Linnette Attai has once again created a clear and comprehensive student data privacy guide for educators. Her latest book shows how educational agencies can develop positive relationships with software vendors, establish procedures for selecting and vetting software products, and negotiate contracts with privacy in mind. A must read for administrators tasked with purchasing educational software products for their districts and schools.

Laura Pollak, program specialist, Nassau BOCES

Student data includes the most sensitive and mission-critical information under the stewardship of education organizations. However, safely sharing student data with trusted partners is essential to the effective management and instruction within schools. In Student Data Privacy: Managing Vendor Relationships, privacy expert Linnette Attai helps educational leaders improve protection of student data by illuminating the relationship between privacy legislation and student data, and arming them with the important questions to be asking vendors.


Education leaders will find value in the information regarding protecting student data whether they are building a vendor evaluation program from scratch or are working to evaluate and improve the processes already in place. As an education leader responsible for the procurement and evaluation of digital learning resources, I particularly found value in the questions to consider when reviewing policies and contracts with vendors.

Michelle Watt, former director, Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Dysart Unified School District