Data privacy and requirements to secure confidential district information change at lightning speed. For those leaders trying to keep up, three forward-thinking superintendents shared one clear warning during the edLeader Panel “Managing Student Data Privacy: Highlights of the CoSN 2025 National Student Data Privacy Report.”
Presented by Dr. Mark Benigni, Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools (CT); Dr. Timothy Broadrick, Superintendent, Prospect Mountain Schools (NH); Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School District (PA); and Linnette Attai, Project Director, CoSN Student Data Privacy Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Ty Gorman, Director of Innovation, Barrington Community Unit 220 School District (IL); and Dr. Matt Fuller, Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Innovation, Barrington Community Unit 220 School District (IL)
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Midwest, Common Sense Education
Teachers can no longer download any app they want and use it the same day—every piece of instructional technology must be vetted for how it relates to educational goals and checked against software the school already has. More important, though, every piece of technology must adhere to the district’s student data privacy policies.
Presented by Dr. Lori Rapp, Superintendent, Lewisville Independent School District (TX); and Dr. Oskar Scheikl, Superintendent, Rockingham County Public Schools (VA)
Moderated by Linnette Attai, Project Director, CoSN’s Privacy Initiative and the Trusted Learning Environment Program
After the sudden switch to remote and hybrid learning models at the start of the pandemic, the use of online tools and resources may seem like less of a concern now, but ensuring that students’ data remains protected is still a priority, especially as it is a federal requirement.
Presented by Monica Watts, Director of K-12 Engagement, IMS Global Learning Consortium; Kevin Lewis Sr., Project Manager, IMS Global Learning Consortium; and Reg Leichty, Founder and Partner, Foresight Law and Policy
Moderated by Monica Cougan, Manager, Strategic Relationships and Initiatives, CatchOn
Presented by Bruce Gearing, Ed.D., Superintendent, Leander Independent School District (TX); Dr. Allan Markley, Superintendent, Raytown Quality Schools (MO); and Linnette Attai, Project Director, CoSN Privacy Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Join this edLeader Panel to discover the federal and state privacy laws impacting education and compliance best practices.
There is a massive demand for qualified cybersecurity talent with the current number of open positions ranging from 300,000 in the United States to 4 million globally. In a recent edWebinar, Casey O’Brien, Executive Director, National CyberWatch Center, and Jim Kowatch, CEO, Infosec Learning, underscored that to fill the demand for cybersecurity experts, secondary and higher education should focus their attention on developing cybersecurity courses that are rooted in IT operations and applications.