Amherst CSD details ClearTouch interactive panel rollout, AI training and new cybersecurity partnership

Amy Stager and Andrew Valella presented the district’s fall and winter technology work, describing a phased rollout of ClearTouch interactive panels, a multi‑level professional‑development approach and a new cybersecurity partnership to strengthen monitoring and incident response.

Stager (district instructional technology lead) said the district is using a "learning‑first" framework when placing technology in classrooms and emphasized sustained professional development: "What this book does is it puts learning in the forefront," Stager said, describing the district’s decision rule that technology must engage, enhance or extend learning. She described a train‑the‑trainer model that initially placed six boards with teacher leaders, a middle‑school rollout that prioritized on‑demand tech support, and additional deployments to Windermere and Smallwood Drive. Stager said the district expects 13 total…