The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) believes that the value of data as an institutional resource is increased through its widespread and appropriate use. The SCCOE strives to achieve the overall management of the integrity, availability, and security of data used in the organization through the design and implementation of a data governance program.
Data Governance is the SCCOE's formal and comprehensive set of policies and processes designed to ensure the ethical management of data throughout its entire life cycle. The SCCOE promotes an approach to data management that is rooted in both ethics and equity. The fundamental purpose of using data for equity is to improve understanding of the outcomes a system is producing and guide changes to the system. All employees are encouraged to approach data with an equity-centered lens and mindset to ensure data is collected, analyzed, interpreted, and shared with diverse partners without bias or exclusion.
Purpose
The purpose of SCCOE's Data Governance Program is to create a system of management and a culture of responsibility that ensures data is collected, used, and shared responsibly, securely, and ethically with internal and external educational partners. The Data Governance Program provides a common vision for data use that is aligned with the goals of the SCCOE; the program will provide guidance in 5 key areas.
