Data Agreement Repository

USBE210045MOU

Data Recipient(s)

  • Mathematica Inc

Start and End Dates

Original starting date: 12/01/2020

Current end date: 03/28/2025

Agreement Type

Memorandum of Understanding

Description

Purpose

The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding between the Utah State Board of Education and Mathematica Inc is to provide the prime contractor to the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) to facilitate Mathematica’s performance of the School Meals Operations Study project.

Legal Authority

34 CFR § 99.31(a)(3), 34 CFR § 99.35, 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Audit and Evaluation Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

34 CFR § 99.31(a)(6) and 20 U.S. Code § 1232g(b). This data sharing is permitted under the “Studies Exception” of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Section 2202(d) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”, PL 116-127)
   
Section 305 of the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA, Public Law 111-296),
amended Section 28 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA, 42 U.S.C. 1769i), to require that participants in programs authorized under the HHFKA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq) cooperate with contractors acting on behalf of the USDA Secretary in conducting evaluations and studies under those Acts.

Utah Code 53E-3-401(4)
This allows the USBE to make rules to execute its duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law, which would encompass entering into MOUs for educational purposes, including research collaborations.

Justification

  • Required by State Law
  • Required by Federal Law 

Approval

Original Agreement

Approved by: Utah State Board of Education

Approval Date: 12/16/2020

No Amendments

Data

Data Type

Personally identifiable student information, Un-masked aggregate student data

Data Shared

Data Shared included relevant data points for the implementation of Mathematica’s performance of the School Meals Operations Study project. Data Shared includes:

  • Student School's Information 
    • Name 
    • Site Number/ID 
    • City 
    • Zip code 
    • Grade range
    • Indicator if School is a Charter School 
    • Indicator if School is a Public School
    • Indicator if School is a Private School
    • Indicator if School is a Residential Child Care Institution (RCCI)
    • Indicator of whether the SSO site operates as an open or closed site
    • Indicator of whether the SSO site was established under the Area Eligibility Waiver 
    • School Food Authority (SFA) name
    • SFA ID number