September 30, 2022
Matt Yuvan
Technology Council Meeting - 10:00 AM at the IU1 Central Office, Room 119A&B
Presentation: Ken Pruitt - Harris School Solutions. Will be discussing the current status of ProSoft and also updating us on their AptaFund software
Upcoming Meetings:
PETE & C - Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, Pocono Manor, PA - February 12-15 - Registration opens Oct 3 - https://www.peteandc.org/index.cfm
PDE Data Summit - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center - March 27-29 - Early Bird Registration open now - https://www.education.pa.gov/DataAndReporting/PDEDataSummit/Pages/default.aspx
Tech Talk Live - IU13, Lancaster, PA - May 1-3 - https://www.techtalklive.org/
ISTE - Philadelphia, PA - June 25-28 - https://conference.iste.org/2023/about/
Goals of Tech Department at IU1
Cybersecurity
Something to consider: Technology Purchases on Board Agendas and in Right to Know Requests
Cybersecurity Insurance - Dealing with rising costs, policies not covering acts of war (Russia), etc.
MS-ISAC Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting (MDBR) Program - https://www.cisecurity.org/ms-isac/services/mdbr
Jenny Lent
Erate Updates
Proposed bidding portal for all erate; probably won't happen until 2024
Proposed WiFi on busses for erate for 2023; asked to push this back until 2024 as limited details
Cybersecurity Eligibility - requesting that these services are made part of erate
PEPPM mini bid process will start January 2023 which is later than usual for category 2 erate items
October data review: will have access to School Lunch Data and will have four weeks to update this data; need this updated as they have been using 2019 data because of the pandemic; use school lunch data to determine erate discount
FREE K-12 Curriculum that addresses cyber education, cyber security, and the future workforce
Must be a teacher in the US to receive free curriculum; takes 2-3 days for access
Keys to Cyber Security - self paced module for grades 3-8 (15 minutes each)
Workshops and Events - FREE; many virtual options
Presenters