Montana Privacy Laws
Updated over a week ago

If your administrator or IT department is asking about SLP Toolkit compliance with the Montana student data privacy laws, we've got you covered. You can find information about how to comply with the regulations (20-7-1326. Pupil records) below. Although we are well versed in the statutes, we are not legal experts (we stick to speech pathology and software). So you should consult your district about how to fully comply too.

1. Summary

Here's a few quick points that stand out.

  1. SLP Toolkit shall not use student information for reasons not permitted in contract.

  2. Student records are owned by and under control of the school district or organization.

  3. SLP Toolkit will notify the district/organization of any breach so that they can notify the parents and students.

  4. SLP Toolkit shall not use student information for targeted advertisement.

SLP Toolkit has procedures in place to cover all of these plus much more. In addition to reading our basic privacy policy (here) and procedures (here), you can generate a student data privacy agreement (see section 3 below).

2. Useful information

You can see all the student data elements that we collect, along with the reason we collect them in the knowledge base article below. You can print out a copy or save a PDF for your records.

We use subcontractors to store and access student data. Their information and their policies concerning privacy and security are listed in the knowledge base article below.

SLP Toolkit complies with FERPA and more information can be found in the article below.

SLP Toolkit uses best practices to securely store and transmit data to the SLPs with authorized access. You can read more about how we keep your data safe in the article below.

3. Data Sharing & Privacy Agreement

The MSPA is a collaboration of Montana school districts that share common concerns around student privacy. The goal of the MSPA is to set standards of both practice and expectations around student privacy such that all parties involved have a common understanding of expectations. Here is a link to the Montana Student Privacy Alliance within the SDPC. MSPA

For school districts that are Montana Alliance members, we've got you covered. You can download the agreement they have provided here (click here).

NOTE: If your district would prefer a generic agreement, you can generate and download a signed data sharing & privacy agreement (DSPA) using this form (click here).

Hopefully, this demystifies the Montana student privacy laws and you can get on with helping the students. As always, let us know if there are any questions about this or other privacy standards by sending an email to privacy@slptoolkit.com or contacting support.

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