PowerSchool documents

Dear Todd Feathers:

If you are requesting information on behalf of an employee, please complete and upload the Consent for Release of Employee Personnel Recordsform and a copy of the employee's valid state identification (i.e. Texas drivers license, state identification card, and/or U.S. passport) to the portal or to (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFiYLQ2vKbzN1E9fbWpDGy-2BM3lMJNuY0t0QVzeEeGVpcoJ3YbqlNGOwJxCqo2OAS-2BCyOZ4soIF9mnDpIMIMq-2BfLw-3DeaWP_U5YHuwRvaZlLLk97Fat-2B1IbnGxGMJJBvvx-2BHBKMVAmM9qp3uhDRbsGky-2Fy7wUyTElxcjMOQ-2FAn7Fuo8ogSVJu3QyIGZ7X4mm56LV-2BO8xKQU00jWuFD4AU8fMTLXt01v-2BKv2ohNoi-2B2UE7DuzOt-2Bf9aqra-2BVnJMQtBApEAhrxwqhaZ5jJ1PVGplqqrg6qvS-2BdpD4h-2B4FLZZWCxAQ7uGbNhxKL6k8rRAH7tSJwbEoMkUP38RXKCaguKYXD2YRnkPAKUOJRrUX4FakhkdIZvM1qzL-2FlE4k-2BCLvu4ib0B-2B41aV5b-2FJuIaZk7zz-2B-2B-2BtoJVav5ewJf3rbsTDbrUmEQWW-2F12ta9yddTIOJeHsCX5ZHeseR7u5B1A4BUv56yoKl1SCEQ94aHUNTJ-2FSsE-2FXDNLtv6Mw-3D-3D) PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org. (mailto:PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org)
If you are a parent and/or legal guardian requesting student documentation for your student that is not considered student directory information, a Consent for Release of Student Information (FERPA) form and a copy of the parent and/or legal guardian's identification are required and should be uploaded to the portal or to PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org for verification purposes. (mailto:PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org)
If these forms are not provided when the request is made, please note that additional redactions may need to be made to the requested documentation, and in some cases, documents may be exempt from disclosure or FERPA protected.
Please stay tuned to our district website, https://www.dallasisd.org, for more information as it relates to this closure.


Thank you for your interest in public records of Dallas Independent School District. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 10/19/2021 and given the reference number R020974-101921 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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Dear Todd Feathers:

If you are requesting information on behalf of an employee, please complete and upload the Consent for Release of Employee Personnel Recordsform and a copy of the employee's valid state identification (i.e. Texas drivers license, state identification card, and/or U.S. passport) to the portal or to (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFiYLQ2vKbzN1E9fbWpDGy-2BM3lMJNuY0t0QVzeEeGVpcoJ3YbqlNGOwJxCqo2OAS-2BCyOZ4soIF9mnDpIMIMq-2BfLw-3DtyMv_U5YHuwRvaZlLLk97Fat-2B1IbnGxGMJJBvvx-2BHBKMVAmM9qp3uhDRbsGky-2Fy7wUyTElxcjMOQ-2FAn7Fuo8ogSVJu3QyIGZ7X4mm56LV-2BO8xKQWJ4ZxLvdGAKNI7LKCoQyXHnRUFfBlky3F0u5SG-2FWA6AbqFl8yDN7sH7lURLttHmrapX2dQTPICX3qwZQ4CfIiU5zvzkXKeiGqU9mm6-2Bo17eWc3FYZL9kpusComR0PpM154a-2FzU7k9Hve8KQlMbIJE5eLnH5ckOBLwppBvupxG0ofLJPQQHi6mXCMm30BHHvipODytcVjvtx08Ss2eB9yYP9RNNZ3oP-2Fp0wkMznOqkFSvYq6FhRBN08YODXAuAGUIbrKhYyXkFanxLS1diSMEjM5L2Vjtwr2J5wCzRVOlFDvg-3D-3D) PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org. (mailto:PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org)
If you are a parent and/or legal guardian requesting student documentation for your student that is not considered student directory information, a Consent for Release of Student Information (FERPA) form and a copy of the parent and/or legal guardian's identification are required and should be uploaded to the portal or to PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org for verification purposes. (mailto:PublicInfoRequest@dallasisd.org)
If these forms are not provided when the request is made, please note that additional redactions may need to be made to the requested documentation, and in some cases, documents may be exempt from disclosure or FERPA protected.
Please stay tuned to our district website, https://www.dallasisd.org, for more information as it relates to this closure.


Thank you for your interest in public records of Dallas Independent School District. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 10/19/2021 and given the reference number R020975-101921 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 19, 2021, Reference # R020974-101921.

Dear Todd Feathers,

The Dallas Independent School District received a public information request from you on October 19, 2021. Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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The District has reviewed your request and has determined that this is a duplicate request of #R020975-101921. This request seeks the same previously requested information.
Please note that this duplicate request will be withdrawn. By providing you with this information, the District will consider this request closed. We will continue processing request R020975-101921.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 972-925-3250.

Sincerely,
Erika Orr
Office of Legal Services
Dallas Independent School District

Dear Todd Feathers,

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 19, 2021, Reference # R020974-101921

Dear Todd Feathers,

The Dallas Independent School District received a public information request from you on October 19, 2021. Your request mentioned:

“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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This email is to notify you that per your request, we have withdrawn and closed this request.

If you have any questions, please contact my office at 972-925-3250. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Erika Orr
Public Information Lead
Office of Legal Services

To view the full details of this request please log into the Public Records Center. (CUST_ISSUES_HREF)

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of 10/19/2021, Reference # R020975-101921

Dear Todd Feathers,

The Dallas Independent School District (“District”) received a public information request from you on 10/19/2021. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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It has been determined that the charge for the production of the records you have requested will exceed $40.00. Therefore, the District is providing you with a cost estimate as required by Texas Government Code, section 552.2615:
Please log into the public records portal to retrieve and review the cost time estimate ("CTE") associated with your public information request.
Please let me know if you cannot open or retrieve the attached correspondence.
Sincerely,
Erika Orr
Office of Legal Services
Dallas Independent School District

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 19, 2021, Reference # R020975-101921.

Dear Todd Feathers,

The Dallas Independent School District received a public information request from you on October 19, 2021. Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) All contracts, including statements of work, between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit.

2) All data privacy and data sharing agreements between the district and PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit. This should include agreements that apply to both personally identifiable data as well as de-identified or aggregate data.

3) Documentation of the predictive models built by PowerSchool/Hoonuit for the district as part of the Unified Insights product. This should include any documents—often called predictive model reports, data libraries, model performance reports, etc.—that describe the statistical and machine learning methods the model uses (e.g., logistical regression, gradient boosting, etc.), what data was used to train the district's predictive models, what data variables are incorporated in the models, how those variables are weighted, and how those models perform.

4) A data library (also known as a data dictionary) describing all data fields incorporated into the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance systems. To clarify: I am not requesting the data itself, but rather a list of the types of data (e.g., student names, grade, attendance rate, etc.) that the district uploads to the software. An example of a PowerSchool data library can be found here: https://docs.powerschool.com/PSDD/powerschool-tables.

5) A list of all personality, strengths, social-emotional, career, and college readiness surveys that can currently be administered to students through the district's PowerSchool and/or Naviance software. In the event that a list of such surveys is not available, I will accept blank templates of the surveys instead.

6) All user manuals for PowerSchool, Naviance, Schoology, and/or Hoonuit software provided by those companies to the district.

This request applies to the time period of Jan. 1, 2016 until the present.

Should you have any questions about any aspect of this request, please don't hesitate to ask.

I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Todd Feathers

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Your request is now considered withdrawn by you, the requestor, for failure to respond in writing to request additional time to provide payment and/or request for a modification within ten (10) business days.
By providing you this correspondence, the District will consider your request withdrawn and will close this file. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact my office at 972-925-3250.
Sincerely,
Erika Orr
Office of Legal Services
Dallas Independent School District