Acknowledgements
Project Team
The Home Access Playbook: Strategies for State Leaders Working to Bridge the Digital Divide for Students was developed under the guidance of Sara Trettin of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology.
Support for the creation of this document was provided by Manhattan Strategy Group under the contract ED-ESE-15-A-0012/91990019F0395. Valuable support was provided by Shirley Eng, Ferddy Gedeon, Megan Lavalley, and Lisa Palacios.
Subject Matter Experts
We extend our thanks to our group of subject matter experts who reviewed drafts of the guide and provided invaluable feedback, writing, and examples from their experiences.
Alyssa Kenney, Director of Digital Access, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Tom Rolfes, Education IT Manager, State Office of the Chief Information Officer, Nebraska
Carla Wade, Digital Innovations Lead, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, Oregon Department of Education
Listening Session Participants
In addition, we would like to thank the state leaders that participated in a series of six listening sessions that informed the development of the Home Access Playbook. These conversations provided invaluable insight into the evolving digital equity challenges facing students, families and educators and the actions states are taking to expand home access.
Infrastructure – Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Nebraska | Tom Rolfes, Nebraska Office of the Chief Information Officer Ron Cone, Nebraska Educational Service Unit #10 |
Michigan | Joe Polasek, Michigan Department of Education |
Virginia | Susan Clair, Virginia Department of Education |
Wisconsin | Alyssa Kenney, Wisconsin Public Service Commission |
New Mexico | John Chadwick, New Mexico Public Education Department |
New Jersey | Christopher Cox, New Jersey Department of Education |
Training – Thursday, July 30, 2020
Oregon | Carla Wade, Oregon Department of Education |
Texas | Henry Stokes, Texas State Library and Archives Commission |
Maine | Beth Lambert, Maine Department of Education |
Montana | Dylan Klapmeier, Montana Office of Public Instruction |
Nevada | Cindi Chang, Nevada Department of Education |
Affordability & Sustainability – Monday, August 3, 2020
Louisiana | Carol Mosley, Louisiana Department of Education |
Wisconsin | Kurt Kiefer, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
Alaska | Patience Frederiksen, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development/Libraries, Archives and Museums |
California | Geoff Belleau, California Department of Education |
Texas | Cindy Fisher, Texas State Library and Archives Commission |
Partnerships – Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Nevada | Jaynie Malorni, Nevada Department of Education |
Washington | Dennis Small, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Michigan | Ann-Marie Mapes, Michigan Department of Education |
Ohio | Evan Struble, State Library of Ohio |
South Carolina | Andrew Epting, South Carolina Department of Administration |
Maine | Peggy Schaffer, ConnectMaine |
North Carolina | Abigail Waldrupe, State Library of North Carolina |
Texas | Liz Philippi, Texas State Library & Archives Commission |
Data – Wednesday, August 5, 2020
New Mexico | Gar Clarke, New Mexico Department of Information Technology |
Hawaii | Brook Conner, Hawaii Department of Education |
Arizona | Nicole Umayam, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records |
Policy – Thursday, August 6, 2020
Louisiana | Kim Nesmith, Louisiana Department of Education Leslie Durham, Louisiana Office of the Governor |
Ohio | Tina Lyden, Connected Nation Ohio Wendy Knapp, State Library of Ohio |
Nebraska | SuAnn Witt, Nebraska Department of Education |