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TLIS Objective 2.05
Design strategies for user support

(e.g., create systems for troubleshooting, determine if/when knowledge base is needed)
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Minimally Invasive IT

Dec 4, 2023
by Gary Stager

My New Jersey public school district had terminals connected to timeshare mainframes in classrooms before the Beatles set foot in America. I learned to program in a required 7th grade class around 1975.

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Agile Business Processes and Data Warehouse Infrastructure with Kevin Warenda

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Mar 10, 2026

Kevin Warenda, Director of IT Services at The Hotchkiss School, joins the pod to discuss the intersection of business acumen and technical leadership.

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Illustration: Financial cycle with gears and business people.
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A Shifting State of Pay

ATLIS’s annual benchmarking report reveals insights into evolving independent school technology roles

Mar 25, 2025

To help technology leaders understand where they fit in the broad and ever-evolving independent school landscape, it remains essential that tech leaders have what they need to start the necessary conversations surrounding compensation and growth.

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Developing Your School’s Vision for AI

Developing Your School’s Vision for AI is a practical guide designed to help school leaders and administrators navigate the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in education.

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