Fulton County Schools CIO outlines AI, security and a major device refresh in IT work-session update

May 6, 2025

CIO Joe Phillips told the board the IT division launched governance committees, an AI task force and security upgrades while refreshing thousands of devices and piloting new tools (Copilot chat, a chatbot and a Microsoft Fabric data lake) to speed reporting and protect student data.

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Joe Phillips, Fulton County Schools’ chief information officer, told the board at the district’s May work session that his first-year priorities have centered on leadership, security and data consolidation as the district prepares new AI tools and a large device refresh.

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