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Chandler Unified details major technology upgrades, cybersecurity steps and AI guidance
Summary
Chief technology staff told the board the district has completed large infrastructure upgrades since the pandemic, is rolling out interactive flat panels and cybersecurity measures, and is developing AI guidance and training for teachers while noting ongoing budget and staffing challenges.
Colleen Flannery and the district technology team briefed the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board on a multi‑year program of technology upgrades, cybersecurity work and emerging guidance on artificial intelligence during a study session.
The district framed the work as a response to two accelerators: the pandemic and the rapid rise of generative AI. “In that month, what happened with the pandemic really transformed the technology department,” Flannery told the board, adding that schools moved from a supporting role to making devices and connectivity central to instruction.
Scope of investments and network scale. Flannery said the district operates a large enterprise network: roughly 43,000 student devices for 1:1 access, about 80,000 devices that connect to the network overall, roughly 3,000 wireless access points, and some 850 network switches districtwide. The district reported bringing about 10 gigabits of bandwidth into the district office and said it currently uses about 7 gigabits of that capacity; staff said they had provisioned additional capacity to “future proof” the…
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