Keynote Speaker
Dr. Scott Muri
Scott R. Muri became the Superintendent of Schools in Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD) on July 1, 2015, leading SBISD to become one of the first Districts of Innovation in Texas. Immediately prior to joining SBISD, Dr. Muri served as the Deputy Superintendent of Academics for Fulton County Schools in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Muri also held leadership roles in North Carolina’s Charlotte- Mecklenburg School District including Chief Information Officer as well as Area and Zone Superintendent.
Dr. Muri also served in Celebration, FL, for more than a decade as technology leader and administrator at Disney’s Celebration School. Early in his career, he also served as a high school principal and teacher, where he became one of the first National Board Certified Teachers in the country.
Dr. Muri believes that every child is an individual learner and that the teacher-student equation is most effective when learning is personalized to meet the unique needs of every child. Dr. Muri also strongly believes in the importance of a great teacher in every learning environment and a great principal leading every school.
Dr. Muri graduated with a bachelor’s degree in intermediate education and middle school education from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership from Wingate University in Matthews, NC, and holds a master’s degree in public school administration from Stetson University in Deland, FL. He has conducted master’s level work in public school administration at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
Program Agenda
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Time |
Session |
Presenters |
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7:30 – 8:00am |
Breakfast & Networking |
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8:00 – 8:20am |
Welcome and Announcements |
Lewis Wynn, Chair Alice Owen, TX K-12 CTO Council Seth Hansen, Midway ISD |
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8:20 – 8:30am |
Creating a Safer Digital Learning Environment |
Lynn Phears, Network Security Manager, Mansfield ISD |
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8:30 – 9:15am |
Keynote – Personalized Learning |
Dr. Scott Muri |
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9:15 – 9:30am |
Table Talk – What are some best practices in your district to personalize learning?
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Discussion |
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9:30 – 10:00am |
Taming the SSO Dragon
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Matt Frey, Plano ISD Jan Mills, Classlink |
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10:00 – 10:15am |
Break & Networking
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10:15 – 10:45am |
Cameras in SPED Classrooms |
Victor Valdez, CTO, Pflugerville ISD Marianna Leybovich, CEO, LENSEC |
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10:45 – 11:20am |
Table Talk -What have you done to prepare for cameras in SpEd classrooms? |
Discussion |
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11:20am – 11:30am |
The Challenges of Migrating to Multi-Gig Filtering |
Jason Green, Manager Strategic Partnerships & Accounts - ContentKeeper Technologies |
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11:30am – 12:20pm |
Lunch & Networking
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12:20 – 12:30pm |
Huawei Education Solutions - Knowledge Anytime, Anywhere
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Tom Yarbrough, Huawei Enterprise USA, Inc. |
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12:30 -1:15pm |
Future Ready Schools |
Karen Fuller, CTO, Klein ISD Jenny McGowan, Associate Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Klein ISD Diane Borreson, Hayes CISD |
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1:15 – 1:30pm |
Table Talk – What are you doing in your district to get your district future ready?
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Discussion |
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1:30 – 2:00pm |
Digital Citizenship
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Gail Marlin, Director of Technology Services, Mansfield ISD |
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2:00 – 2:15pm |
Break & Networking
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2:15 – 2:25pm |
Digital Transformation in Education |
Brad Shive, Principal, Office of the Federation, Dell EMC |
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2:25 – 3:00pm |
Next Generation Metro Networks |
Venu Rao, CIO, Spring Branch ISD Wes Hargrove, Spring Branch ISD
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3:00 – 3:20pm |
Table Talk – What have you done to protect your district from DDoS attacks? |
Discussion |
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3:20 – 3:30pm |
Success and Tribulation in Migrating 60,000 Devices to LANDESK in Summer 2016 |
Larry Barrios, CyFair ISD Johnny Chen, Prime Systems Don Landers, LANDESK |
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3:30 – 4:30pm |
Committee Work
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