Strengthen District Leadership and Communications

Integrating technology into district leadership, management and operations will empower people to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. For example, information, content and resource management systems can help you, your leadership team and school staff collect, report, understand, access, use, manage and secure data. Technology solutions are indispensable for data-driven decision making at the district, school and classroom levels.

A chief technology officer or chief information officer who reports to the superintendent as a senior cabinet official can help districts keep technology front and center and manage these critical components of a district technology strategy.

Superintendents know that community involvement and support are critical as well. Technology can help districts reach out to key constituencies, including teachers, parents and students. Web sites, broadcast e-mails and recorded phone messages, for example, can deliver timely information and alerts.