Algorithmic Policy & Governance · Capstone brief
POL-11 · Student data in the loop
Map an edtech AI feature against FERPA themes and your division’s published student-data rules; list data flows and red lines. This is a map, not a determination of compliance.
The question
Map an edtech AI feature against FERPA themes and your division’s published student-data rules; list data flows and red lines. This is a map, not a determination of compliance.
Policy / materials
One real or realistic feature. Division policy pages. FERPA general guidance as teacher-approved public resource.
Expected failure modes
Declaring “FERPA compliant” as a student. Ignoring subprocessors. Hand-waving “anonymized.”
Done looks like
Data-flow diagram; red-line list; questions for a vendor; disclaimer that the school counsel decides compliance.
Five C's
CT: flow vs slogan. CR: division policy grounded. CO: peer finds a missing hop. CM: vendor questions. CZ: students in the dataset.
Mentor role
Admin or teacher reviews red lines. School-supervised.
Rubric calibration
R1: one feature. R2: flows documented. R3: policy comparator. R4: unknown subprocessors named as risk. R5: questions ready. R6: no compliance certificate from a student.
Two ways this goes wrong
(a) “It’s anonymized.” (b) A compliance stamp drawn in Marker.
Credit lane fit
Lane A immediately. No verified credit claim.