LibraryC4 Enablers4b Data sharing and governance
LTI-ENA-012
Execute FERPA-compliant bilateral data-sharing agreements covering student-level records
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies
Mechanism
A signed MOU lets the two institutions exchange student-level records, which is what makes longitudinal tracking and targeted outreach legal as well as possible.
Preconditions
Sign-off from legal counsel and compliance at both institutions.
Owner, by role
Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management
Who can act
Both institutions jointly
Effort
Small, 4 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Frequency and completeness of record transfers
Failure modes
Over-conservative legal interpretations of FERPA regulations can stall or block data exchange.
Contra-indications
None stated
Related practices
- LTI-ENA-016 Integrate student FERPA consent releases into initial college web portals