Innovation at Scale: Purposeful Change
For 25 years, Serena Sacks-Mandel served as a technology supplier, consultant, and leader for Fortune 100 companies like IBM, Disney, and others, and then pivoted to a vital role in…
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Two Years of Lost Learning: Not the Case in All Schools . . .
COVID-19 has challenged all of us to think differently about life and learning. School systems across our nation were forced to quickly implement safety measures to support in-person learning while…
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New York CTO Clinic
25 May 2022
Albany,
New York
“Balancing the Quickly Evolving Role of the District Technology Leader” 2022 NYSCATE CoSN CTO Clinic May 25, 2022 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Marriott Albany 189 Wolf Rd. Albany, NY…
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in Education
Understand the true cost of technology-beyond the purchase price. Updated April 2026 What TCO Includes Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) captures the full lifecycle cost of technology-not just the purchase…
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Value of Investment (VOI) in Education
Move beyond cost analysis to articulate strategic and instructional impact. Updated April 2026 What VOI Adds Beyond TCO TCO asks: What does it cost?VOI asks: What value does it create?…
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What Project Management Skills Are Crucial For K12 Educational Leaders
Continued from: Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader In my current role as a Senior Project Manager leading statewide educational technology projects and Initiatives over the last…
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Why Project Management Is Crucial for the Educational Technology Leader
As an educational technology leader for a school district, a regional service center, and a state organization for over 28 years in Utah; I have found the formal Project Management…
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Designing an Acquisition Process for Your District (Free Member Webinar)
23 March 2022
Watch the recording: https://www.cosn.org/tools-and-resources/resource/designing-an-acquisition-process-for-your-district-recording-free-member-webinar/ Listen to the podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cosn/episodes/The-CoSN-Webinar-Series-Designing-an-Acquisition-Process-for-Your-District-e1ui9ob Have “ILL gotten goods” ever shown up at your doorstep with individuals expecting them to be added to the network? Join us…
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Leadership Strategies to Assure Student Data Privacy: The Trusted Learning Environment Seal
14 March 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT Presented by Dr. Lori Rapp, Superintendent, Lewisville Independent School District (TX); and Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Superintendent, Rockingham County Public Schools (VA) Moderated…
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Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader
Overcoming Hurdles to Be a Leader: How Dana Castine Persevered During the Pandemic & Beyond Like other educators and IT professionals, the pandemic has been a challenging time for Dana…
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