Access Points: Spring 2025

Access Points cover featuring teacher and students in class.

In independent schools, leaders face the critical challenge of navigating constant change while shaping how technology serves students, faculty, and the broader community.

Teacher leading class in tech-filled, bright classroom.

In a previous job, Afandie Winter, TLIS, once learned that planning was underway for a construction project. He started asking simple questions: Where will phones plug in? How will Wi-Fi be delivered? Where will the printers go? Will the spaces have displays or projectors? How about audio?

It has been more than a decade since digital citizenship curriculums started making their way into our schools, the broader educational technology spaces, and conversations.

Managing a help desk team in an independent school is like orchestrating a symphony. Each player has a critical role, but the magic happens when everyone works together.

Man in plaid shirt smiling against building columns.

David Boxer, TLIS, knows that he doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, so to fill the gaps, he leans on his dynamic team at The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Two coworkers looking at a tablet in an office.

As seasoned technology leaders approach retirement and the industry continues its rapid evolution, succession planning in independent schools has emerged as a critical priority.

Building Connections and Expanding Your Growth Potential

Designing Tech-Ready Spaces for Tomorrow’s Learning

Fostering Wellness Through Digital Citizenship

Help Desk Harmony: Balancing Productivity and Autonomy in Schools

Leader Profile: David Boxer, TLIS

Navigating Transitions