
  • SmartMusic
  • Somos Curriculum
  • STEMscopes 
  • Studies Weekly 
  • Superkids
  • SwiftK12 Messaging
  • Teacher Made
  • TeachTown
  • TherapistAid.com
  • ThinkCentral
  • TinkerCAD
  • TouchChat
  • TouchMath
  • Tumblebooks
  • TurnItIn
  • Typing.com
  • Van Gogh School Photographers
  • Vectr (staff only - no kids - no PII allowed)
  • Verkada
  • Vocabulary.com
  • pending Vocabulary Spelling City
  • WeVideo for Schools
  • Xello 
  • XTraMath (Premium Version)
  • pending YouTube for Education
  • pending Zoom for Education


The services listed here are unwilling or unable to comply with the SOPPA or other regulations at this time and SHOULD NOT be used by students and no student data should be loaded into them.

  • Amazon Alexa - do not use in classroom or with students
  • Apple Siri - do not use in classroom or with students
  • Bitmoji - do not use on school devices
  • Duolingo - do not use on school devices
  • Easel by TeachersPayTeachers - do not use in classroom or with students
  • FaceTime - no student use
  • Google Maps - no student use
  • Google Voice Assistant - do not use in classroom or with students
  • GoToMeeting - no student use
  • Grammarly - no student use, do not load/use documents with any student info including names with this product
  • Incredibox - subscription and download versions
  • Pixlr (the regular non-education edition) - do not use on school devices
  • PowToon - do not use on school devices
  • Quizlet - do not use on school devices
  • Safeshare.tv - not compatible with our filtering systems - do not use on school devices
  • Scratch - do not use on school devices
  • Twitter - no student use
  • XtraMath (Free Version) - do not use on school devices
  • Zoom (free non-education version, paid non-education version) - do not use on school devices


Parents or guardians interested in inspecting, reviewing, or correcting information maintained by the District should contact John Jobe, Director of Technology, at jjobe@norridge80.net 8151 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL 60706 to schedule an in person appointment.  Mr. Jobe will assist parents/guardians with inspecting and reviewing data on a school owned device within the school.  Any requested modification will be noted and submitted to school administration for approval.  Parents or guardians will receive notification as to whether requested corrections were approved within 15 business days.



The Director of Technology may execute contracts with service providers.  The Director of Technology is responsible to add or update information for each provider within 10 days of entering a new DPA contract.  

Contact John Jobe, Director of Technology for NSD80, via email at jjobe@norridge80.net