EmpowerED Superintendent Series

Current Education Technology Hurdles, Accelerators, and Enablers: CoSN’s 2026 Driving K-12 Innovation Report

Current Education Technology Hurdles, Accelerators, and Enablers: CoSN’s 2026 Driving K-12 Innovation Report

Presented by Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent, Chesapeake Public Schools (VA); Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District (CO); Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public School District (NJ); and Laura Geringer, Project Director, Driving K-12 Innovation, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Leading and Sustaining Technology Innovations in Today’s School District Settings

Leading and Sustaining Technology Innovations in Today’s School District Settings

Presented by Dr. Teresa Brown, Superintendent, Madison Consolidated Schools (IN); Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); Dr. Nick Polyak, Superintendent, Leyden High School District 212 (IL); and Paula Maylahn, Education Industry Consultant, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Cybersecurity Priorities, Policies, and Practices for K-12 Leaders

Cybersecurity Priorities, Policies, and Practices for K-12 Leaders

Presented by Krestin Bahr, Superintendent, Peninsula School District (WA); Tom Livezey, Superintendent, Oakridge Public Schools (MI); Dr. Mary Templeton, Superintendent, Lake Stevens School District (WA); and Amy McLaughlin, Cybersecurity Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Managing Student Data Privacy: Highlights of the CoSN 2025 National Student Data Privacy Report

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)

AI in K-12 Education: Help, Hindrance, or Highway to the Future?

AI in K-12 Education: Help, Hindrance, or Highway to the Future?

Presented by Dr. Bryan Duffie, Superintendent, Alma School District (AR); Dr. Deborah Kerr, Superintendent, St. Francis Public School District (WI); Dr. Michael Lubelfeld, Superintendent, North Shore School District 112 (IL); and Pete Just, AI Project Director, CoSN
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Student Screen Time Pros and Cons: The CoSN 2025 Blaschke Report

Student Screen Time Pros and Cons: The CoSN 2025 Blaschke Report

Presented by Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent, Texarkana Independent School District (TX); David Law, Superintendent, Minnetonka Public Schools (MN); Dr. Marie Robinson, Superintendent, Bangor School Department (ME); and Cooper Sved, Teacher and CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) 2025 Blaschke Fellow
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Driving K-12 Innovation: Tech Enablers (Part 2)

Driving K-12 Innovation: Tech Enablers (Part 2)

Presented by Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District (CO); Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); and Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public School District (NJ)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Driving K-12 Innovation: Current Hurdles and Accelerators (Part 1)

Driving K-12 Innovation: Current Hurdles and Accelerators (Part 1)

Presented by Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District (CO); Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public School District (NJ); and Laura Geringer, Project Director, CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation initiative and EdTech Innovation Committee, and Founder, PumpkinBerry Consulting
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Leading Digital Learning: Communication Strategies for K-12 Education Leaders

Leading Digital Learning: Communication Strategies for K-12 Education Leaders

Presented by Dr. Mark Benigni, Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools (CT); Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Superintendent, Alexandria City Public Schools (VA); and Dr. Nick Polyak, Superintendent, Leyden High School District 212 (IL)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

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Data Privacy: A Critical Multi-Stakeholder School District Priority

Presented by Stephen Harrell, Superintendent, Deer Park Independent School District (TX); Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools (VA); and Linnette Attai, Project Director, Student Data Privacy Initiative and Trusted Learning Environment Program, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)