Technology staff preview Infinite Campus migration; district readies training and warns of rollout issues

Scott Orins, the district technology lead, told the board the district has completed a soft launch of Infinite Campus and is preparing targeted training for secretaries, principals and teachers ahead of the school year. "Marybeth just ran a report today of enrolled students. It says we have a 180 students. That report is wrong," he said, underscoring the data-cleanup work required before a full rollout.

Orins said the department manages more than 2,800 end-user devices and roughly 550 network devices (switches, wireless access points, cameras). He said the district is scheduling two dedicated hours of training for secondary and elementary staff in August and has pushed training materials and videos to administrators to reduce day-one friction.

Cybersecurity and account protection are priorities: Orins described multi-factor authentication requirements, geo-filtering that can lock accounts when suspicious logins occur, ongoing phishing-awareness campaigns, and secure off-site backups. He also discussed device decommissioning procedures and revenue from refurbishing old Apple devices; "Heidi will get a 5 to $6,000 check for the few [hundred devices]," he said.

Board members asked about user friendliness compared with Skyward; Orins said Infinite Campus should be more user-friendly once staff have training but noted that the product contains many screens and complexities because of the volume of student data. The district plans to use professional-development time in August to provide hands-on sessions so staff are ready on day one.