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Technology

The Buckeye Valley Local Schools Technology Department is focused on supporting the teaching and learning of students both in the classroom and at home.  Please review our department information below and select the option that best suites your current technology needs.

Buckeye Valley Technology Help Desk 

Student Data Privacy Information For Families

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

  • COPPA applies to commercial companies and limits their ability to collect personal information from children under 13.
  • By default, advertising is turned off for the District’s presence in Google Apps for Education. No personal student information is collected for commercial purposes.
  • This permission form allows the school to act as an agent for parents in the collection of information within the school context. The school's use of student information is solely for education purposes.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

  • FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and gives parents the rights to review student records.
  • FERPA, schools may disclose directory information (See Board Policy) but parents may request the school not disclose this information. Parents are provided the opportunity

Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

  • Requires the school to have filters in place to protect students from harmful materials including the obscene.

Ohio's Learning Standards for Technology

View the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce Quick Links HERE.

The 2017 Ohio Learning Standards for Technology are the work of Ohio educators. Education professionals from across the state made up the Advisory and Working Groups responsible for revising the 2003 Standards. This collaboration brought together representatives from K-12 and higher education, education service centers and state technology agencies and associations; participants from urban, rural and suburban areas; and a range of educators that included teachers; technology coordinators and coaches; library media specialists; technology educators; curriculum directors and administrators. Regional focus groups open to all Ohio educators and an online survey open to the public provided feedback on the revisions. The process produced a rigorous set of technology learning standards that reflect the varied perspectives of Ohio residents.

The 2017 Ohio Learning Standards for Technology

The 2017 Ohio Learning Standards for Technology define what students need to know and be able to do to succeed in a technological world. Revised from the 2003 Ohio Technology Academic Content Standards, the 2017 standards incorporate three key technology disciplines: 

  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Society and Technology
  • Design and Technology

Organized by grade bands, these strands provide three lenses through which kindergarten through grade 12 students consider and engage with technology. Together, they instill in students a broad, rich understanding of technology and its effective use and role in their world— an understanding students need to become technology-literate citizens.

  • * During the revision process, the Advisory Group, Working Group and Department used the following resources: the International Society for Technology in Education Standards (ISTE), the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association Standards (ITEEA), the Australian Curriculum Technologies Content Descriptions (ACARA) and Ohio’s Learning Standards (to ensure alignment across content areas). Last Modified: 10/18/2024 

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Holewinski

Catherine Holewinski
Director of Technology
email:  cholewinski@mybvls.org