CUSD outlines network upgrades, classroom hardware rollout, cybersecurity work and AI guidance in technology briefing

Chandler Unified School District technology leaders gave a study-session briefing on April 9 describing recent infrastructure upgrades, a near-complete classroom interactive-panel rollout, cybersecurity investments, and the district's early approach to artificial intelligence in schools.

Front line takeaways: Technology leaders said the district now supports a 1-to-1 device environment, has significantly upgraded network capacity and wireless access points across buildings, and is investing in cyber defenses and data-governance tools. Staff emphasized that the work is ongoing and that recruiting technical talent and securing sustainable capital funding remain operational constraints.

Key upgrades and scale: Colleen Flannery, director of technology, said CUSD moved from a supporting role during instruction to being central to daily learning after the pandemic. Specific infrastructure and scale figures cited: roughly 43,000 student devices in a 1:1 fleet; about 3,000 campus wireless access points; roughly 850 network switches across 50 buildings; and a district internet pipe scaled to 10 gigabit capacity into the district office (staff said roughly 7 of that is presently used…