CDE Policies and Procedures

State Board of Education Contractor Data Breach Policy

• State Board of Education Contractor Data Breach Policy (PDF)
  Colorado’s Student Data Transparency and Security Act (C.R.S. 22-16-101 et.seq.) requires CDE to put in place a policy approved by the State Board of Education (“State Board”) to respond to any material breach of the contract that results in the loss or unauthorized use of student personally identifiable information.  This policy applies to any individual or entity that receives student personally identifiable information from CDE. The policy was approved by the State Board on April 12, 2018.  

Requesting Data from CDE 

• CDE Data Request Process
  Requests for public data and personally identifiable information from CDE will need to follow specific processes.  The forms and overview of these processes are available at the pages linked to above. 

Process for Parents Requesting Child's Information

• Parent/Legal Guardian Requests for Student-Level Information (PDF)
  This document explains the process by which student information collected by CDE may be obtained by a parent/legal guardian.

If you have questions, contact the Data Privacy Office at dataprivacy@cde.state.co.us.