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Technology director outlines cybersecurity wins and a new Chromebook strategy for elementary grades
Summary
Director of technology Vanessa Defonts reported on cybersecurity improvements, wireless and infrastructure upgrades, and a shift in Chromebook deployment: shared carts for K–1, class sets for grades 2–3 and 1:1 retained for grades 4–5, with 250 Chromebooks already purchased to hedge price increases.
Vanessa Defonts, the district’s director of technology and data systems, told the board the technology department has implemented several recommendations from a cybersecurity audit and is planning multi‑year replacements of aging infrastructure.
"We did have a cybersecurity external audit this year, and from that came a lot of recommendations ... so far, we've really met with a lot of their recommendations," Defonts…
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