Williston Basin 7 tech staff introduce roles supporting 5,000 students

Dr. Germundson introduced the Williston Basin 7 Tech Department and invited Tech Director Greg Larson to present the team and their responsibilities. Larson said the department supports technology across the districtincluding services for over 5,000 students and about 800 staffand handles most in-school devices, systems and networks.

Individual staff members briefly described their roles. Merissa identified herself as the tech administrative assistant. Jamie Harvill said she is the Technology Support Specialist for the schools outside city limits and summarized that she "wrangles all the technical cats." Oscar said he is the building technician for five elementary schools within city limits and handles troubleshooting and equipment replacement. Samantha said she is the Williston Middle School Central Campus building technology specialist. Kim Grobler said she is the district data and integrated systems manager and described her work with PowerSchool and student-data systems. Justin said he is the district network administrator, responsible for internet and secure connections. Darrell said he is the project manager, overseeing camera and door installations and related troubleshooting. Lee said he is a level-one tech support specialist based in the district office who visits schools for installations and repairs. Daimarelis described her SIS specialist duties, including ensuring vendor data accuracy, resetting passwords and creating accounts.

Larson said the department streamlined its online ticket system this year while keeping live walk-up support at Williston High School, a change he said makes tech problems "solved faster for everyone." The presentation closed with thanks to the tech team for their daily support.

The remarks were an internal staff introduction and informational overview; no formal motions, votes or policy actions were discussed or taken.