IT Management

Interoperability

Take the online self-assessment quiz to learn where your district sits on CoSN’s Interoperability Maturity Model. Read how districts are increasing interoperability in their ecosystems and gain insights into what you can do in your district under "Case Studies". School District Leaders are also sharing their personal point of view in the CoSN Blog.

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Findings from National K-12 Survey: Cybersecurity Is Top Priority for School Technology Leaders

CoSN today released the organization’s long-standing K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report.

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Value of Investment

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Findings from National K-12 Survey: Cybersecurity Is Top Priority for School Technology Leaders

CoSN today released the organization’s long-standing K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report.

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Value of Investment

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CoSN Launches New Academy for Early Career K-12 EdTech Leaders

CoSN today launched the Early Career K-12 CTO Academy – a program to help new chief technology officers enhance their leadership skills.

Designed for education technology directors with fewer than four years of experience, the first-of-its-kind program will provide new career CTOs with practical strategies to use in their school systems and carry throughout their professional careers. The program is developed in collaboration with DellEMC.

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Framework of Essential Skills

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Student Data Privacy Seal Awarded to Houston-based Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

CoSN today awarded the national Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Houston, TX. The district, which is the third school system in Texas to receive the Seal, earned the distinction for demonstrating a commitment to protecting student data through modern, rigorous policies and practices.

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New Report Tackles Top Hurdles Impacting K-12 Innovation

As part of the Driving K-12 Innovation initiative, CoSN today published a new report that explores the top five hurdles affecting technology in K-12 learning environments.

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School Districts Make Gains in Wi-Fi and Broadband Connectivity; CoSN 2018-2019 Annual Infrastructure Report

According to CoSN’s new 2018-2019 Annual Infrastructure Report, increased investment from the E-rate program’s modernization are helping to improve school Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity.

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School Technology Leadership Credential Achieves Major Milestone

CoSN today announced that 500 school leaders worldwide have earned the organization’s Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL^®) credential. The 500th recipient is Steve Ouellette, Director of Technology, Learning & Innovation for Westwood Public Schools in Massachusetts.

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Why a Peer Review is more progressive than a Technology Audit

Ed tech leaders tend to use the terms peer review and technology audit interchangeably, but they are very distinct tools with different origin, purpose and application. Given the choice, I would opt for a peer review.