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A Career Pathway for the District Technology Leader

CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO. A Career Pathway for the District Technology Leader. Keith Krueger CEO, CoSN. CoSN Mission. Empowering K-12 school district technology leaders to use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning. CoSN Core Belief.

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A Career Pathway for the District Technology Leader

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  1. CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO A Career Pathway for the District Technology Leader Keith Krueger CEO, CoSN

  2. CoSN Mission Empowering K-12 school district technology leaders to use technology strategically to improve teaching and learning

  3. CoSN Core Belief The primary challenge we face in using technology effectively is human, not technical For that reason, CoSN focuses on Leadership and Policy

  4. Who are CoSN Members? The CoSN membership includes a unique blend of education and technology leaders, policy makers and influencers from the public and private sectors CoSN core audience: district technology leaders Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) Chief Information Officers (CIOs) Technology Directors

  5. CoSN 2009 - 2012 Goals 1) Increasing the skills and competencies of district technology leaders as defined by CoSN’s Framework of Essential Skills for K-12 CTOs 2) Enabling educational leaders to understand the strategic benefit of technology and demonstrate the value of having a CTO at the cabinet level 3) Building capacity of CTO state chapters and providing regional professional development for districts of all sizes 4) Advocating for a vision and necessary resources in support of the role of technology in advancing 21st century learning 5

  6. Why the Need for a Framework? • Clear identification of the role of the CTO position in a district’s leadership organization • Professional development opportunities • Validation from industry recognized leaders • Need for partnership of Teaching and Learning and Technology Services • Focus on broad “Body of Knowledge”

  7. 5 Necessary Areas of Expertise • Leadership and Management • Fiscal Management • Organization and Culture Skills • Tech Skills • Business Skills

  8. Changing Role of the CIO

  9. “Make managing relationships an essential part of your job.”

  10. The New CIO Leader Ten Priorities Lead, don’t just manage. Understand the fundamentals of your environment. Create a vision. Shape and inform expectations. Create clear and appropriate IT governance. Weave business and IT strategy together. Build a new IT organization. Build and nurture a high-performing team. Manage the new enterprise and IT risks. Communicate IT performance in business-relevant language.

  11. 3 Overarching Characteristics • Vision • Influence • Execution

  12. “My guess is that about one-third of today’s CIOs can’t meet the business demands and skill set and mental outlook and interpersonal skills demanded by that position in the global, consumer-driven economy at the dawn of 2008.” - Bob Evans, Senior VP/Editorial Director of Information Week

  13. Roles of the K-12 CTO • District Administrator • Technology Expert • Instructional Leader • Business Leader

  14. K-12 CTO Role: District Administrator • Cabinet level position in the school district • Conform to state and district polices for administrators • Interpersonal skills • Change agent

  15. K-12 CTO Role: Technology Expert • Oversee district’s networks, administrative and communication systems • Supervise technical support staff • Develop and enforce IT policies • Make informed IT purchasing decisions

  16. K-12 CTO Role: Instructional Leader • Information Technology and Educational Technology • Good understanding of Instructional Technology • Able to build a strong team or work closely with a team in parallel with IT

  17. K-12 CTO Role: Business Leader • Broad knowledge of how schools and districts operate • RFP and the purchasing process • Managing budgets • Project management skills • Strategic planning • Project planning

  18. CoSN's Certification Committee Chair: Bailey Mitchell, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Forsyth County (GA) School District Co-Chair: Jean Tower, Director of Technology, Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough (MA) Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,Chief Technology Officer, Calcasieu Parish (LA) School System Will Blaylock, Director of Instructional Technology, Rockwood (MO) School District Philip Brody, Retired CTO, Clark County (NV) School District Walter L. (Luke) Fox, Executive Director of Information Technology, Richland County (SC) School District One Oswaldo A. (Oz) Galarza, Director, Technology Services, San Juan (CA) Unified School District Harrison “Butch” Hamer, Jr., Information Technology Director, Clovis (NM) Municipal Schools Mark Hoffman, Director, Instructional Media and Technology, Bucks County (PA) Intermediate Unit #22 Katie Lovett, Education Consultant Dan Maas, Chief Information Officer, Littleton (CO) Public Schools Dr. Bill Morrison, Director of Technology, Rapides Parish (LA) School District Dr. Alice Owen, Executive Director of Technology, Irving (TX) Independent School District Chad Rex, School Improvement Technology Consultant, Lucas County (OH) Educational Service Center Annamaria Schrimpf, Director of Educational Technology, Winchester (MA) Public Schools Ed Zaiontz, Executive Director, Information Services, Round Rock (TX) Independent School District Facilitator: Vicki Bigham, Professional Development, CoSN; President, Bigham Technology Solutions, Inc.

  19. Microsoft's Education Competency Wheel Source: www.microsoft.com/education/competencies/default.mspx

  20. ISTE NETS for Administrators Source: www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForAdministrators/2009Standards/NETS_for_Administrators_2009.htm

  21. Baldrige Education Criteria: A Systems Perspective Source: www.quality.nist.gov/Education_Criteria.htm

  22. Maurice W. Green (2003) Research Current Issues in IT Education • Chapter 27 • Information management in public sector agencies: a context-sensitive, conceptual framework of CIO competence

  23. CoSN’s Refreshed Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO

  24. Essential Skills: Four Spheres

  25. Leadership & Vision

  26. Leadership & Vision • Strategic Planning

  27. Leadership & Vision • Strategic Planning • Ethics & Policies

  28. Understanding theEducational Environment • Instructional Focus Wordle.net

  29. Understanding theEducational Environment • Instructional Focus • Professional Development Wordle.net

  30. Understanding theEducational Environment • Instructional Focus • Professional Development • Team Building & Staffing Wordle.net

  31. Understanding theEducational Environment • Instructional Focus • Professional Development • Team Building & Staffing • Stakeholder Focus Wordle.net

  32. Managing Technology & Support Resources • Business

  33. Managing Technology & Support Resources • Business • Information Technology

  34. Managing Technology & Support Resources • Business • Information Technology • Communications

  35. Managing Technology & Support Resources • Business • Information Technology • Communications • Data

  36. Core Values & Skills • Communicator • Flexible & Adaptable • Innovative • Results-oriented • Exhibits Courage

  37. Body of Knowledge

  38. Contact CoSN Consortium for School Networking 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 1010 Washington, DC 20036 866/267-8747 www.cosn.org

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