Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Emily Anthony, NCES
2 The Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is part of ED’s privacy initiative: - Chief Privacy Officer - Technical Briefs - NPRM What is the Privacy Technical Assistance Center? Ran in conjunction with SLDS program; extension of SLDS TA efforts: - Webinars, best practice briefs - Site visits, TA experts, PEN
What is PTAC? Proactive, central TA, best practices, resources on privacy and security of data PTAC v FPCO PTAC:Technical assistance FPCO: administers FERPA, authority over FERPA violations & regulations Primary audience: State and Local LDS 3
PTAC Products/Services FAQs Glossary Training materials Security checklists Issue briefs On-site TA Helpdesk Regional meetings Presentations 4
Privacy Resources from ED PTAC: Glossary: Technical briefs: FPCO: 5
For more information on PTAC PTAC Contact Information PTAC Webpage: ED: Emily Anthony – PTAC /Help Desk - AEM: Baron Rodriguez - PTAC Sessions at MIS (Salon J) 1. Intro to PTAC (Baron Rodriguez) – Wed. 11:30 am 2. PTAC FAQs (Tom Szuba) – Wed. 3:00 pm 3. Best Practices in Data Protection & Cyber Security – Thur. 2:45 pm 6
Discussion How can PTAC help you? What are your needs? What products/services would be helpful? 7