SALC Procurement Toolkit
Tools for Districts and Administrators
Practical instruments for evaluating AI vendors, planning adoption, and assessing district readiness against SALC's seven governance domains.
Vendor Evaluation Rubric
Score each criterion on a 0–3 scale: 0 = Not Met, 1 = Partial, 2 = Mostly Met, 3 = Fully Met. Use this rubric when evaluating a vendor's documentation, contract terms, and platform demonstration.
FERPA Compliance
Platform treats student session records as education records; no sale or transfer of student data to third parties.
State Privacy Law Documentation
Platform provides written documentation of compliance with applicable state student privacy laws (e.g., SOPIPA, CCPA for minors).
Data Retention Policy
Platform has a documented, time-limited data retention policy with clear deletion procedures.
Breach Notification Protocol
Platform has a documented breach notification protocol with defined timelines for notifying the district.
Scoring Guidance: A vendor scoring below 2.0 average on any domain should be considered non-compliant for that domain. Vendors scoring below 1.5 overall should not be deployed in student-facing contexts without a documented remediation plan and timeline. SALC recommends a minimum score of 2.5 overall for Tier 2 certification.