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Do You Want Sympathy or Solutions?

Sep 1, 2023

Damien Barrett shares his philosophy for working with stressed colleagues and students during challenging times. In this guest blog post, he provides further insights on this topic.

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Sustaining and Scaling Student Agency, Purpose, and Innovation: Continuing the Journey for Technology Directors in K-12 Independent Schools

Aug 31, 2023

by Tim Fish

In the article “Fostering Student Agency, Purpose, and Innovation: A Guide for Independent School Technology Leaders”, we explored practical strategies for fos

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Leader Profile: Tony Perez

Remote Director of Technology | University Lake School, Fugees Academy, and St. Michael’s Academy

Oct 2, 2022

Tony Perez’s experiences— from theater to Yahoo’s early years to his own business—have helped him see the fine print and the big picture, leading him to his calling: transforming how schools view technology and the role of technology leader.

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Governing AI Privacy Frameworks with Blackbaud and Veracross

Leaders from Blackbaud and Veracross join the panel to discuss the complexities of AI governance and student data privacy . The conversation covers essential steps for establishing AI policies, understanding international regulations like GDPR and NIST, and the shift toward agentic AI.

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Teacher leading class in tech-filled, bright classroom.

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Designing Tech-Ready Spaces for Tomorrow’s Learning

Updating your infrastructure now means thinking long term – and further than you might think

Mar 25, 2025

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?

Downloadable Resources

Designed for middle school educators, this ATLIS resource supports safe and meaningful integration of AI through ethical discussion prompts, guided lesson plans, and strategies that honor neurodivergent learners.