Session: "Ditch the WiFi Password: How Yelm Community Schools Went Passwordless"

Description: Yelm Community Schools demonstrates how using PacketFence, a free open-source tool, enables passwordless WiFi access through certificate-based authentication. Learn how adopting 802.1X and RADIUS policies eliminates shared credential risks and strengthens network security.

Attendees will receive actionable documentation to replicate this setup in their own districts. Discover how your schools can ditch WiFi passwords and transition to a secure, certificate-driven network environment.

Greater Albany Public Schools

Session: "The Three Projects Hiding Inside: A practical framework for getting complex technology projects across the finish line"

Description: Every major IT initiative is really three projects happening at once: **the technical project, the people project, and the operational project.** In this interactive session, you’ll bring a real project and use a practical framework to define what “done” looks like, uncover hidden dependencies, and identify who will be impacted. We’ll also put projects through the **Monday Morning Test**: what happens when the launch is over and everyone has to live with what you built? Come ready to work, compare approaches, and leave with a project framework you can use immediately.

Session: "Beyond the Screen: Helping Parents Move from Fear to Framework"

Description: Screen time headlines are everywhere, and so is the fear. From the American Federation of Teachers calling for classroom screen bans to parent activist groups winning new restrictions in major districts, families are being told that screens and AI are simply dangerous. But not all screen time is created equal, so treating it as one undifferentiated threat leaves parents and educators without any real tool for decision-making. This session moves beyond fear, uncertainty, and doubt by giving participants a concrete framework for evaluating technology use based on intention rather than duration. Drawing on the AI Optimism Framework, we'll unpack the real difference between passive consumption and tools that build creation, connection, and critical thinking. 

Session: "Building a Strong Team Culture"

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Session: "Free State Incident Response: Meet Washington's No-Cost K-12 Cybersecurity Team"

Description: Discover how the Washington State Incident Response Team provides fully state-funded, no-cost cybersecurity defense and emergency response to local K-12 school districts. Learn how your district can leverage this state-administered resource to protect critical systems and receive rapid support during a cyber incident.

Session: "ROI2: The Smarter Way to Measure What Really Matters"

Description: ROI2: Join us in learning to calculate your Return on Investment + Instructional return on your technology and instructional purchases. Learn how to quantify screen time, leaving with tools to respond to the anti-technology screen time debate.

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