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

    Sponsors

    Platinum Sponsors

    ForeScout

     

     

     

     

     

    Huawei

     

     

     

     

     

    Mojo Networks

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gold Sponsors

    CatchOn

     

     

     

     

     

     

    DELCOM Group

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Silver Sponsors

    Condrey Corporation

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Filewave

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gaggle

     

     

     

     

     

     

    GTS Technology Solutions

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sunesys

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Unite Private Networks