K12SafeList independently assesses every major AI tool for FERPA readiness, student data privacy, and district compliance, so your team isn't starting from scratch every time a teacher asks.
Every day teachers discover new AI tools and ask their district to approve them. We do the privacy research once, so every district benefits.
We read the privacy policies, check SDPC status, review DPA terms, and document what district controls actually exist. Every tool gets the same review. No shortcuts.
Clear verdict. Compliance breakdown. Specific steps your district can take. Written so an IT director and a superintendent can both read it, understand it, and act on it.
Our assessments are always free for districts. No subscription, no paywall. Early cohort members also get access to our master DPA framework and compliance tools as we build them out.
Clear verdicts on the tools your teachers are most likely already using.
Three products, three very different compliance profiles. Most teachers are using the wrong one and creating FERPA exposure the district can't fix retroactively.
Used by 40% of U.S. public schools. Education-first design with SOC 2, FERPA and COPPA claims. SDPC agreement available.
Student-facing AI tutor with a strong nonprofit privacy posture. COPPA compliant. 380+ district partners.
Strong compliance inside Google Workspace. Doesn't solve compliance for third-party tools your teachers use outside the Google ecosystem.
Robust compliance within M365. Prompt ownership raises questions. Third-party tools still need separate vetting.
New assessments added weekly. Join our cohort to get notified when a tool you care about is added.
Over 40% of districts have no AI policy. Around 80% have teachers actively using AI tools right now. That gap is your liability. Teachers aren't waiting for approval. They're using consumer ChatGPT, Gemini, and a dozen other tools with student data, and most districts have no legal agreement covering any of it.
K12SafeList gives you a documented research foundation for every major tool. You still make the final call, but you're not doing the initial research from zero every time.
We help you build an approval process you can stand behind. One that protects the district and doesn't leave your teachers without tools that genuinely help students.
Our assessments give you the compliance context to advocate for tools you believe in, without becoming a privacy expert yourself.
We're working with a small group of forward-thinking districts to build the compliance infrastructure K-12 AI adoption actually needs. Free to join. No commitment required.