Darla Caughey, Austin ISD
Join Austin ISD for a can’t-miss session, as they share how they handled more inbound messages than ever, rolled out new channels (like texting), achieved a customer satisfaction rating of 9.3, and what’s next in their quest to build a culture of communication and trust in the state’s sixth-largest district.
Kari Murphy, Chief Technology Officer, Deer Park ISD
Kelly Grigg, Coordinator, Instructional Technology, Deer Park ISD
Participants will be presented with research, strategies, and “dos/don’ts” for building effective virtual professional development. Discover cost effective tools for building and delivering virtual PD within one’s organization, and share experiences of developing and delivering virtual PD in participants’ own district.
Bryon Kolbeck, Chief Technology Officer, Lewisville ISD
Michele Jacobsen, Director, Digital Learning, Lewisville ISD
Michael Griffin, Collaboration and IoT Practice Manager, Netsync Network Solutions
Lewisville ISD will share how they implemented Cisco WebEx’s platform to implement a phased response to COVID-19. This will include tools for calling, collaboration, and meeting tools to support at-home learning. Insights will be shared related to how the solution addresses at-home learning challenges, the benefits for students, parents, and staff, and what the district has done to operationalize the use of the platform beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jeremy Thompson, Superintendent, Era ISD
J. Young, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Lamar University
This session will present a unique research model in which three doctoral students from Lamar University partnered with Era ISD to conduct their dissertation research to address concerns related to teacher recruitment and retention in the rural district. This research model was of great practical value to both the school district and the doctoral students, and the resulting data will be shared for the benefit of other rural districts.
Doug Williams, Superintendent, Sunnyvale ISD
Christi Morgan, Assistant Superintendent, Sunnyvale ISD
Kyle Penn, Assistant Superintendent, Sunnyvale ISD
Emily White, Director, Communications & Marketing, Sunnyvale ISD
Sunnyvale ISD entered 2018 with high expectations, but administration and board believed it was time to chart a course for the future through strategic planning. The district was set to face financial challenges with the opening of a new campus and uncertainty concerning school finance legislation. Join SISD for a conversation as we discuss how the strategic plan and 22 community meetings led to a successful tax ratification election.
