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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The site eMarketer found that 41% of students ages 0-11 and 84% ages 12-17 owned a smartphone in 2016. Over the years we have seen more embracement of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and 1:1 device rollouts. Guidelines to safeguard students and ensure that the infrastructure is used to support learning. respectively by 2020.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

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The priorities included having multiple scenarios for school openings and closings, based on evolving CDC guidelines and COVID infection rates, and continued development of the district infrastructure needed to handle them. Domenech identified key areas for leaders to focus on and highlighted some of the recommendations that had been made.

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Five Steps to Ensure Accessibility for All

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While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 3: Build staff capacity. Join the Community.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

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Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. In the fall of 2016 Ann co-authored and published Life Lessons in Leadership.

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