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IT director outlines layered digital‑safety approach; board commends improvements
Summary
Director of IT Matt Poteet presented CCPS’s layered approach to digital safety—network firewalls, device filtering, ClassWise classroom controls, application governance and cybersecurity monitoring—and said these protections now accompany student devices off campus.
Matt Poteet, Director of Information Technology, described the district’s layered digital safety and cybersecurity systems, saying protections now follow student devices both on and off campus. He explained network‑level Palo Alto firewalls, device filtering, ClassWise classroom controls to limit student access in real time, Microsoft app controls, KnowBe4 staff training, and 24/7 monitoring through a security partner.
Poteet said the district had built governance processes to approve and annually review digital tools for data privacy and accessibility, and emphasized that the work is ongoing: "Internet safety is not a checkbox." Board members praised the progress and asked about ClassWise user settings and reporting dashboards; Poteet said preset focus and rule templates exist and that the district is expanding reporting modules to provide more data on student screen time and blocked content trends.
