Center for Digital Education Market Briefing: Nevada 2015

Overview

Overview

The Center for Digital Education is hosting a Market Briefing event in Las Vegas, NV and we hope you can join us.

The Clark County School District has over 300,000 students and over 17,000 teachers and staff. Clark County believes that technology will play an essential role in its mission during the next decade. The district is committed to the notion that technology will become the gateway to 21st century learning and is working on visioning, gap analysis, action planning and budgeting in the areas of teaching and learning environments, business and education systems and services, end-user access and support, as well as infrastructure and communications systems. The Lyon County School District’s mission is to provide reliable and sustainable technology services. Lyon is committed to meeting the needs of all students, faculty and staff by equipping and supporting the district with quality resources in technology. Kingman Unified School District #20 is committed to providing its students with an educational foundation for lifelong success.

IT leaders from some of the largest districts in the Las Vegas area will be on hand for a special briefing on their technology plans, priorities and focus for the coming years.

This event will allow participants to:
•    Hear directly from CIOs and technology leaders from area school districts
•    Network with fellow industry leaders in the region
•    Learn about the hot issues in the education IT market

Agenda

12:30 pm

Registration

1:00 pm

Welcome

1:10 pm

District Leadership Panel

This panel will be led by the Center for Digital Education and feature district leaders from Nevada school districts. Panelists will provide an overview of technology plans, priorities and challenges for the districts.

Panelists:
Jhone Ebert, Chief Innovation and Productivity Officer, Clark County School District, NV
Scott Lommori, Director of Testing and Educational Technology, Lyon County School District, NV
Dan Wray, Chief Technology Officer, Clark County School District, NV

2:30 pm

Industry Market Briefing

This segment will include a Center for Digital Education market briefing on trends and opportunities in K-12. Attendees will receive an overview of the latest research that the Center has gathered in the past year through interviews, Special Reports, events and its annual Digital School Districts Survey.

3:00 pm

Questions and Answers

3:30 pm

Adjourn

Speakers

Jhone Ebert

Chief Innovation and Productivity Officer, Clark County School District

Jhone Ebert is an educational innovator whose vision continues to drive educational reform in the Clark County School District (CCSD) and the state of Nevada. Having served CCSD for 25 years, she is a sought-after speaker and author. She was named one of 20 to watch by the National School Boards Association and “Tech Star-Public Sector” by the Technology Business Alliance of Nevada. Currently serving on the Nevada Governor’s Workforce Investment Board, she served as Commissioner and Chair of the Nevada Commission on Educational Technology, member of the Southern Nevada Regional Coalition Committee on Youth and many other youth-centered organizations.

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Scott Lommori

Director of Testing and Educational Technology, Lyon County School District

As Scott Lommori’s path in education varied, so have his responsibilities and experiences. As a school district director, his duties have been diverse and allowed him to observe education from many angles. Some of Lommori’s duties have included student discipline/expulsion supervisor, ESL coordinator, homeschool coordinator, Boys and Girls Club liaison, emergency planning director, public relations coordinator and, currently, his position is director of testing, technology and career and technical education (CTE). With the reauthorization of NCLB, Lommori has had numerous opportunities to serve on committees and play a part in defining “college and career ready.” The work that is happening in education is extremely challenging, but exciting, and will have an immense impact on this industry’s future.

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Dan Wray

Chief Technology Officer, Clark County School District

Dan Wray has been an IT professional in both K-12 and higher ed for 27 years. In his current role as CTO for the Clark County School District, he provides leadership, vision and direction to an IT group that provides educational technology, mainframe, database, web, internet and networking services to more than 35,000 employees and 318,000 students in one of the nation's largest school districts.

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Registration Fees

Digital Education Navigator Members*    $99
Non-members    $125

Registration by credit card only; no billing.

Contact Us

For registration and general assistance contact:

Molly Felix, Registration Coordinator
Center for Digital Education
Phone:  (916) 932-1313
E-mail:  mfelix@centerdigitaled.com

Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact:

Heather Earney, Sales Operations Manager
Center for Digital Education
Phone:  (916) 932-1435
E-mail:  hearney@centerdigitaled.com