Response to a cyber incident is never a once-size-fits-all event. Districts tune their processes and choices to fit their district's needs and abilities. Most of the districts in Oregon experienced a major third party data breach in December 2024 when the systems of Carruth Compliance Consulting were compromised during a cyber incident. Come hear from three ESD CIOs how each of them engaged their teams in this incident and how they tailored their incident response in a different way from each other yet still coordinated their work. Learn how you can vary incident response process to meet your own district & regional needs and how it can help you efficiently process through a breach response, user notification, and recovery back to normal operations.
Stuart Long (he/him) is the Chief Information Officer at the Cascade Technology Alliance and the Northwest Regional Education Service District. The Cascade Technology Alliance is the technology partnership encompassing Northwest Regional and Multnomah ESDs. The Cascade Technology... Read More →
Thursday May 8, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am PDT Stevenson A
"1. Understand Eligibility Who is eligible? What is eligible? 2. Funding Years & Deadlines Funding Years Application Window Deadlines! 3. Funding Requests and Priorities Prioritize Needs Budget Realistically 4. Competitive Bidding Process Fair Competition Compare Bids Carefully 5. Form Filing and Accuracy Accurate and complete forms Supporting Documentation 6. Staying Informed USAC Stay Updated 7. Seek Assistance E-Rate Consultants E-Rate State Coordinators"
In this session, members of the Edmonds School District Digital Learning team will describe how they have supported staff and student use of generative AI through: policy development/refinement and communication, required and optional professional learning, coaching, and integration into other initiatives and priorities. We will highlight our focus on the significance of open conversations with students around AI usage and provide examples of how we are supporting inclusive practices with gen AI. We will share resources we have developed and reflect on opportunities and challenges we have faced throughout our journey so far.
