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METAA CTO Clinic 2025

The METAA CTO Clinic will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at our NEW location, Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this event! We look forward to reconnecting with all of you! To register for the METAA CTO Clinic, please use this link! Do not register through sched.org Please review our event code of conduct.

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7:00am EDT

Breakfast Open Courtyard, Lobby & West Wing Check-in/Registration Open Front Lobby Vendor Hall Open: Visit your Sponsors! Courtyard, Lobby & West Wing

8:00am EDT

Welcome Message from METAA! Salons A, B & C

8:30am EDT

AI Readiness for Tech Departments WestboroughMark Racine Continuing Education at the Massachusetts Cyber Ranges SouthboroughMeghan Martinez • Mike Lyons Cyber Risk Management Salon CTodd Ohanesian • Thomas DePaulo Defending sensitive public sector data: Spotlight on ransomware SterlingDavid Balcar Inclusive School-Home Connection and Communication: What’s Working HudsonJenny Lundt • Helen Cohen Leading the Charge: Technology Strategic Planning in Real World Examples MarlboroughJackie Gantzer • AJ Cote Moving to the Cloud for Telephony WaylandKaren Winsper • Jared Perrine Project Unicorn: Unleashing the Magic in EdTech Interoperability SudburyTaylor Wrye, Ed.D. • Steve Smith State Reporting: Beyond the Numbers Salon BNatalie Croteau • Melissa Marino • Ben Silberglitt The Future of School Safety: Alyssa’s Law Meets Classroom Technology (Terabyte Partner session) NorthboroughDavid Bishop • Mary Finn

9:30am EDT

AI in MA Schools: DESE’s Roadmap to Safe and Purposeful Integration SouthboroughJackie Gantzer • AJ Cote Crafting Equitable AI Guidelines for Schools SterlingGrace Magley Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Protecting Schools Before the Next Attack (Terabyte Partner session) BoxboroughChris Daggett • Dan Lovetere EdTech Legal Essentials Salon AElizabeth Cabral-Townson From Endpoints to Insights: Leveraging osquery for School Security WestboroughDavid Balcar • Nicholas Comeau Future-Ready Teams: Building Technology Foundations for Long-Term Success HudsonMatthew Joseph Leveraging MS-ISAC's Free Resources for Enhanced Cybersecurity WaylandMichelle Nolan Making Sense of Summary Reports: A Practical Guide Salon BNatalie Croteau • Melissa Marino • Ben Silberglitt Planning for Change: AI's Evolution from Text to Real Time Audio & Video SudburyGreg Kulowiec Tech She Can: Strategies for Women's Success in K-12 Ed Tech Leadership Salon CLytania Mackey Thinking beyond auto-rosters to integrate apps - provisioning non-teacher users MarlboroughJack Polnar

10:30am EDT

30B Bidding Basics and Alternative Procurement Methods WestboroughMaya French A.I. for ALL: Paired Practices for Increased Equity and Inclusion HudsonJed Stefanowicz Cyber Security Offerings in K12, Acer Teacher Chromebook Plus and Acer Repair Pick Up Service, 5G DAS Cell Boosting Systems- Presented by Ockers BoxboroughJonathan Velozo Data Mastery with Google Sheets: Essential Formulas and Functions Salon AJennifer Judkins • Jonathan Schmid Maximizing School Meal Funding: CEP & Direct Certification SudburyJulianna Valcour Shaping the Future of K-12 Technology: Insights from Cross-Agency Listening Sessions MarlboroughSusan Noyes • Antoine Harrison Streamlining Public Records Requests: Practical Solutions with AI Salon BRandy Mcleod The State of Standards, Interoperability & Privacy SterlingSteve Smith • Ben Silberglitt Using Bloodhound to Assess your AD Environment SouthboroughMeghan Martinez When AI Becomes the Threat: Cybersecurity Risks in Education (Terabyte Partner session) NorthboroughSuzanne McLaughlin • Robert Hamel When MFA Fails: Incident Response and Recovery Salon CNeal Richardson

11:25am EDT

Boxed Lunch/Visit Your Sponsors! Courtyard, Lobby & West Wing

12:45pm EDT

ADMINNOVATION: Administration + Innovation to level-up leadership SterlingJed Stefanowicz Advancing Digital Equity to Strengthen Personalized, Competency-Based Education WestboroughBeth Holland Cybersecurity Incidents: A Tabletop Exercise from a Data Specialist’s Perspective HudsonJack Polnar Google Updates -What's Coming and What's New? Salon ABrittany Christian • Eric Lawson Implementing AI in Schools: Opportunities, Challenges and Responsible Integration MarlboroughMonsurat Ottun One Dashboard, Endless Insights: Transforming Student Data into Action WaylandVeronique Roberts • Kim Clements Ready Player 1- The Game of Ed Tech Funding SouthboroughLytania Mackey • Joseph V. Marino • Tim Rapoza • Brett Lindholm Right Access, Right Time: Effective Account Management for K-12 SudburyDrew O'Connors • John Collins • Mackenzie Yarletts The AI- Vengers! (Terabyte Partner session) BoxboroughMichael Tinker • Brandon Hall The Global Education Security Standard Update Salon BSteve Smith • Neal Richardson The Road Ahead Salon CRamah Hawley • Cynthia Tougas WCA Zero Trust Foundation + Security Operations Overview with Arctic Wolf (Terabyte Partner session) NorthboroughRick Leclerc • Bill Suarez

1:45pm EDT

Aspen - Meet up SterlingHolly Thyng Building Bridges: Supporting Multilingual Families Through Technology SouthboroughErin Fisher • Erin Johnson • Sarah Perkins Google Admin Best Practices: Securing Your Educational Environment: Salon AJim Copeland Innovative Leadership: Building Collaborative Bridges for Enhanced Student Learning WaylandMatthew Joseph Level Up Your Tech Toolkit: Connecting and Collaborating for Success Salon CTim Rapoza • Jonathan Gallishaw Navigating Change: Developing Enduring AI Literacy WestboroughGreg Kulowiec PowerSchool Meet up Salon BMargaret Predergast Rediker/School Brains Meet up SudburyJared Perrine Take Your Technology Leadership Skills to the Next Level HudsonLoretta Cannistraci • Jeff Liberman

2:45pm EDT

Closing Remarks/Raffles Salon A