Annual Notice

ANNUAL NOTICE TO PARENTS & STUDENTS

8/1/25

Dear Parents and Students:

This letter serves as the District’s annual technology privacy notice consistent with Ohio Revised Code Sections 3319.325 - .327.

Technology Provider Contracts 

All District technology provider contracts are listed on the Gallia County Local website, www.gallialocal.org.  To find them directly, please visit our website and navigate to Departments à Technology à Student Data Privacy à Technology Provider Contracts.  Alternatively, you may visit https://sdpc.a4l.org/district_listing.php?districtID=4765).  The list contains all technology providers that may affect student education records for the purpose of providing curriculum, testing, or assessment services.

If you have any questions or concerns you can contact Todd Boothe at gl_tboothe@gallialocal.org.

 General Monitoring of School-Issued Devices

Please be aware that the District, either directly or through a technology provider, is electing to generally monitor all school-issued devices (as that term is defined by R.C. 3319.325). The monitoring will include the following features: location tracking, audio or visual receiving, transmitting, or recording features of a school-issued device, and student interactions with school-issued devices (e.g., keystrokes and web-browsing activity). The District generally monitors these features for the noncommercial education purpose of instruction, technical support, and/or exam proctoring. Additionally, these features are generally monitored as a necessary precaution for preventing and/or responding to threats to life or safety.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns at gl_tboothe@gallialocal.org.

Sincerely,

Cody T Boothe

Director of Technology

Gallia County Local Schools