Website Personnel Are Responsible For Safeguarding Student Privacy
All Website Personnel have signed an agreement to safeguard student privacy. This responsibility extends to the access, use, release and disposal of any student information.
This document is designed for students/parents/guardians with general guidelines about protecting student privacy. It does not address all of the laws and policies related to student records and data privacy. For more information on student data, contact your student’s school district.
Consortium administrators, teachers, counselors, post-secondary administrators, or website staff may have access to selected student information on a need-to-know basis, and/or pursuant to federal and state law.
Student data collected:
| Name | Expected Graduation Date |
| Address | Date of Enrollment on www.CTEcreditMN.com |
| Student Personal Email Address | Grade Level in High School |
| Parent Personal Email Address | Student Grade (Successful or Unsuccessful in the Articulated College Credit High School Course) |
| Student School Email Address | Date Student Enrolled in the HS Course |
| Name of High School(s) Attended | Date of HS Course Completion |
| Student Date of Birth | Demographic Information |
All data on students maintained by the school, school district, or by persons acting on behalf of website are private and are not visible on the public website.
Student information will be used to further the educational needs of the student (e.g. a college can verify student enrollment and success in an ACC course). Student information is all data (paper and electronic), collected and maintained by the www.CTEcreditMN.com website, which relates to the individual student. No one may access private student information unless the person is a registered consortium/school/college user on the website (e.g. a high school or college administrator). College administrators may contact students in regard to ACC opportunities.
Parents/guardians and adult students may restrict student data utilized by notifying the administrative users of this website through the "help" tab email system. The restriction request may result in the student data being removed from the site with a loss of documentation.
Privacy is a Legal and Professional Expectation
Keeping student information confidential is vital to professionalism.
The federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) mandates the privacy of student information
The Code of Ethics for Minnesota Teachers states that "a teacher shall disclose confidential information about an individual only when a compelling professional purpose is served or when required by law".
Failure to safeguard student information may result in disciplinary action.
www.CTEcreditMN.com Public Disclosure
January 1, 2023