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NEIT 2015 Open Space 1L - Conference House Lilac Small, Low Budget 1-Person Tech Department Are you a small, low budget, young school with a one person tech department?

Pat Hough-International School of Brooklyn Jonathan Mamelok-Chapin Brandon Wolf-Brooklyn Heights Montessori Rodrigo Rodriguez The British International School of NY Habib Rahman, The International Preschools.

Compartmentalize what needs to be done, Change gets done incrementally

Tech director should tell financial director what the costs are to do what needs to be done. Be a leader.

International schools primary focus is language and curriculum. Not a big focus on technology.

Find what works.

Consistency of hardware is very important for repair and maintenance. Can also rebuild some hardware.

some companies buy hardware and fix it up.

GAFE free. One caveat for Google is they can use your data any way they like. read licensing carefully. Keep privacy up front especially with kids.

public web and less public web, tech helps market the school but is not ISB’s mission. Things happen slowly but that can be good.

Manage expectations.

Where does technology fit into the strategic plan? how about what NYSAIS evaluation? what was written up?

Habib: what is the next step? what direction do we go in?

communication is key.