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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION
106: Cyber Resiliency Architecture 108: Student Scanning; Struggles to
108: St
udent Scanning; St
106: Cyber Resiliency Architecture
ruggles to
Disaster Recovery within the IT department can Success
Success
mean a lot of different things depending on who This session would give a general overview of
you ask. For example - a Systems Administra- the technology available for student tracking, but
tor’s worst fear might be recovering from a Ran- provide a deeper focus on implementation in-
somware on an ancient system versus a Site cluding lessons learned, buy in from the school
Technician’s worst fear being the availability of administration, students and parents.
extra equipment if a building floods. In this pre-
ers:
sentation we’ll look at IT Disaster Recovery, Busi- Speakers: Josh Crosby - Higley Unified School
Speak
ness Continuity and Cyber Resilience and what District & Shannon Weber - Florence Unified
you can do to identify all these systems risks and School District
business impacts you might not be aware of. In
the words of Mike Tyson, ‘Everyone has a plan
until they get punched in the face.’ Together we’ll
try to predict the punches before they arrive. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
109: Mental Health: Caring for Each Other
109: Mental Health: Caring fo r Each Other
Speaker: John Kukowski - West-MEC
Beyond the Surface
Speak er: Beyo nd t he Surface
During this insightful presentation, we will dis-
cuss educational institutions’ current mental
health crisis. As the situation continues to impact
students, support staff, and educators alike, we
will discuss the need to collaborate on innovative
solutions and initiatives to create supportive and
nurturing environments. You will leave this pre-
sentation with ideas on implementing programs
to combat mental health concerns.

Speak ers:
Speakers: Nikki Crider - SSC Services for Ed-
ucation & Dale Ponder - Crane Elementary
School District

PURCHASING
107: Purchasing 101 Under the Threshold
107: Purchasing 101 Under t he Thresho ld
Quotes, quotes and more quotes. What procure-
ment options do school districts have for pur-
chases under $100K?
This session will give attendees a foundation of
understanding for the rules under the formal bid
threshold of $100K.
Get in the fast lane to understanding basic re-
quirements for these purchases.

Speakers: Elyse Orozco - Littleton Elementary
Speak ers:
School District & Gary Barkman - Mesa Unified
School District
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