2022 METAA Buyers Guide by metaa-techdirectors

2022 BUYERS GUIDE

METAA Chief Technology Officer Certificate Online Course The first METAA Chief Technology Officer Certificate Online Course of 2022 has begun. Over the past two years, we have experienced evolving technological challenges in our schools. The role of the K-12 educational technology director has been influential in developing many innovative solutions to the demands of in class, on-line and hybrid learning.

About the Course: METAA is offering the METAA Chief Technology Officer Certificate Online Course through Framingham State University. This rigorous 14-week online course will build competencies in the ten essential skills of these three primary categories: Leadership & Vision, Understanding the Educational Environment, Managing Technology & Support Resources. Students will earn 3 Framingham State credits. This course designed for both prospective and current technology directors. Coursework consists of readings, activities, online discussion posts, reflections, a final essay, and a project portfolio. Students can expect to work about 5 asynchronous hours per week depending on expertise in the ten skill areas the course covers. The advantage of working in our online cohort format is the sharing of learning, experience, and expertise in each of the skill areas. With the vital role technology plays in education, this course insures that students gain the competencies to be included in the central management team in each school or district. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a course grade. Students will also be evaluated to receive the METAA CTO Certificate through the METAA CTO Course Committee’s review of each student’s LiveBinder portfolio and final project. This certificate provides employers verification that they will be hiring, or have hired, a technology administrator who possesses the vast knowledge and skills necessary to be an effective educational technology leader in the K-12 environment. This certificate is different from other certification programs, like the CoSN CETL certification which requires four years’ experience as a technology director. Pre-Requisite Degrees: A Bachelor or Masters degree is highly recommended. (Please note that the current Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary (DESE) Education Director Certification – Generalist requires a Masters degree.)

Next Course Information: • Course Duration: July 11, 2022 through October 16, 2022 (14 weeks) The course consists of 12 weeks of instruction related to the skill areas and two additional weeks allotted for the final project. • Course Cost: $1500 (non-refundable) • Location: Online (Students will submit work online weekly – expect about 5 hours of work per week. Students will collaborate asynchronously within the weekly schedule.) To receive the Course Registration Form and more course details, please complete the information by clicking here by June 3, 2022

The Course Registration Form will be sent out to those who have completed the survey by clicking the button above. Upon receipt of your interest in this course, further information to complete the application and payment process will be provided. Please complete the FSU Course Registration Process by June 14, 2022 Graduate Credits: 3 (through Framingham State University) Materials: • Access to FSU course site • CoSN reference materials for one year • LiveBinder account Email any questions to: Loretta Cannistraci lcannistraci@techdirectors.org OR Jeff Liberman jliberman@techdirectors.org

W BOARD OFFICERS PRESIDENT

Annamaria Schrimpf VICE PRESIDENT

Jean Tower SECRETARY

Loretta Cannistraci TREASURER

Mike Minihane

BOARD MEMBERS Julie Baudreau Eric Bouvier Gail Callahan Jeff Liberman Jared Perrine Jonathan Schmid Stephanie Whitaker Jim Sullivan

e cannot turn back! Education has taken a quantum leap in our schools’ digital learning environments. Through the commitment of the administrators and the infusion of state and federal funding, digital learning accelerated at an astronomical momentum in education. It is essential to recognize the tremendous efforts it took for the Ed Tech Departments in our districts to ensure that all the necessary components would be available and supported during remote learning. Kudos to all my fellow colleagues who were given this task and succeeded!

As Educational Technology Leaders, we must ensure that we continue the digital learning journey for our students. I am requesting that every Educational Technology Leader make a professional commitment to ensure that you will guide the digital innovations within your school district and continue the conversations at both state and national levels. Identify the hurdles, accelerators, and technology enablers to create a pathway for continued innovation in our schools, embracing traditional and digital methodologies to ensure the best methods coexist and commingle in teaching and learning. METAA hopes that the METAA Buyer’s Guide and the METAA CTO Clinic 2022 will give you additional access to resources to support the digital learning innovation in our schools. I want to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors who have contributed to this Buyers Guide and have made this event possible without any cost to attendees. What can you do to continue this journey? Be a voice and get involved at the national, state, or local levels. Joining the METAA board is an excellent opportunity to stay involved and connected.

Jenn Judkins

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM METAA

Annamaria Schrimpf, METAA President

METAA Membership www.techdirectors.org/ membership/

METAA Board Members

METAA Data Specialists Google Group bit.ly/METAAData SpecialistsGoogleGroup METAA Listserv bit.ly/MATech Directorslistserv METAA CTO Certificate Online Course learning.techdirectors.org/ metaa-cto-course-online METAA Consortium Buys www.techdirectors.org/ membership/consortiumbuys Microsoft Classlink Teq

Gaggle SysCloud

Stephanie Whitaker, METAA CTO Clinic Chair Laurie Sachs, METAA Operation Assistant

CATEGORY INDEX

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Acer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Apex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 bluum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CDW Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ClassLink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Epson America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Extreme Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 FirstLight Fiber Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Five Star Technology Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Fortinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Gaggle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HUB Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Infinite Campus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Innive Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Integrity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Linewize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 METAA/CoSN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MHEC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 NutKase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Ockers Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Promethean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Samsung. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Teq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Unified Networking Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Whalley Computer Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Zoom Video Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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The State of Student Safety During the 2020–21 school year, Gaggle analyzed more than 10.1 billion student emails, files, and chats to help K-12 school districts keep students safe.

360K+

1,408

3,300+

incidents required district attention

student lives saved

violent threats resolved

6,800+

412

131%

sexually explicit images involving minors

suicide notes found

increase in student safety incidents

Safeguarding Students Around the Clock Gaggle monitors student activity on school-provided digital accounts and platforms 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

5.2students MILLION protected THROUGH THE GAGGLE LENS

The State of Student Safety

357,074

hours spent reviewing student content by Gaggle’s Safety team

35%

of incidents occurred after hours (defined as 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM and weekends)

Key Takeaways 24/7/365 Student Safety What did Gaggle’s data reveal during the 2020–21 school year?

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“At the end of the day, you can’t put a price on the safety of our students. A lot of these alerts happen late at night or early mornings with students discussing depression, suicide, drugs and alcohol,

10.1

63%

45%

BILLION

INCREASE

OF INCIDENTS

student items reviewed

in student content from the 2019–20 school year

occurred at the middle school level

violence. With previous products, we might not have been alerted until the next morning.”

Through the Gaggle Lens: The State of Student Safety Read our annual report to learn more.

www.apextechgroup.com

Are you ready for a new Student Information System? See why Massachusetts districts are choosing Infinite Campus as their all-in-one system. infinitecampus.com/demo

Shari Grayson, Regional Sales Manager sgrayson@customtech.com | 617.866.0814

COMPLETE IT SOLUTIONS

Since 1998 Apex has been a premier provider of IT services to educational, municipal and commercial organizations throughout New England.

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ONLY 7 DAY TURN AROUND WITH YOUR SCHOOL LOGO

Protecting devices in over 1,000 schools & districts worldwide.

FOR VOLUME EDUCATION DISCOUNTS OR ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT US

John Dixon | John.Dixon@MyNutKase.com | 312.216.2430 | www.NutKase.com

NutKase Amigo

NutKase Rugged Case

• Super competitive pricing & deals

• Custom Logo Embossing Available

• No shipping container delays

• Clear back for easy viewing of asset tags and bar codes

for 11"-14" Chromebooks/Laptops

• New spacious pocket design • Fabric doesn’t absorb smoke or scents • Clear asset tag window included • Easy to truck across border • Volume Education Discounts Available

for iPad 9.7" 5th/6th Gen & iPad 10.2" 7th/8th/9th Gen

• Exceeds military drop test requirements (MIL-STD 810G) • Built-in kickstand for viewing & typing modes • Honeycomb corners for extra drop protection • Built-in screen protector guards against scratches

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CATEGORY INDEX State Contracts – Hardware ITC66 COPIERS, PRINTERS,

SCANNERS AND RELATED DEVICES AND SERVICES

FirstLight Fiber Inc MORE ON PAGE 22

41 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net https://firstlight.net

Epson America

Fortinet

MORE ON PAGE 22

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110 Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com www.fortinet.com

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Gaggle

Ockers Company

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS

MORE ON PAGE 22

5050 Quorum Drive, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75254 Jodi Lott 781-261-6208 jodi@gaggle.net www.gaggle.net

Ockers Company MORE ON PAGE 24

830 W. Chestnut Street Brockton, MA 02301 Jason Houser 508-586-4642 jasonh@ockers.com www.ockers.com

Unified Networking Solutions MORE ON PAGE 25

ITC71 SECURITY, SURVEILLANCE, MONITORING, AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

10 Commerce Way #8 Raynham, MA 02767 Brian McDonald 508-272-1650 bmcdonald@UnifiedITSupport.com UnifiedITSupport.com

CDW Education

Whalley Computer Associates

MORE ON PAGE 26

1 Whalley Way, Southwick MA 01077 Mike Sheil 1-413-569-4240 wcabiz@wca.com https://www.wca.com/

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ITC73 IT HARDWARE AND SERVICES Acer MORE ON PAGE 20

1730 N 1st Street, Suite 400 San Jose CA 95112 Lynne Edgehill 508-259-0573 lynne.edgehill@acer.com acerforeducation.acer.com

CDW Education MORE ON PAGE 21

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

Extreme Networks MORE ON PAGE 21

6480 Via Del Oro San Jose, CA 95119 Greg Bleaux 603-305-9164 gbleaux@extremenetworks.com www.extremenetworks.com

FirstLight Fiber Inc MORE ON PAGE 22

41 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net firstlight.net

Five Star Technology Solutions

In the process for this category MORE ON PAGE 22

3310 E 10th St. Suite 4, #358 Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Laura Tilton 812-246-5257 ltilton@fivestartech.com fivestartech.com

CATEGORY INDEX HUB Tech MORE ON PAGE 23

44 Norfolk Avenue South Easton, MA 02375 Paul Shiff 508-238-9887 pshiff@hubtech.com www.hubtech.com

Linewize Cyber Safety MORE ON PAGE 24

11545 W Bernardo Ct San Diego CA 92127 Claire Nemeth 513-310-1130 claire.nemeth@linewize.com www.linewize.com

NutKase Accessories MORE ON PAGE 24

2093 Philadelphia Pike #5417 Claymont, DE 19703 Oliver Page 310-614-2818 john.dixon@mynutkase.com www.nutkase.com

Ockers Company MORE ON PAGE 24

830 W. Chestnut Street Brockton, MA 02301 Jason Houser 508-586-4642 jasonh@ockers.com www.ockers.com

Unified Networking Solutions MORE ON PAGE 26

10 Commerce Way #8 Raynham, MA 02767 Brian McDonald 508-272-1650 bmcdonald@UnifiedITSupport.com UnifiedITSupport.com

Whalley Computer Associates MORE ON PAGE 26

1 Whalley Way, Southwick MA 01077 Mike Sheil 1-413-569-4240 wcabiz@wca.com https://www.wca.com/

State Contracts – Software & Services ITS60 CLOUD SOLUTIONS CDW Education MORE ON PAGE 21

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

ClassLink MORE ON PAGE 21

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS

45 East Madison Ave, Suite 7 Clifton NJ, 07011 Joanne Najarian (862) 702-9888 jnajarian@classlink.com www.classlink.com

Extreme Networks MORE ON PAGE 21

6480 Via Del Oro San Jose, CA 95119 Greg Bleaux 603-305-9164 gbleaux@extremenetworks.com www.extremenetworks.com

FirstLight Fiber Inc MORE ON PAGE 22

41 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net firstlight.net

Fortinet MORE ON PAGE 22

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110 Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com www.fortinet.com

Infinite Campus MORE ON PAGE 23

70 Suffolk Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Shari Grayson 617-866-0814 sgrayson@customtech.com www.infinitecampus.com

Innive Inc MORE ON PAGE 23

5717 Legacy Dr Suite 250 Plano, TX 75024-4246 Bhuwan Thakur 813-364-0333 k12360@inniveinc.com www.k12360.com

Linewize Cyber Safety MORE ON PAGE 24

11545 W Bernardo Ct San Diego CA 92127 Claire Nemeth 513-310-1130 claire.nemeth@linewize.com www.linewize.com

Zoom Video Communications MORE ON PAGE 26

55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113 Christian Hansen 339.298.8095 christian.hansen@zoom.us www.zoom.us

ITS69 MANAGED PRINT SERVICES CDW Education MORE ON PAGE 21

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

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CATEGORY INDEX ITS75 SOFTWARE AND SERVICES CDW Education MORE ON PAGE 21

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

Five Star Technology Solutions

In the process for this category MORE ON PAGE 22

3310 E 10th St. Suite 4, #358 Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Laura Tilton 812-246-5257 ltilton@fivestartech.com fivestartech.com

Fortinet MORE ON PAGE 22

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110 Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com www.fortinet.com

Infinite Campus MORE ON PAGE 23

70 Suffolk Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Shari Grayson 617-866-0814 sgrayson@customtech.com www.infinitecampus.com

Innive Inc MORE ON PAGE 23

5717 Legacy Dr Suite 250 Plano, TX 75024-4246 Bhuwan Thakur 813-364-0333 k12360@inniveinc.com www.k12360.com

Linewize Cyber Safety MORE ON PAGE 24

11545 W Bernardo Ct San Diego CA 92127 Claire Nemeth 513-310-1130 claire.nemeth@linewize.com www.linewize.com

Zoom Video Communications MORE ON PAGE 26

55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113 Christian Hansen 339.298.8095 christian.hansen@zoom.us www.zoom.us

ITS77 IT STAFF AUGMENTATION CDW Education MORE ON PAGE 21

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

Innive Inc MORE ON PAGE 23

5717 Legacy Dr Suite 250 Plano, TX 75024-4246 Bhuwan Thakur 813-364-0333 k12360@inniveinc.com www.k12360.com

ITS78 DATA AND CYBERSECURITY FirstLight Fiber Inc MORE ON PAGE 22

41 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net firstlight.net

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Five Star Technology Solutions

In the process for this category MORE ON PAGE 22

3310 E 10th St. Suite 4, #358 Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Laura Tilton 812-246-5257 ltilton@fivestartech.com fivestartech.com

Fortinet MORE ON PAGE 22

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110 Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com www.fortinet.com

Infinite Campus MORE ON PAGE 23

70 Suffolk Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Shari Grayson 617-866-0814 sgrayson@customtech.com www.infinitecampus.com

Linewize Cyber Safety MORE ON PAGE 24

11545 W Bernardo Ct San Diego CA 92127 Claire Nemeth 513-310-1130 claire.nemeth@linewize.com www.linewize.com

State Contracts – Telecommunications ITT72 CATEGORY 2-9 NETWORK SERVICES,

COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES & RELATED EQUIPMENT Extreme Networks MORE ON PAGE 21

6480 Via Del Oro San Jose, CA 95119 Greg Bleaux 603-305-9164 gbleaux@extremenetworks.com www.extremenetworks.com

CATEGORY INDEX FirstLight Fiber Inc

Unified Networking Solutions

MORE ON PAGE 22

MORE ON PAGE 26

OFF50 AUDIO, VIDEO,

41 State Street Albany, NY 12207 Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net firstlight.net

10 Commerce Way #8 Raynham, MA 02767 Brian McDonald 508-272-1650 bmcdonald@UnifiedITSupport.com UnifiedITSupport.com

Fortinet

Whalley Computer Associates

MORE ON PAGE 22

MORE ON PAGE 26

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110 Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com www.fortinet.com

1 Whalley Way, Southwick MA 01077 Mike Sheil 1-413-569-4240 wcabiz@wca.com https://www.wca.com/

HUB Tech

State Contracts – Office and Educational Supplies and Services

MORE ON PAGE 22

HUB Tech

200 N Milwaukee Ave Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

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85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Donna Gill 201-446-0369 dgill@sea.samsung.com Anthony Alexandre 646-210-4738

1 Whalley Way, Southwick MA 01077 Mike Sheil 1-413-569-4240 wcabiz@wca.com https://www.wca.com/

a.alexandre@partner.sea.samsung.com

Additional Categories

www.samsung.com

Teq MORE ON PAGE 25

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS

7 Norden Ln, Huntington Station, NY 11746 Emily Parrish 877-455-9369 emilyparrish@teq.com www.teq.com

Bluum MORE ON PAGE 20

4675 E Cotton Center Blvd Ste. 155 Phoenix, AZ 85040 Jennifer Nock 416-358-6580 Jennifer.Nock@bluum.com www.bluum.com

MHEC HAS OVER 50 DIVERSE

NASPO; RI DIVISION OF PURCHASES; PARTNERSHIP W/OMNIA

PUBLICLY BID CONTRACTS THAT ARE SIMPLE TO USE

Apex Technology Group

MHEC

DIRECTORY

METAA Data Dashboard Initiative

Acer 1730 N 1st Street, Suite 400 San Jose CA 95112 Inspire Daily. Learn Always. Explore our broad portfolio of Chromebooks, laptops and desktops for K12 students, teachers, and learning spaces.

METAA’s most current project is the design of a data dashboard to collect ed tech-related resources across school districts. The data dashboard gives a window into the extensive resources used within your school and across school districts throughout the state. Once populated by each school district, the data dashboard will be an invaluable resource. We need each school district to participate in populating their information. Although it will take some time upfront, it will benefit all moving forward. The METAA Data Dashboard will be introduced during the METAA CTO Clinic, including the many benefits available to the Ed Tech Leaders.

Lynne Edgehill 508-259-0573 lynne.edgehill@acer.com

acerforeducation.acer.com

We need you! Please click the link below so you will receive your spreadsheets to populate and access the METAA Data Dashboard. Once registered and your school district information is populated, you will be able to access the entire dashboard.

CLICK HERE: PARTICIPANT’S REQUEST FORM

Apex Technology Group

Bluum

2158 Plainfield Pike, Suite 1, Cranston RI 02921

4675 E Cotton Center Blvd Ste. 155 Phoenix, AZ 85040

Established in 1998 and operated in the USA. Apex’s IT engineers are certified with Microsoft, Cisco, Aruba, Dell, Apple, HP, Google, Palo Alto, Barracuda. Apex services include IT strategy, network design, procurement, project management, installation and ongoing support. Apex’s approach is customer-centric, with a proven track record of providing higher IT service levels at a reduced operating cost. At Apex, we are big enough to handle any IT problem, and small enough to provide custom support solutions to fit any environment. Apex is an E-Rate Service Provider.

Kyle Ratte 401-680-4611 kratte@apextechgroup.com

www.apextechgroup.com

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Bluum is North America’s largest learning catalyst, uniting educators with hand-picked technology solutions to improve learning and make it more accessible.

Jennifer Nock 416-358-6580 Jennifer.Nock@bluum.com

www.bluum.com

DIRECTORY CDW Education

ClassLink

200 N Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

45 East Madison Ave, Suite 7 Clifton NJ, 07011

CDW•G: Education Description A wholly owned subsidiary of CDW, CDW Government is a leading provider of technology solutions to government, education and healthcare customers. CDW•G experts have the knowledge and experience to help you capitalize on innovative technology to create an engaging, resilient and highly flexible blended learning environment.

Derek Dellamonica 847-393-5287 deredel@cdw.com

www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/ home/k-12-education.html

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS ClassLink is a leading provider of cloud-based education products that connect educators and students with their classroom, curriculum, and each other in richer, more powerful ways. As leading advocates for open data standards, we offer instant access to apps and files with single sign-on, streamline class rostering, automate account provisioning, and provide actionable analytics. ClassLink empowers 16 million students and staff in over 2,000 school systems.

Joanne Najarian 862-702-9888 jnajarian@classlink.com

www.classlink.com/

Epson America

Extreme Networks

287 Sarah Circle, Orange, CT 06477

6480 Via Del Oro, San Jose, CA 95119

Epson’s award-winning education solutions are designed to empower teachers to rise above digital distractions and deliver interactive, creative and laser-focused learning environments with super-flexible, low-maintenance and budget-conscious technology. Specifically designed with educators in mind, Epson laser displays deliver big, bright, immersive learning experiences to captivate, engage and inspire every student in the room – without compromising whiteboard space. Epson’s innovative presentation display and projector technologies make bright, collaborative learning environments a reality.

Progress is achieved when we connect — allowing us to learn, understand, create, and grow. Extreme Networks make connecting simple and easy with effortless networking experiences that enable educators to advance and improve learning outcomes. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. With a culture of agility, we anticipate the needs of educators and their students as they develop. Over 20,000 schools and universities globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate the digital transformation of education and deliver progress like never before.

George L Poland 1-203-494-8173 george.poland@ea.epson.com

www.epson.com/

Greg Bleaux 603-305-9164 gbleaux@extremenetworks.com

www.extremenetworks.com

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DIRECTORY FirstLight Fiber Inc 41 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 FirstLight Fiber provides fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud, unified communications, and managed services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on our more than 25,000route mile network. FirstLight serves more than 500 K-12 schools and 2,000 educational customer locations, with vast experience in E-Rate funding.

Tony Salamanca 603-845-5018 asalamanca@firstlight.net

firstlight.net

Five Star Technology Solutions 3310 E 10th St. Suite 4, #358 Jeffersonville, IN 47130 At Five Star Technology Solutions, our mission is to serve as a catalyst for innovation so school leaders can be empowered to achieve their vision of excellence through professional development solutions, managed IT services, and data visualization & storage solutions. Our team understands that no two schools are the same. That’s why we’ve worked to build a community of engineers, teachers, administrators, and Google Certified professionals with a variety of backgrounds to better serve the organizations we partner with. Whether you are a small rural school district with less than 1,000 students or a sprawling public school system with dozens of schools, Five Star Technology Solutions can help you find solutions that fit your budget and long-term technology plan.

Laura Tilton 812-246-5257 | ltilton@fivestartech.com

fivestartech.com

Fortinet

Gaggle

160 Federal Street Suite 400 Boston MA 02110

5050 Quorum Drive, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75254

Fortinet Security Fabric enables K-12 schools to protect their digital assets, faculty, staff, and students with a comprehensive, integrated set of security solutions.

Melanie Burns 508-282-1855 mburns@fortinet.com

www.fortinet.com

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS Gaggle is the pioneer in helping K-12 districts manage student safety on school-provided technology. Our mission is to help ensure the safety and well-being of all students, supporting school districts in proactively identifying those who are struggling. We have helped thousands of districts across the country avoid tragedies and save lives.

Jodi Lott 781-261-6208 jodi@gaggle.net

www.gaggle.net/

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DIRECTORY HUB Tech

Infinite Campus

44 Norfolk Avenue, South Easton, MA 02375

70 Suffolk Court, Hauppauge, NY 11788

HUB Tech has been a trusted IT Solutions Provider for K-12 for almost 30 years. As a trusted advisor, we help build, implement, and manage your infrastructure while delivering cost effective solutions for your school districts that last beyond industry expectations. Led by our highly skilled management team and staffed by a badged, certified, and trained team of architects, support engineers, and technicians, we work beside you to ensure you have a strategy that allows you to transform your Information infrastructure and security posture to keep up with the needs of your school district and your users. We have developed proprietary tools and strategies that have enabled us to lower cost and increase the quality of service to our K-12 client base. Our mission is simple – to take full ownership for all that we do, to protect those who trust in us, and to make lifelong clients from every customer contact.

Infinite Campus manages 7.8 million students in 45 states. For more than 25 years, Infinite Campus has successfully implemented its solutions for 2,000+ customers of all sizes, from those with fewer than 100 students to those with more than 600,000 students. Infinite Campus customers include school districts, regional consortia, state departments of education and the federal government.

Shari Grayson 617-866-0814 sgrayson@customtech.com

www.infinitecampus.com

Paul Shiff 508-238-9887 pshiff@hubtech.com

www.hubtech.com

Innive Inc

Integrity

5717 Legacy Dr, Suite 250 Plano, TX 75024-4246

65 W. Boston Post Rd., Marlborough, MA 01752

Innive K12 360° is a managed Data and Analytical platform, tailored for K -12, providing actionable insights to each role at District. At the foundation is a cloud-native data layer which adheres to leading Interoperability standards that supports integration from multiple education systems. K12 360° analytical solutions make this integrated data easy to decipher with views for Superintendent, Board Members and other key executives, functional leaders and administrators, principals, teachers, counselors, parents and students, to make decision making easier. This information is also available using curated datasets to help with your ad hoc reporting. With over 400 KPIs and over 30 modules, K12 360° is tailored to support school districts of all sizes – small, medium, large and extra-large.

Integrity is a Massachusetts-based education technology service provider focused on enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative outcomes. For nearly two decades, Integrity has provided more than one-hundred public school districts, charter schools, and private and parochial schools with programs and services designed to converge information technology and education reform in the most affordable, reliable way. These programs and services include Network Infrastructure and Connectivity, Data Management and Analytics, School Safety and Security, and other Teaching and Learning Technologies.

Bhuwan Thakur 813-364-0333 k12360@inniveinc.com

Lisa Gionet 508-624-4474 integrity@integrity-learning.com

www.integrity-learning.com

www.k12360.com

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DIRECTORY Linewize Cyber Safety

MHEC

11545 W Bernardo Ct, San Diego CA 92127

100 University Dr. Suite 1, Amherst, MA 01002

Linewize has become the fastest growing cyber-safety platform within K12, serving schools by providing an elite cloud filtering experience, saving lives with the most comprehensive student safety monitoring, and enabling engagement in the classroom for teachers.

MHEC is a not-for-profit Group Purchasing Organization. We’ve been creating diverse contracts for our New England members for 45+ years. Our contracts remove the complex process of going to bid, making purchasing simple. This factor, along with our service levels, are the two major sources of satisfaction for our members.

Claire Nemeth 513-310-1130 claire.nemeth@linewize.com

www.linewize.com

MHEC membership criteria requires that an organization be not-for-profit, have an educational component, and be located in New England. We have a long history of providing excellent service and work closely with our members to help them achieve their purchasing objectives. On average, members using our contracts annually save 35%. Our contracts are transparently bid in compliance with public bidding laws (MGL Chapter 30b), making them open, fair, and competitive. We have over 50 contracts in our portfolio giving our members access to 700+ suppliers and 25,000+ products and services and reflect the input we have received from our members.

Janet Garabedian 413-992-2578 | jgarabedian@mhec.net

www.mhec.net

NutKase Accessories

Ockers Company

2093 Philadelphia Pike #5417 Claymont, DE 19703 United States

830 W. Chestnut Street Brockton, MA 02301

NutKase Accessories is a leading B2B accessory brand focused on designing and manufacturing high-quality ruggedized Chromebook, iPad, and Laptop cases.

Founded on 100 years of technical experience and expertise, we provide the operational advantages, productivity savings and administrative efficiencies our customers appreciate as their proven, single-source “go-to” IT partner.

We sell our protective cases to Schools, Hospitals, and Companies in over 50 countries around the world and have been in business since 2011.

Jason Houser 508-586-4642 jasonh@ockers.com

Our team is globally distributed based in LA, Chicago, Minneapolis, Orlando, Miami, Rome IT, & Guangzhou CN.

www.ockers.com

Oliver Page 3106142818 john.dixon@mynutkase.com

www.nutkase.com

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DIRECTORY Promethean, Inc. 720 Olive Way Suite 1500 - Seattle, WA From our beginnings in Blackburn, England, to our global operations in 22 countries today, we’ve continued to explore, innovate, and inspire—designing learning and collaboration tools that are built for breakthroughs. Our award-winning interactive display, ActivPanel, and lesson delivery software, ActivInspire and ClassFlow, were designed to engage students, connect colleagues, and bring out the brilliance in everyone. Our complete edtech solution also includes superior professional development and comprehensive customer support. That’s why Promethean has earned the love and loyalty of so many educators. It’s why our partners are so enthusiastic about selling our products. And it’s why our 500 employees across the globe are proud to work for a company that has the most noble of missions: to transform the way the world learns and collaborates.

Geoffrey Allison 860-726-8640 | Geoffrey.Allison@prometheanworld.com

Samsung Electronics of America 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 As a global technology leader, Samsung Electronics provides a diverse portfolio of enterprise technologies including Smart Signage, Interactive Displays, Mobility, Hybrid Learning Solutions, LED Screens, Outdoor LED Monument Signs ,Video Walls, and Monitors. Samsung puts the customer at the core of everything we do by delivering comprehensive products, solutions and services. Discover our latest educational solutions that combine Samsung technology, easy-to-use device management tools and our partner ecosystem to deliver powerful digital learning experiences, inside and outside the classroom.

Donna Gill 201-446-0369 | dgill@sea.samsung.com Anthony Alexandre 646-210-4738 | a.alexandre@partner.sea.samsung.com

www.samsung.com

www.prometheanworld.com

Teq

Unified Networking Solutions

7 Norden Ln, Huntington Station, NY 11746

10 Commerce Way #8, Raynham, MA 02767

METAA CONSORTIUM BUYS Explore technology, tools, and instructional solutions that bring all of the dynamic moving parts of education together.

Emily Parrish 877-455-9369 emilyparrish@teq.com

www.teq.com

YOUR IT LIFE WITH UNIFIED: We design, implement and fully manage IT systems for State, Local, and Education organizations. IT’S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT ONE THING: YOU - With decades of experience in IT between them, partners Brian McDonald and Howard Cathcart realized starting out that every one of their competitors were going to have access to the same partner products and services. In order to make Unified Networking Solutions a step above, they would have to engineer better solutions for clients with those same products, and they would need to create a unique customer experience. Both require an enhanced ability to listen to, not just hear, their clients.

Brian McDonald 508-272-1650 bmcdonald@UnifiedITSupport.com

UnifiedITSupport.com

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DIRECTORY Whalley Computer Associates

Zoom Video Communications

1 Whalley Way, Southwick MA 01077

55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113

WCA is a local leader in New England education since 1979. State Contracts ITC71,ITC73, ITT72, OFF50 & MHEC. 150 Computer professionals committed to providing exceptional customer experience. WCA has a strong footprint in cloud, networking, datacenter, and virtualization projects. Please reach out at wcabiz@wca.com for more information.

Mike Sheil 1-413-569-4240 wcabiz@wca.com

www.wca.com

Zoom’s people-centric cloud service transforms realtime collaboration experience. The unified cloud meeting experience provides a 3-in-1 meeting platform with HD video conferencing, mobility, telephony & meeting spaces. We’re proud to support New England K-12!

Christian Hansen 339-298-8095 | christian.hansen@zoom.us

www.zoom.us/

Built for breakthroughs Designed by teachers. Loved by educators. To learn more, visit PrometheanWorld.com Or contact: Geoffrey Allison 860-726-8640 Geoffrey.Allison@prometheanworld.com

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Your School Connected ... with Integrity!

Integrity provides innovative, integrated, and cost-effective technology as a service.

Our programs and services include: Network Infrastructure and Connectivity Data Management and Analytics School Safety and Security Teaching and Learning Technologies

for education

ACER STUDENT eLEARNING REPAIR PROGRAM This model-specific program supports education accounts by offering students an opportunity to learn to repair select Acer computers. Qualified students can gain practical work experience assisting campus IT staff with hardware repairs.

WE TRAIN STUDENTS IN HARDWARE REPAIRS

Interactive eLearning • • •

Videos Resource material Assessments to advance

Learning Path • • • •

Component Overview Component Replacement Post RepairQA Testing Hardware ID Reconfiguration

Final assessment administered by local staff • •

Only forstudentswho have passed all online tests Demonstrate competency

For More Info Contact: Lynne Edgehill lynne.edgehill@acer.com

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WE GET CLASSROOM NEEDS HAVE CHANGED, AGAIN. To transform learning through cloud technologies, you need IT Orchestration by CDW•G. The cloud helps keep classrooms connected — no matter where learning takes place. From secure, real-time collaborating among students to enhanced workflows for administrators, see how CDW•G can help your organization leverage cloud technologies to help you accomplish more every day. See how at CDWG.com/cloud

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Simplify collaboration so bright ideas can shine Ready out of the box and easy to use, Samsung interactive displays instantly transform any space into a collaboration hub. Empower every member of your class, whether they’re in the same room or not. Engage students with vivid 4K Ultra HD resolution viewing experience, annotation capability, up to 20 touch points, easy wireless content sharing and hybrid flexibility. The WMA series Interactive Display simplifies collaboration so bright ideas can shine. Samsung.com/interactive

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More than just meetings…

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In the Classroom or From Home Easy Access to Learning Resources is Essential Today’s education environment demands that schools are prepared for quick shifts between remote, in-person, and blended learning. This can be challenging, but schools don’t have to face this daunting task alone. ClassLink was built for this.

How Can ClassLink Help? Access ClassLink empowers 16 million students and staﬀ with instant access to a library of 6,000+ single sign-on apps from the classroom or at home

Usage Analytics ClassLink Analytics provides essential usage data, so instructors can measure engagement and leaders can make informed purchasing and training decisions

Identity Management ClassLink Roster Server and OneSync use automation and open standards to make rostering and provisioning easier, more secure, and less time-consuming

(888) 963-7550

www.classlink.com

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