In the face of the most serious
economic crisis in generations, K–12 schools across the nation are paring
their budgets and planning for austere revenue cycles.
The panic of
the moment could make educational technology an easy target—and a casualty—of
the economic crisis. Already, CTOs and district technology leaders are being
asked to reduce their budgets.
Standing still is not an option. School
technology programs— and all the proven benefits they offer to educators
and students—could get slashed and burned. But plunging through the budget
balancing act without careful thought and decision making isn’t the solution
either. Short-term budget cuts could set the stage for long-term fiscal and
educational setbacks.
That’s why CoSN is launching Mastering the Moment,
a new initiative to help superintendents and CTOs/district
technology leaders master this moment. The economic crisis actually
presents not just challenges, but also tremendous opportunities
to strengthen technology investments, operations, programs, plans, staffs
and results.
Mastering the Moment provides the tools and
resources for you to respond effectively to the economic crisis. In this
website, you will find:
Mastering the Moment will enable you
to respond confidently and thoughtfully—with a scalpel, not a knife—to budget
challenges. It will prepare your district or school to come through
the economic crisis with your technology programs intact. And it could
position you to run a smarter, stronger and more
cost-effective technology—and educational—operation in the long run.
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