Tired of the costly and repetitive cycle of negotiating EdTech privacy agreements? As digital tools multiply, protecting student data becomes more complex. Learn how Indiana schools are now working together to solve this problem.
This session introduces Indiana's Student Data Privacy Alliance (SDPA), a statewide collaborative designed to streamline student data privacy. You will see how the Educational Service Centers of Indiana (ESCI) have procured access to this powerful resource for all Indiana school districts. Using the national Access 4 Learning (A4L) framework, the Indiana SDPA provides a central registry of pre-negotiated vendor agreements that saves significant time and ensures consistent, high-quality data protection.
In this 1-hour workshop, you will learn how to: Use the A4L/SDPC registry to end repetitive negotiations. Calculate the time and money the alliance can save your district. Navigate the platform to find vendors and access agreements. Begin the simple onboarding process for your district.
Director of Technology Integration, NIESC / NWIESC
Serving as Director of Technology Integration at two of our nine educational service centers (NIESC & NWIESC), I provide services and resources for K-12 edtech staff. I am proud of my work within Indiana to keep edtech staff connected with other professionals, vendors and community... Read More →
Director of Technology & Innovation, Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC)
Jenna Cooper is the Director of Technology & Innovation at the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC), supporting 35 member districts through strategic leadership in AI integration, professional development, and data privacy. With 15 years of experience in K-12 educational... Read More →
Thursday May 7, 2026 9:50am - 10:40am EDT William Conner
Back-to-school doesn't have to mean long hours spent creating, updating, and disabling accounts. In this session, discover how ClassLink's OneSync simplifies identity and access management by automating account provisioning across AD, Google, and Microsoft environments.
Join us for a real-world conversation with Matt Melton from Portage Township Schools as he shares how his team streamlined onboarding and offboarding, reduced manual workload, and improved data accuracy and security with OneSync.
Whether you're looking to optimize your current systems or start fresh, this session will provide practical insights you can take back to your district.
Jill Coss is the Director of Instructional Technology at ClassLink, where she’s spent the past six years helping schools implement innovative technology to help maximize instructional time and streamline processes. With over 20 years of experience in customer service—including... Read More →
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:10pm - 12:40pm EDT William Conner
For those who are a part of the TLE Cohort for Indiana Cohort, this will be a productive face to face time of working towards the TLE Seal application.
For those interested come and chat about why student data privacy best practices in can become a focus of your district in the areas of your Leadership, Business, PD, Data Security and Classroom practices. https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/trusted-learning-environment/
Dan Layton is CTO of Zionsville Community Schools and has been in his current role for 10 years. Dan is a member of the INCTO council and was awarded the H.E.C.C CTO of the year award in 2018.
Pete Just, CETL, CCRE Pete is the Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council and serves as CoSN’s Subject Matter Expert and Project Director on AI. He retired in 2022 as CTO/COO of MSD Wayne Township after 24 years of leadership. A former educator and Indiana University adjunct... Read More →
Thursday May 7, 2026 12:50pm - 1:40pm EDT William Conner
Meter is on a mission to build autonomous networks, starting with both great hardware and great software that don't hold each other back. Since its inception ten years ago the network-as-a-service (NaaS) specialist has been disrupting the "stagnant" networking industry with its cohesive and homegrown hardware and software. Meter offers a unique NaaS business model where customers don't have to shoulder upfront capex expenses associated with traditional networking.
This year alone, Meter unveiled nine new hardware platforms and major updates to Meter Command, the company's generative UI interface for network management to help customers meet the demands of ever evolving networks and their needs.
Head of Strategic Partner Sales & Distribution, Qubit Networks
Xan has been serving customers and partners in the technology industry the last two decades. His experience ranges from working with public sector customers in Florida, Tennessee State Government, Stanford, the State of California & the UC System. He is particularly passionate about... Read More →
For those who are a part of the TLE Cohort for Indiana Cohort, this will be a productive face to face time of working towards the TLE Seal application.
For those interested come and chat about why student data privacy best practices in can become a focus of your district in the areas of your Leadership, Business, PD, Data Security and Classroom practices. https://www.cosn.org/edtech-topics/trusted-learning-environment/
Pete Just, CETL, CCRE Pete is the Executive Director of the Indiana CTO Council and serves as CoSN’s Subject Matter Expert and Project Director on AI. He retired in 2022 as CTO/COO of MSD Wayne Township after 24 years of leadership. A former educator and Indiana University adjunct... Read More →
You worked hard to get here. You studied and worked. You made decisions that allowed you to enjoy success. And you made some choices that did not turn out as planned, but you met those challenges and learned what would be better for next time. But the work we do is bigger than any one person, even you! Mentoring allows you to share this knowledge with others and support their growth on their own path to success. Learn to guide those around you and amplify the impact of our work beyond what one person can achieve alone.
Retired CTO/Indiana CTO Council CTO2B Co-Leader, Indiana CTO Council
Adela retired as the Chief Technology Officer for Northwest Allen County Schools in Fort Wayne, with the district for 34 years. She served on the boards of Indiana CTO Council, HECC, ICE, UNITE, and IPSUG. She continues to work with the Indiana CTO Council's CTO2B mentorship program... Read More →
In today?s digital-first education environment, school districts rely heavily on cloud platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 to power communication, collaboration, and learning. But what happens when critical data is accidentally deleted, maliciously altered, or lost due to ransomware or system failures?
This session explores the growing importance of independent cloud backup and data protection strategies for K-12 institutions. Attendees will learn why native protections from Google and Microsoft are not enough to safeguard against real-world risks such as accidental deletions, insider threats, ransomware attacks, and compliance requirements.
Through real-life case studies from school districts, we?ll demonstrate how organizations have successfully recovered from major data loss incidents?including large-scale account deletions, ransomware infections, and unintended domain cleanups?without disrupting operations. These examples highlight the critical role of having secure, air-gapped backups and rapid recovery capabilities in place.
We will also dive into how modern backup solutions go beyond simple data storage by offering advanced features such as ransomware detection, global search and eDiscovery, sensitive data monitoring (FERPA, HIPAA, PCI), and Google Classroom backup?an increasingly vital need in today?s learning environments.
Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of:
The shared responsibility model and why SaaS providers don?t fully protect your data The most common causes of data loss in K-12 environments Best practices for implementing a comprehensive backup and recovery strategy How to ensure business continuity and meet cybersecurity and insurance requirements
Whether you're an IT leader, administrator, or technology decision-maker, this session will provide practical insights and actionable steps to better protect your district?s most valuable asset?its data.
Schools are investing more than ever in dashboards, reports, and data systems, yet too many of these tools sit unused, collecting digital dust. In this session, participants will explore practical frameworks and principles for designing data products that staff, administrators, and teams actually want to use. Through presentation and group discussion, participants will examine what separates adopted tools from abandoned ones, and walk away with actionable approaches for building custom data products that connect to real decisions and drive outcomes.
