Current decision
The product and pilot materials are ready to circulate to a sponsor and district reviewers. Approval, curriculum adoption, contracting, and classroom authorization remain district decisions.
A search of the Canyons public LearnPlatform library returned no result for “Lingo Lantern” on September 7, 2026. Recheck before submission because catalog status can change.
Two approvals, one controlled pilot
The software/privacy review and instructional-material review are separate gates. Complete both before scheduling learners.
Software and privacy
Canyons requires apps, extensions, and software to be reviewed in LearnPlatform. A district requester initiates the request; SaltMark responds to the vendor review and district-provided Data Privacy Agreement.
Supplemental instructional material
Canyons Policy 600.02 places supplemental materials under Instructional Supports approval. The school submits the instructional-material request and the district evaluates the product against its selection criteria.
Canyons posts quarterly LearnPlatform request deadlines. The next listed deadline after this review is December 1, 2026, and the district says notification may take up to 60 days depending on vendor DPA response.
Reviewer-ready evidence
Stable URLs keep curriculum, privacy, technology, accessibility, and purchasing conversations grounded in the same current facts.
Grade 4 pilot brief
Four-week scope, success measures, stop conditions, teacher evidence, and decision gate.
Vendor review packet
Product facts, data map, security, accessibility, support, and approval checklist in one file.
Privacy notice
What stays on the device, infrastructure metadata, speech processing, deletion, and school-use boundaries.
Terms of use
Supplemental-use limits, adult and district authorization, acceptable use, and product boundaries.
Security and data handling
Current architecture, controls, limitations, incident route, and reviewer questions.
Accessibility status
Current supports, WCAG 2.1 AA target, test matrix, and unresolved formal-review work.
Approval sequence
This order prevents a polished demo from being mistaken for authorization.
- Need sponsor
Name the sponsor
A Canyons teacher, instructional coach, administrator, or content leader confirms the classroom need and owns the internal requests.
- District login
Submit both district requests
Request software/privacy review in LearnPlatform and supplemental-material review through Instructional Supports.
- Owner + district
Complete vendor due diligence
SaltMark answers the district questionnaire and privately supplies legal business details, W-9, pricing, insurance, DPA, NDA, or purchasing forms as requested.
- Expert review
Validate language and access
A qualified Mandarin DLI educator signs off on the pilot content, while the accessibility test matrix is completed with the district’s target devices and assistive technology.
- Do not skip
Receive written authorization
Only then orient educators and begin the proposed four-week Grade 4 pilot.
- Pilot decision
Decide with aggregate evidence
Use implementation, child clarity, usable Mandarin, access, privacy, and teacher-value evidence to stop, revise, or consider expansion.
What is true today
These statements describe the inspected public web release. They are not certifications.
- No learner account, email, roster, SIS, LMS, or grade exchange
- No advertising, behavioral profiling, public ranking, or child chat
- Rewards use fixed learning-performance rules; there are no randomized prizes, wagers, paid chances, or lost progress
- Multiple learners can use separate device-only profiles for homework on one shared browser
- No configured cloud learner database; profiles and progress stay in browser storage
- Optional speech uses the browser or device service after permission; Lingo Lantern does not save audio
- No formal SOC 2, penetration-test, VPAT, or WCAG conformance claim
- Not affiliated with, endorsed by, purchased by, or approved by Canyons School District
Official sources
Review dates and requirements should always be confirmed at submission time.