Empowered Superintendents
Superintendents can make or break educational technology initiatives. They are responsible for ensuring that their school districts embrace transformative digital learning. CoSN collaborates with superintendents to assess their challenges and increase their capacities to lead technology efforts. We are dedicated to helping current and aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams to build on their knowledge, skills, and confidence.
Empowered Superintendents Toolkit is done in partnership with AASA, the School Superintendents Association. CoSN is grateful to the following sponsors for their support: CatchOn, ClassLink, Clever, ENA, Filewave, HP, Pearson, PowerSchool, Securly, and THE Journal.
CoSN is proud to have the endorsement of over 60 superintendents, associations and industry leaders:
CoSN and edWeb have joined together to present a monthly webinar series, "The Empowered Superintendent". On the second Monday of each month at 5pm ET, Ann McMullan, CoSN's Empowered Superintendent Project Director, interviews a variety of superintendents who share their stories and expertise on how they lead digital transformations in their school districts. Each month focuses on a different aspect of leading district-wide technology initiatives.
Upcoming Webinar
Leading Digital Transformations: 2020 Update & CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Report
September 9, 2019, at 5:00pm ET
Guest Panelists:
Dr. Deborah Kerr, Superintendent of Brown Deer School District, WI, and President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent of High School District 214, IL and Chair of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel
Mr. Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO
Dr. Deborah Kerr, Superintendent of Brown Deer School District, WI, and President of AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Dr. David Schuler, Superintendent of High School District 214, IL and Chair of the CoSN Superintendent Advisory Panel
Mr. Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO
Empowered Superintendent Toolkit Version 3.0
Education technology is a growing part of any superintendents' role. In focus groups and interviews with superintendents nationwide, we heard that ed tech projects inspire a lot of excitement, but also a lot of trepidation. To help empower superintendents in this area, we created an Empowered Superintendent Toolkit.
Critical Focus Areas: Issue One-Pagers
Our Superintendent one-pagers are a comprehensive, consistent set of resources on various edtech topics that guide and empower superintendents and their leadership teams in leading the digital transformation.
These materials will help superintendents communicate to stakeholders on important edtech topics:
- Accessibility: A Key to Creating an Equitable, Effective Learning Ecosystem Everywhere, all the Time for all Students.
- Cloud Computing: E-mail, Learning Management Systems, and Productivity Tools - You've Made It to the Cloud! Now What?
- The Importance of Cybersecurity
- Leadership for Digital Learning: How Can Districts Find Success with 1:1 Implementations? Start with the "Why"!
- Online Assessment: An Evolving Landscape. New Opportunities.
- Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority. An Essential Commitment.
- Smart Network Design for Transformation & Innovation - part of the SEND Initiative
- Strategic Technology Planning and Investment: Aligning Priorities. Balancing Choice, Cost & Outcomes. - part of the SmartIT initiative
- Closing the Homework Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for Learning Beyond the Classroom
- Trusted Learning Environment: The Role of Leadership in Student Data Privacy
Online Tools
Rate yourself and your team to determine your readiness to implement effective edtech learning environments in your school system.
