This blog is the third in a multi-part series that will address the current state of K-12 digital tool management and offer recommendations emphasizing that the shift from ad-hoc purchasing toward strategic governance is essential for ensuring both fiscal responsibility and educational quality.  Here’s the blunt truth: licenses go unused…

Introduction: Over the past decade, K-12 school systems have seen rapid growth in digital learning tools, administrative applications, and educational software. This expansion has improved instructional delivery, engagement, and efficiency, but has also created operational and financial complexity. The next phase requires coordinated strategies for centralized software management, streamlined procurement,…

Introduction: Over the past decade, K-12 school systems have seen rapid growth in digital learning tools, administrative applications, and educational software. This expansion has improved instructional delivery, engagement, and efficiency, but has also created operational and financial complexity. The next phase requires coordinated strategies for centralized software management, streamlined procurement,…

Technology Management Systems Why it matters: Without a central system, technology is fragmented and reactive. With one, schools gain visibility, efficiency, and confidence. Streamlines operations – reduces friction and frees educators from administrative headaches. Enables instructional agility – teachers adopt new strategies knowing tools will work reliably. Drives evidence-based decisions…

Every day, school districts make countless decisions about technology—approving new apps, renewing software licenses, storing sensitive student data. But far too often, these decisions happen without full visibility, consistency, or control. And that’s a growing problem. The Risks You Can’t Afford to Ignore Across the country, districts are facing serious…

In K-12 today, most stakeholders (in any size educational institution) note disparate systems, inconsistent processes, and redundant requests as primary factors for the overwhelming sentiment around onboarding digital tools. This brief guide offers examples and actionable takeaways for consistency, compliance, and collaboration in onboarding educational technologies (edtech)…and these tactics can…

Managing the onboarding and offboarding of digital tools has become a daunting task for educational institutions as technology teams aim to enable school purchasing autonomy while protecting student data. From purchasing systems that produce the same results (redundancy) to unintended contract renewals, many challenges are present throughout the life cycle.…

Many factors, including the loss of ESSER funds, are impacting budgets in our educational institutions today, resulting in staff turnover or transition, purchasing freezes, and non-renewal of edtech tools. Despite such loss, the stakes are higher than ever before. It’s a critical time to pivot the mindset from “there’s no…

You’ve determined your district or campus needs a technology management system and successfully gained buy-in with a strong business case, so what’s next? With the greatest challenge – the budget – still ahead, you’ll need to thoroughly prepare for common objections and perhaps present new budgeting strategies not previously considered.…

If your district or campus is considering a new technology management system and you’ve engaged the appropriate stakeholders, the next step is preparing the business case. Skipping the first step could be a costly mistake if you attempt to build your case without interviewing others and capturing every problem the…