First, reduced funding in all areas limits the resources for technical innovation.
Second, staffing is problematic because the breadth of technical subject matter is equivalent to a district-level organization.
This combined effect, without proper management, can lead to an environment where neither resources nor expertise required to manage the school is viable. This can leave the school in a continuous break-fix or reactive mode, rather than a proactively managed model.
After a decade of managing technology in freestanding charter schools, we have learned a good deal both from our mistakes and from mistakes made by the schools we manage. There are many ways to manage technology. And we don’t pretend to have all the answers to all questions. But by experience, we have learned a great deal about what works and what does not work as it pertains to managing technology in this unique environment.
Search this website to learn the principles we have found to be consistently useful and have implemented in the schools we manage, to the extent possible.
These ideas are general in nature and may not apply directly to your organization. For specific guidance addressing your individual school, please contact us. Not only can we help you address the technology infrastructure of your school, but we can also help assist you in grant writing to receive funding for your school.
Best wishes in your important endeavor.
