Learnings from ERDI
Hello ECNO members,
The ECNO team has just returned from another successful ERDI, this time in Calgary. In addition to the snow reminding us that winter isn’t far away, we learned a few things that I wanted to share.
This year we hosted our own session. Our panel of directors was chaired by Erin Kelly
(Greater Essex County DSB) and included Pino Buffone (Renfrew County DSB), Michael
Nasello (Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington CDSB), Linda Staudt (London District Catholic School Board), and Louise Sirisko (York Region DSB). I had the pleasure of moderating the conversation and we started out reflecting on the role that products like our Shared Technology Services are having on student success. It was clear from our conversation that collaboration (both for administration and classroom learning) is a high priority for our members. As always, ECNO will continue to build services that find ways for boards to collaborate for improved efficiencies and
better student success.
My other take away from our panel and other ERDI conversations is the growing interest
in three themes: 1) the importance of data security, 2) disaster recovery and 3) using
technology to expand student voice. These themes came out of many conversations and
are still coalescing for myself and I think our members. ECNO will continue to listen to these needs and explore how we can bring our collective knowledge and experiences
together to support IT solutions that support the day-to-day IT needs of our members. We will also explore how we can facilitate these strategic conversations about how education and technology are changing one another.
It feels we are entering a period of innovation for our sector and it will be an interesting
year for ECNO and our members. We look forward to seeing you at our AGM on December 6 and our 20
th
annual conference next June. In the meantime, let me know
how else ECNO can be serving you in support of your daily operations or your strategic
IT thinking.
