Insurance for Student Devices
Rob Dickson is the Chief Information Officer for Kansas’ largest school district, Wichita Public Schools (WPS). He also started and currently oversees Education Imagine Academy, a virtual school. This blog…
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Lessons Learned from a Cyber Incident Part 1: The Incident & The Aftermath
Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month. As the Director of Technology, I have recent, first-hand experience managing the…
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Leveraging the K-12 Gen AI Readiness Checklist: A Guide for District Leadership
The rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology present both incredible opportunities and significant challenges for educational settings. Whether or not a school district is considering leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI),…
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Why I Use a Password Manager and Will Never Go Back
Part of a blog series from the CoSN’s Cybersecurity Committee in preparation for and tied to Cybersecurity Month. Passwords have been part of computing since the early beginning. Since the…
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CoSN’s NIST Cybersecurity Framework Resource Alignment for K-12
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides a structured approach for organizations to protect their digital assets. Our CoSN’s NIST Cybersecurity Framework Resource Alignment site seamlessly aligns it with a wealth of…
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Stagger System for Purchasing Devices
Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D. serves as superintendent of educational and technology services for Desert Sands Unified School District in La Quinta, California. This blog post describes a system that would allow…
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CoSN Cybersecurity Staffing Resource for K-12
Overview: Cybersecurity represents a comprehensive challenge facing all staff in K-12 organizations and requires the creation of a culture of cybersecurity within each K-12 organization. This paper identifies and addresses staffing…
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Student Data Privacy Toolkit Part 1, 2 & 3
Protecting student data privacy is a critical and fundamental school system requirement. But addressing legal requirements and community expectations for student data privacy while allowing for data-driven decision-making and technology…
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Navigating Generative AI: Promoting and Managing Academic Integrity in the New School Year
With AI dominating conversations among education leaders, the importance of managing expectations and academic integrity is now more critical than ever as the new school year commences. Most districts are…
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VOI Project Benefits Workbook
An assessment of your proposed projects can help your district: Evaluate whether a project is worth doing or which project offers the best value Sell benefits of a project to…
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