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District tech director outlines content filtering, device tracking and Infinite Campus integrations
Summary
Huron School District technology staff described a new content filter that allows teacher-approved YouTube access and wellness alerts, an asset-tracking system for more than 2,300 Chromebooks and other devices, and plans to use Infinite Campus workflow tools and an integrated hall-pass system.
Roger Oller of the Huron technology department summarized this year’s technology initiatives at the Feb. 24 special board meeting, focusing on classroom access, student-wellness alerts and asset management.
Oller said the district has implemented a new online content filter called DelaDale that routes student-device traffic to a managed dashboard. The filter blocks inappropriate material, uses AI to classify YouTube videos as educational or not, and allows teachers to approve access on a temporary basis without waiting for a technology staff member. Oller said the filter also can send alerts to administrators when student search terms suggest possible mental‑health concerns.
The technology department has also begun using a device-inventory system called Instant IQ to log and track devices districtwide. Oller reported inventory counts of more than 2,300 Chromebooks, 1,500 tablets (iPads), 28 desktops and 470 laptops; he said these numbers are not yet a complete inventory but represent most student devices.
Looking forward, Oller said the district plans to adopt a workflow suite inside Infinite Campus to automate routine notifications (for example, automatic emails when a new student enrolls) and to replace a separate third‑party hall‑pass system with an Infinite Campus–integrated hall‑pass so teachers and administrators can view student location and rosters in one system. He also described an option for parents to submit student absence requests through the Campus portal, which would reduce morning phone traffic at schools.
Board member follow‑up questions focused on the completeness of the asset inventory; Oller said the district is “well over halfway” finished and will continue to enroll devices into the tracking system as they are retired and replaced. He said the filter blocked roughly 22,000 requests districtwide in a recent week and that the AI classifier sometimes allows brief playback of a video before reclassifying it and blocking access when it determines a video is inappropriate.
The technology items were presented as operational improvements aimed at classroom efficiency, device security and student safety.
