History of MSPA
Started in Cambridge Public Schools by Steve Smith, CIO Cambridge Public Schools, in 2015, the MSPA launched a service to provide districts a way to tackle these difficult privacy issues. Partnering with Steve Smith, TEC launched an alliance that was created to:
- Provide districts with shared access to training, administrative support and expert legal counsel;
- Leverage our collective influence with vendors to protect student data; and
- Accelerate and expand the adoption of a common student data privacy agreement used by all member schools.
About The Education Cooperative (TEC)
Established in 1968, The Education Cooperative (TEC) is a Massachusetts DESE approved educational collaborative and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. TEC develops and coordinates educational and organizational programs to meet the needs of our member communities and their students and promotes inter-district collaboration that strengthens all participants and offers the opportunity to do more than one district can do individually.
A special thanks to our TEC Technology Directors and Steering Committee members for all the leadership and support they provide.
TEC Technology Directors
- Ann Arpin - Walpole
- David Heistand - Framingham
- Ashoke Ghosh - Hopkinton
- Joe Kidd - Norwood
- Don Langenhorst - Dedham
- Dan MacLeod - Holliston
- Eoin Ocorcora - Medfield
- Steven Ouellette - Westwood
- Dennis Roche - Natick
- Leisha Simon - Wayland
- John Spears - The Education Cooperative
- Jennifer Starr - Millis
- Jean Tower - Needham
- Mike Wentland - Canton
TEC SDPA Steering Committee
- Liz McGonagle - Executive Director, The Education Cooperative
- Erik Erickson - Consultant on Special Projects
- Ramah Hawley - SPDA Contract Administrator, The Education Cooperative
- Don Langenhorst, Director of Technology, Dedham, MA Public Schools
- Eoin O'Corcora - Director of Technology, Medfield, MA Public Schools
- Dennis Roche - Technology Director, Natick, MA Public Schools
- Leisha Simon - Director of Technology , Wayland, MA Public Schools
- Steve Ouellette - Director of Technology, Learning, and Innovation, Westwood, MA Public Schools
- Steve Smith - CIO Cambridge Public Schools, Founder of the Student Data Privacy Consortium