Common use of Research and Data Clause in Contracts

Research and Data. In order to support efforts for closing the online achievement gap, the CVC-OEI may establish partnerships with various research organizations with a goal of gathering data to support program efficacy. As such, Consortium colleges may be invited to participate in selected research projects. Participation may include but is not limited to allowing CVC-OEI affiliated researchers access to campus and/or district data, as needed, encouraging participation in CVC-OEI focus groups, surveys, as well as closed beta testing of select student support technology tools and data analytics projects. As required, CVC-OEI will facilitate agreements required to ensure compliance with data security and privacy requirements. CVC-OEI agrees to provide Participating College with findings from any research conducted under this provision. To successfully accomplish the goals of the CVC-OEI and support the new CVC Exchange, the Participating College agrees to an operational exchange of data between additional Participating Colleges as needed to support student transaction processing. An Operating Level Agreement is incorporated to establish the principles by which data is exchanged to facilitate the necessary operations of the CVC-OEI and to do so securely and with sufficient provisions to protect student privacy and in accordance with governing policies. These principles are incorporated as Exhibit 1 and can be accessed at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇/operatinglevelagreement/.