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Educational Technology Director

• Coordinate all aspects of technology within the district, including decision–making, purchasing, planning, training, project management, and implementation.

• Provide ongoing leadership and training to district administrators and staff in the transition to remote/hybrid instruction.

• Provide ongoing professional development on topics that build technology skills, support teachers with the integration of technology, and promote technology-enhanced learning experiences that are aligned with both the NYS Digital Fluency Standards as well as the ISTE Standards.

• Highlights: 1:1 devices for all staff and students, flexible learning environments (teacher 2-in-1 devices, IWB with wireless display and touch), Classlink (Oensync, OneRoster, SSO), audio enhancement in classrooms, coding and AI initiatives in 1+, data dashboard, online registration, translation for students and non-English speaking parents, collaboration with outside partnerships,, and much more!

Data Protection Officer

• Guide the district toward compliance with NYS student data privacy and security law, Ed Law 2D.

• Work with the administration to develop policies and procedures to protect students’ and staff’s personally identifiable information.

• Coordinate NYS mandates, such as training, etc.

Featured Articles

• January 2024:

  • Students take control—Don’t worry, they’re learning to code! (pages 12-15)

• December 2022

  • Mentors help younger students learn to code (pages 1-3)

  • Teachers share their work at the NYSCATE annual conference (5-9)

  • Superintendent credits staff for recent honor (pages 13-14)

  • Congratulations Rich Calkins, NYSCATE Outstanding Superintendent of the Year! (pages 1-2)

  • Tech Titans take the lead in online safety (page 7)

• 2021: 

  • Staff, Students, and Families Benefit from Advances in Technology (pages 4-5)

  • Pocantico Teachers Earn Prestigious Educational Technology Certification

• 2020

  • Spotlight on Pocantico’s Technology Team (page 6)

EOY BOE Reports

• 2022-2023 

• 2021-2022

• Board of Directors: Hudson Valley Director
• Committee Member: Professional Learning and Outreach
• Annual Conference Committee Chair: Features speakers and TEDx
• Annual Conference Committee Member: Keynote and program
• Facilitator
• Member

• Facilitate ISTE Certified Educator trainings through NYSCATE, an ISTE affiliate/authorized provider.

Technology Leadership Institute (TLI) Coordinator (2017-2020)

Senior Facilitator – Instructional Technology (2016-2020)

Facilitator – Instructional Technology (2013-2016)

• Coordinated all aspects of the Technology Leadership Institute: a regional conference series focusing on excellence in teaching and learning through technology. Skillset includes project management, content curation, vendor relations, and event marketing.
• Development of customized, systemic instructional technology plans for individual school districts. This process includes recommendation planning, training, implementation, reflection, and follow-up.
• Provided ongoing leadership and training to district administrators and staff in the transition to cloud computing environments.
• Provided ongoing professional development on topics that build technology skills, support teachers with the integration of technology, and promote technology-enhanced learning experiences that are aligned to both the NYS Common Core Learning Standards as well as the ISTE Standards.
• Production of the department’s regionally distributed course catalog.
• Managed, curated, and delivered the department’s regional monthly newsletter informing our constituents of organizational initiatives.

Educational Technology Specialist

• Influenced district leadership decision-making while leading technology implementation from planning to execution.

• Managed the high school library media center and oversaw the computer teaching assistant.

• Provided ongoing professional development to faculty and staff.

• Collaborated and co-taught with classroom teachers.

• GenYes Advisor- Empowered and supported students to troubleshoot computer issues, set up technology for school functions, manage the HS website, and support teachers with effective technology integration.

• Presented to the technology committee and BOE technology subcommittee to discuss the direction of technology for the district.

• Infused technology into the school culture.

• Overall management of the district’s Google domain, online room booking system, mobile device management system, web-filtering, and Tech Readiness, among many other tools.

AIS Elementary Educator

• Provided support and instruction to students in a one-on-one and small group inclusive setting.

• Implemented behavior plans to aid in students’ respective development.

• Collaborated with service providers.

• Provided extra-curricular instruction to at-risk students.