Winter Meeting

    January 27, 2019 | Austin

     The Texas K-12 CTO Council Winter Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Austin in conjunction with the TASA MidWinter Conference. Come to our meeting and then stay over to attend our CTO sessions during MidWinter Conference. Register for Winter Meeting  here and book a hotel room through the TASA room block here. Registration for Winter Meeting will close on Jan. 18, 2019, at 5:00pm. There is no onsite registration, so please book in advance. 

     

    There will be a reception hosted by Presidio, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, 5:00-8:00pm at Max’s Wine Dive so come connect with your colleagues!

    Program Agenda

    Time

    Session

    Presenters

    7:30 – 8:00am

    Breakfast & Networking

     

    8:00 – 8:20am

    Welcome and Announcements

    • Join TxSPA
    • Join a Committee!
    • Join website groups
    • Decide K12Camp topics

    Bryon Kolbeck, Chair

    Alice Owen, TX K-12 CTO Council

    Frank Murray, Wichita Falls ISD

     
    8:20 - 8:30am The Dynamic Duo Every District Needs: Integrated Asset Management and Help Desk Anna Maxin, Chief Operating Officer,
    Hayes Software Systems

    8:30 – 9:15am

    Keynote – The Social, Emotional, and Technological Landscape

    Traci Schulter, Director of Psychological Services, CyFair ISD

    Monya Crow, Director of Guidance and Counseling, Lewisville ISD

    9:15 – 9:45am

    		 Live Streaming Success at Katy ISD: How to Support School News & Digital Signage with IPTV

    Darlene Rankin, Katy ISD

    Joe Christoffersen, Katy ISD

    Lloyd Brown, SAFARI Montage
    9:45 – 10:00am Break, Networking & Exhibits  

    10:00 – 10:45am

    TEA Update

    Instructional Materials Portal

    Melody Parrish, TEA

    Frosty Walker, TEA

    Litsy Witkowski, TEA

    Kenneth Whiteside, TEA

    10:45 – 11:15am

    Smarter Filtering. Smarter Alerts. Better Classrooms. - Seamlessly Managing your District's Chromebooks

    Dr. Roland Rios, Ft. Sam Houston ISD

    Cody Thomson, GoGuardian

    11:15am – 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

    Recognition of Award Winners

    Recognition of Texas House Representatives

    Bryon Kolbeck

    Rep. Terry Meza (invited)

    Rep. Julie Johnson (invited)

    Rep. James Talarico (invited)

    12:50 – 1:00pm

    From Pre-K to Python

    Dr. Leanna Prater

    Betty Justus, LEGO Education

    Jeff Coe, LEGO Education

    1:00 – 1:45pm

    Leading, Inspiring, Innovating

    Award Winner

    Dr. Jose Espinoza, Superintendent of Schools, Socorro ISD

    1:45 – 2:15pm

    Building a Security Mindset

    Laurie Vondersaar, Leander ISD

    Sarah Martine, Leander ISD

    James Watson, Leander ISD

    Wendy Jones, CDW-G

    2:15 - 2:30pm

    Break, Networking & Exhibits

     

    2:30 – 3:15pm

    Policies and Cyber Security Insurance

    Jessica Clark, TASB Risk Management

    3:15 – 3:45pm

    Take Your Content Filtering to the Next Level: The Cloud

    Kyle Berger, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

    Kyle Ball, LightSpeed Systems

    3:45 – 4:30pm

    K12Camp Discussion Groups – 2 rotations

    Facilitator - Frank Murray,
    Wichita Falls ISD

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