Fall Meeting 2017

Keynote Speaker

Dan Armstrong - Plano ISD

Dan Armstrong is in his fourth year as the Assistant Superintendent for Technology and in his 28th year with the Plano Independent School District. Before taking on the lead position he worked his way up in the organization in following roles: System Operator, Network Engineer, Senior Network Engineer, Director of Technical Support Services and Executive Director for Technology Operations. Mr. Armstrong is a part of education organizations such as Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA), TCEA Tec-SIG, iNACOL, and the Consortium of School Network (CoSN) where he is an active Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL).

The term One to One or (1:1) seems to dominate many conversations when talking about device access in K12. The Plano school district reached out to other districts and to their own staff to define what was needed for the best way to further the curriculum in and out of the district. Plano is embarking on a model for 1:1 that isn’t a device take home project but does address the access barriers at school. The web platform used to deliver the solution will be explained as well as “Reverse BYOD” and how we can leverage it to accomplish similar outcomes like traditional 1:1 programs without the major pitfalls or headaches. Dan looks forward to sharing the details of this program with everyone in his keynote.

Program Agenda

Time	Session	Presenters
7:30 – 8:00am	Breakfast & Networking
8:00 – 8:20am	Welcome and Announcements	Adam Feind, Chair Seth Hansen, Communications Coordinator
8:20 – 8:30am	The World will be Hybrid, and the Intelligent Edge is Going to Unleash an Industrial IoT Revolution	Gold Sponsor - Delcom Group Chris Townsend, VP of Public Sector at HP Enterprise
8:30 – 9:15am	Keynote Speaker - 1:1 Program in Plano ISD	Dan Armstrong Plano ISD
9:15 – 9:45am	Keeping our Kids Safe: Intelligent Video Surveillance	Platinum Sponsor - Huawei Tom Yarbrough, Regional Director - Huawei
9:45 – 10:00am	Break & Networking
10:00 – 10:45am	*How to Apply for Matching E-Rate Funds*	Rory Peacock, ESC 11 Presentation Link
10:45 – 11:15am	*Cognitive Wi-Fi: Using Automation and Network Intelligence to Maintain Highly-Optimized Wi-Fi Networks at School Districts*	Platinum Sponsor - Mojo Lindy McCulloch, Director of Technology Services, ESC 6 Dustyn Davis, Network Engineer, ESC 6
11:15 – 12:00pm	*Table Talk - Committee Work*	Join a committee and get involved in the work of your organization!
12:00 – 12:50pm	Lunch, Networking & Exhibits
12:50 -1:00pm	Using Data Analytics to Improve Implementation Fidelity	Gold Sponsor - CatchOn Dustin Hardin, Humble ISD
1:00 - 1:45pm	*Legislative Update*	Melody Parrish, TEA
1:45 – 2:15pm	*K12 Needs: Security, Compliance, Asset Management, Network Ops, and Desktop Support*	Platinum Sponsor - ForeScout Kyle Berger, CTO - Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Charles Shuford, Network Engineer - GCISD Wallace Sann, VP - ForeScout Don Cleghorn, Regional Sales Manager - ForeScout
2:15 – 2:30pm	Break, Networking & Exhibits
2:30 - 3:15pm	*Security Specialist in K12 Education - Standards, Personnel in K12, Job Descriptions*	Karen Fuller - Houston ISD John Orbaugh - Tyler ISD
3:15 – 4:00pm	*Applying for the TLE Seal*	Frankie Jackson, CTO - Cy Fair ISD Bryon Kolbeck, CTO - Lewisville ISD Mark Gabehart, Executive Director of Information Services - Round Rock ISD