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VTCAP ELA Section 3
Derrick Garceau
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:22:51 -0400
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I opened a ticket this morning to see whether I could get this report, but
I also wanted to check whether anyone has already received a report
identifying students who entered no response in Section 3 of the ELA
portion of the VTCAP test. If so, would you be willing to share the overall
data?
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Re: VTCAP ELA Section 3
Amy Truchon
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:34:33 -0400
Hi Derrick,
Last fall we were looking into why an individual student's writing was not
scored on the ELA, and subsequently learned that we could get a report
listing all students from the district that did not receive a writing score
from their respective grade level ELA assessments. What was most helpful
about this report was that it also included the codes as to why the
writing was not scored. We were surprised that the majority were not due to
being blank, but rather just incomplete or "direct copy".
You can actually see these codes listed in the grade level

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MyPowerHub
Hatch, Will
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:16 -0400
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Hi All,

Has anyone considered or is anyone currently using PowerSchool MyPowerHub?

We are currently comparing it against ParentSquare and would appreciate any
feedback you can provide on the product.

https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/communication/mypowerhub/

Will

Will Hatch
Director Of Technology
Addison Central School District

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Re: MyPowerHub
Suzanne Lee-Ciambra
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:22:50 -0400
The word "using" may be overly optimistic; we've been trying to use
PowerHub for the last two years. Implementation has been difficult. Our
district code changed, but we didn't find out until partway through so none
of our families are using it yet. This turned out to be a blessing when the
app malfunctioned earlier this year though. MBA plugins don't integrate and
there are currently no plans for integration. Some PowerHub built-in
features aren't working at full capacity or correctly yet.
It's getting better slowly, but right now it feels like I'm paying to beta
test a product. I

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Re: MyPowerHub
Gary Parzych
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:53:27 -0400
Will,

We pulled together a focus group made up of teachers, admins, counselors,
etc. Looked at both and decided to go with ParentSquare. The group
preferred the look and functionality of ParentSquare. We are currently
onboarding and will fully launch for the 26-27 SY.

Gary

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM Hatch, Will <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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CoSN's Screen Time in Schools: A Policy Briefing for State Leaders
Renee Langevin
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 13:24:03 -0400
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If you missed it, CoSN's Screen Time in Schools: A Policy Briefing for
State Leaders is now available on-demand. It's a good one!

https://youtu.be/62BuP8s7z7k?si=unCazwksBTw1_bSS
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PLP options
Matt Martyn
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:21:52 -0400
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Good morning!
After looking through the School-IT archives it looks like the last time
this topic came up was a few years ago. Our PLP committee is revisiting
this issue and I'm just wondering what platforms people are using for
PLPs. Love it? Hate it? Other thoughts? I appreciate your time. Thanks!

Matt

Matt Martyn ~ he/him
Director of Technology
Windham Central Supervisory Union

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Re: PLP options
Sean McLoughlin
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:40:54 -0400
We're wondering the same thing at our school. There have been requests to
have it follow the student somewhere in the SIS so that counselors,
teachers, and guardians can see if students have submitted one or not, but
haven't found a good way to do that yet. Not much chatter in PowerSchool
forums regarding this topic either.

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Re: PLP options
Bjorn Behrendt
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:48:39 -0400
I have given up on PLPs being a productive tool for education. That said,
the mandatory parts we have just incorporated into Google Classroom.
Each class has a "Class of 20xx". and there is a PLP topic. Our guidance
department just creates an assignment under the PLP category and assigns it
to the students as needed. One of the assignments is this template
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QUrOsERU2-vlxIA48AH9vqygCRqtrgCRhe_f3uaIbcQ/edit?usp=sharing>
that
they have kids fill out and submit. The process works well, and fits with
the students workflow nicely.

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Re: PLP options
Renee Langevin
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 11:08:29 -0400
At EHS the students all have a Google Site (our PLP committee created a
template).

On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 10:52 AM Bjorn Behrendt <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have given up on PLPs being a productive tool for education. That
> said, the mandatory parts we have just incorporated into Google Classroom.
> Each class has a "Class of 20xx". and there is a PLP topic. Our
> guidance department just creates an assignment under the PLP category and
> assigns it to the students as needed. One of the assignments is this
> template
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QUrOsERU2-vlxIA48AH9vqygCRqtrgCRhe_f3uaIbcQ/edit?usp=sharing> that
>

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Re: PLP options
Shannon Walters
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:01:17 -0400
BHS also uses a Google Site platform. Sites in progress are shared with
each student’s grade-level advisor and our PLP coordinator, and all links
are tracked in a master spreadsheet organized by grade and advisor so
progress can be monitored.

While it would be easy to require that PLP sites also be shared with
parents/guardians, I like that we keep students in charge of their own
progress and process, with some safe guards in place in case a student
completely drops the ball.

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Vita-Learn x GoTeacher: Advancing Student Data Privacy Across Vermont
Jeff Mao
Wed, 8 Apr 2026 19:15:17 +0000
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Hi Everyone,

For those of you who attended Tech Clinic in February and or our March IT Leadership call, you likely recall a discussion about a free service offered by one of our Consortia Partners, GoTeacher. We have formalized this opportunity with GoTeacher, and we are holding 2 informational sessions about this service. There will be two informational sessions:

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Everway Read&Write alternative
Mark Schmitt
Wed, 8 Apr 2026 08:42:52 -0400
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Hello all,

Is anyone using an alternative to Everway's Read&Write. We currently have
a domain license that I'm told by their sales people is our best deal.
However, I want to consider alternatives before signing a renewal agreement.

Thanks.
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Naviance alternative?
Peter Drescher
Wed, 8 Apr 2026 07:55:02 -0400
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Anyone replacing Naviance with other products? The counseling office at
our HS is considering a switch. Wondering what others experiences have
been.

Peter
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Re: Naviance alternative?
Suzanne Lee-Ciambra
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 07:36:11 -0400
We use SCOIR. The counseling office prefers it, and their support is top
notch.

On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM Peter Drescher <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Anyone replacing Naviance with other products? The counseling office at
> our HS is considering a switch. Wondering what others experiences have
> been.
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Drescher
> Director of Technology and Innovation
> Essex Westford School District
> 76 Pearl St. Suite 201
> Essex Jct., VT 05452
> (o) 802-857-7090
> (c) 802-279-8355
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Re: Naviance alternative?
Shannon Walters
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 08:32:05 -0400
Burlington also switched to SCOIR this year. Our counseling department is
very happy with it.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM Suzanne Lee-Ciambra <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We use SCOIR. The counseling office prefers it, and their support is top
> notch.
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM Peter Drescher <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Anyone replacing Naviance with other products? The counseling office at
>> our HS is considering a switch. Wondering what others experiences have
>> been.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> --
>> Peter Drescher
>> Director of Technology and Innovation
>>

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Re: Naviance alternative?
Michelle Devino
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 13:06:01 +0000
South Burlington switched from Naviance to SCOIR justttt before PowerSchool acquired Naviance. After some initial adjustments to the sync, we have had very little to do with it from the IT Dept side of things.

Side question for others using SCOIR, how do you roster it from PowerSchool (or other SIS users)? At the time, Clever was recommended. Wondering if others have either been provided a plug-in from SCOIR if you have written a custom export, plug-in, etc.?

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Re: Naviance alternative?
George Martin
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:09:03 -0400
We are using SCOIR and roster through Clever. This has been overall pretty
flawless and hands off once it's set up.

Thanks,

George

*George Martin*
Director of Data Systems
Champlain Valley School District
Mobile: (802) 734-7618
www.cvsdvt.org

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Educate Innovate Award Deadline Extended
Blumberg, Josh
Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:44:13 +0000
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Due to limited applications received, we are extending the submission deadline for the 2026 Educate Innovate Lottery Partnership Educational Technology Award. This is a $15,000 opportunity awarded to four schools to support innovative uses of technology for student learning and engagement.

Revised Submission Deadline - April 17, 2026, by close of business
Revised Award Announcement - May 8, 2026

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Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Hatch, Will
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 11:56:02 -0400
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Hi all,

Wanted to share a quick heads-up from last week. We had a phishing attempt
where an external actor used a legitimate Google account to share a
document with our entire staff. Because it came through Google's own Drive
notification infrastructure, it passed every email authentication check and
landed cleanly in 197 inboxes.

We remediated quickly — deleted the messages org-wide, blocked the sender,
reset passwords for affected users — but the experience highlighted
something worth discussing: our default Google Workspace configuration
allowed any Google account, from any organization, to deliver content
directly to our staff via Drive share

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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Tim White
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 12:15:07 -0400
We just had a similar incident, and I haven't found a good solution yet.

Tim

Tim White (he/him)

*Director of Technology*Addison Northwest School District
Suite B100
11 Main St
Vergennes, Vt. 05491
802-870-8912

On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM Hatch, Will <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Wanted to share a quick heads-up from last week. We had a phishing attempt
> where an external actor used a legitimate Google account to share a
> document with our entire staff. Because it came through Google's own Drive
> notification infrastructure, it passed every email authentication check and


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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Ryan Anderson
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 13:42:09 -0400
We've had a similar incident as well.

I haven't had any luck in finding a good solution, either. But I have been
spending some time wondering if there is any part of the "receive external
communications" function within the admin console that I could get creative
with to address this issue as well. That seems to be the only section of
place that I can think of that may have a creative answer to this problem.

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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Raymond Ballou
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:03:29 -0400
we had an incident last week (subject was a fake DocuSign) where the user
had MFA on, and their account still got compromised.

I was waiting for Google support to follow up with details about how that
happened, and they haven't yet (was waiting to post)

in terms of this issue, Google is suggesting Trust Rules to block external
senders.

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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Nick Gottier
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:29:07 -0400
I imagine any kind of trust rules or delivery restriction for staff would
be...politically interesting...to deal with. I can't see it as being
feasible for us.

We enforce 2FA and geoblocking. We run phishing tests twice a month for all
employees. We make a point to be friendly with people, even when they fall
for simulations or even real attacks - that way they aren't afraid to
report things to us when it does happen. We also send out org-wide
notifications when we are made aware of actual attacks going on.

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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Bjorn Behrendt
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:43:19 -0400
What I have seen in the most recent Phishing emails is for the user to
click a link that opens an app, and in the process gets the user to both
log in, and accept permissions. Once the app has permissions, it can
share, or send as much as it wants, and it won't matter if the end user has
changed their password or has 2fa.

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Re: Phishing via Google Drive share notification — how are you handling external sharing?
Raymond Ballou
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 14:45:52 -0400
this is what BJ said
"...suspected of being compromised go to: Manage Your Google Account >
Third-Party apps and services, and delete any service that should not be
there."

is that the same (or dif) as {looks VERY similar [based on my own account]
though not exactly the same as}
"Connected applications and devices" in SECURITY tab in a user's GW account?

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PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Hatch, Will
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 09:42:42 -0400
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Subject: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else
Seeing These?

Hi all,

We've received a forwarded legal notice regarding a class action settlement
involving PowerSchool and Naviance (Q.J. v. PowerSchool Holdings LLC)
related to a data breach affecting student records.

The notice instructs affected students/families to file a claim at
www.powerschoolnaviancesettlement.com using a Student Class Member ID by
July 27, 2026.

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Michael Carper
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 09:48:10 -0400
Hi Will,
As far as I know nothing has been sent to MAUSD. I have not received
a copy nor has our data manager mentioned anything.

Mike

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM Hatch, Will
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Subject: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
>
> Hi all,
>
> We've received a forwarded legal notice regarding a class action settlement involving PowerSchool and Naviance (Q.J. v. PowerSchool Holdings LLC) related to a data breach affecting student records.
>
> The notice instructs affected students/families to file a claim at www.powerschoolnaviancesettlement.com using a

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Suzanne Lee-Ciambra
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:01:34 -0400
A few districts in the NH PowerSchool Users group reported seeing those
messages. I haven't received any reports here yet.
PowerSchool posted a notification about it shortly after. I'm not sure who
received that notice, as several PSUG members hadn't gotten it.
Best,
Suzanne

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM Michael Carper <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Will,
> As far as I know nothing has been sent to MAUSD. I have not received
> a copy nor has our data manager mentioned anything.
>
> Mike
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM Hatch, Will
>

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Berry, Michael
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:04:15 -0400
We just received something in MRPS

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM Hatch, Will <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Subject: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone
> Else Seeing These?
>
> Hi all,
>
> We've received a forwarded legal notice regarding a class action
> settlement involving PowerSchool and Naviance (Q.J. v. PowerSchool Holdings
> LLC) related to a data breach affecting student records.
>
> The notice instructs affected students/families to file a claim at
> www.powerschoolnaviancesettlement.com using a Student Class Member ID by
> July 27, 2026.
>
> A few questions for the group:


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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
David Rodgers
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 11:46:53 -0400
Our users received the class-action lawsuit letter earlier this week.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM Berry, Michael <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> We just received something in MRPS
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM Hatch, Will <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Subject: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone
>> Else Seeing These?
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We've received a forwarded legal notice regarding a class action
>> settlement involving PowerSchool and Naviance (Q.J. v. PowerSchool Holdings
>> LLC) related to a data breach affecting student records.
>>
>> The notice instructs affected students/families

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Scott Marshia
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 17:34:24 -0400
Did anyone send anything out to their families in regards to these emails?

Scott Marshia
CCSU IT Director
802-684-3801 x210

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 11:47 AM David Rodgers <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Our users received the class-action lawsuit letter earlier this week.
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM Berry, Michael <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> We just received something in MRPS
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM Hatch, Will <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Subject: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone
>>> Else Seeing These?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We've

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
Peter Drescher
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:24:50 -0400
We had a couple here at EWSD.

PD

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM Scott Marshia <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Did anyone send anything out to their families in regards to these emails?
>
> Scott Marshia
> CCSU IT Director
> 802-684-3801 x210
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 11:47 AM David Rodgers <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Our users received the class-action lawsuit letter earlier this week.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 10:06 AM Berry, Michael <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We just received something in MRPS
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at

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Re: PowerSchool/Naviance Class Action Settlement Notices - Anyone Else Seeing These?
David Rodgers
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:30:16 -0400
Scott, we drafted a response to send to our community, and it is
currently being reviewed by Legal.

On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM Peter Drescher <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We had a couple here at EWSD.
>
> PD
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM Scott Marshia <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Did anyone send anything out to their families in regards to these emails?
>>
>> Scott Marshia
>> CCSU IT Director
>> 802-684-3801 x210
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 11:47 AM David Rodgers <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Our users received

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Infinite Campus Cyber Incident
Jeff Mao
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 17:21:15 +0000
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Greetings all,

Passing this along in case it is of value to you from our friends at K12TechPro who provides us discounted Google Education licensing via the Vita-Learn Purchasing Consortia.

>
> K-12 technology directors received an alert on Sunday, March 22 , from
> Infinite Campus regarding a cyber incident. In a subsequent interview on
> the K12 Tech Talk podcast (
> https://k12techtalkpodcast.com/e/infinite-campus-salesforce-breach-what-k%e2%80%9112-districts-need-to-know/
> ) , CEO Charlie Kratsch clarified that the breach was a “smash and grab” by
> the ShinyHunters group. The attackers targeted the company’s Salesforce
> ticketing system rather than core student databases. Full article

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IT Ticketing Systems
Shannon Horn-Eldred
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:49:19 -0400
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Good morning!

Our SU has been using Keeping as our ticketing platform for a while now,
but we have been discussing making a change. With that, I wanted to reach
out to see what others were using for their IT Ticketing systems.

Is anyone using a ticketing system that they love? What do you like most /
least about those systems?

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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
David Rodgers
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:55:16 -0400
Hello Shannon,

We use IncidentIQ as a Ticketing System, and for Asset Management. It
seems to work tolerably well.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM Shannon Horn-Eldred <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good morning!
>
> Our SU has been using Keeping as our ticketing platform for a while now,
> but we have been discussing making a change. With that, I wanted to reach
> out to see what others were using for their IT Ticketing systems.
>
> Is anyone using a ticketing system that they love? What do you like most
> / least about those systems?


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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
Trey Cates - Director of Technology
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:13:35 -0400
We have been using Mojo Helpdesk for the last few years and have found the
features and price to be competitive.
https://www.mojohelpdesk.com/

We even created a separate helpdesk on our account for our facilities
department.

Sincerely,

Trey Cates
Director of Technology
[log in to unmask]
Central Vermont Supervisory Union
111B Brush Hill Road
Williamstown, VT 05679

(802) 433-5818 ext. 1887
(802) 433-7087 (My Direct Line)
(802) 433-7095 (Technology Team Help Desk)
(802) 433-5825 (Fax)

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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
Gregory Connors
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:50:42 -0400
We do that as well, +1 for Mojo Helpdesk

-Greg

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM Trey Cates - Director of Technology <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We have been using Mojo Helpdesk for the last few years and have found the
> features and price to be competitive.
> https://www.mojohelpdesk.com/
>
> We even created a separate helpdesk on our account for our facilities
> department.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Trey Cates
> Director of Technology
> [log in to unmask]
> Central Vermont Supervisory Union
> 111B Brush Hill Road
> Williamstown, VT 05679
>
> (802) 433-5818 ext. 1887


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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
Caleb Clark
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 14:32:01 -0400
We haven't had, or really needed, a system until recently, when we had
three things happen.
1. We think it's a good time to have some data on what we do, but we don't
have a budget.
2. We need a fun way to stay on top of our Gemini, Gem, NotebookLM
evolution and AI in general.
2. Claude Pro arrived and Sean M. just asked it for a ticket system... and
we had a good draft.

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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
Bjorn Behrendt
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 20:01:55 -0400
I used https://www.freshworks.com/freshdesk/. It used to have a free
version up to 10 users, but I could only find the paid versions. It works
and I have been happy with it.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM Shannon Horn-Eldred <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good morning!
>
> Our SU has been using Keeping as our ticketing platform for a while now,
> but we have been discussing making a change. With that, I wanted to reach
> out to see what others were using for their IT Ticketing systems.
>
> Is anyone using a ticketing system that they

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Re: IT Ticketing Systems
Tim White
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:19:09 -0400
I've been looking for the same thing, and I've just booked a demo with Mojo
HelpDesk. It seemed to be the right size for our district. We might add
asset management, but we've been making do with just spreadsheets (not
exactly cutting edge, I know).

Tim

Tim White (he/him)

*Director of Technology*Addison Northwest School District
Suite B100
11 Main St
Vergennes, Vt. 05491
802-870-8912

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Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jessica Van Orman
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 08:10:14 -0400
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Good morning,

I've had many teachers reporting that students 'accidentally' got to the
'submit answers' screen. Teachers are reporting that students hit 'next'
and it brought them to submit answers and students are unable to go back.
Some students even report the computer 'glitching out' and ending up at the
submit screen. This seems to be happening much more this year with the new
'session 3' of VTCAP ELA. In a specific case, a child got to the 'warning
screen' with the yellow triangle and tried to hit the back arrow, and ended
up at the submit screen. Many of

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jennifer Mitchell
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:44:59 -0400
We have had the same thing happen with numerous students today. Thank you
for sharing what happened!

*J**en Mitchell*
*Education Technology Integrationist*
*Swanton Elementary Sch**ool*
*Swanton, VT*
*802-868-5346 ext.2**265*

*Want to plan a time to meet or have me in your classroom? You can schedule
a time with me at this link
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"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."- *Wonder by R.**J.
Palacio*

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Megan LaSage
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:07:34 -0400
We've also had the same issue!

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM Jennifer Mitchell <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We have had the same thing happen with numerous students today. Thank you
> for sharing what happened!
>
> *J**en Mitchell*
> *Education Technology Integrationist*
> *Swanton Elementary Sch**ool*
> *Swanton, VT*
> *802-868-5346 ext.2**265*
>
> *Want to plan a time to meet or have me in your classroom? You can
> schedule a time with me at this link
> <https://calendar.app.google/XuR2ifyp6RKMMqex7>.*
>
> "You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."- *Wonder by R.**J.
>

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jennifer Mitchell
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:12:46 -0400
I'm being transferred to Pearson now and will report out what they say

*J**en Mitchell*
*Education Technology Integrationist*
*Swanton Elementary Sch**ool*
*Swanton, VT*
*802-868-5346 ext.2**265*

*Want to plan a time to meet or have me in your classroom? You can schedule
a time with me at this link
<https://calendar.app.google/XuR2ifyp6RKMMqex7>.*

"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."- *Wonder by R.**J.
Palacio*

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jessica Van Orman
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:16:20 -0400
I was transferred to Pearson yesterday as well. I was basically given the
answer "I can see the kid clicked next so there is nothing we can do.' I
was given two options "grade as is," or 'reset to the beginning and student
starts over'

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM Jennifer Mitchell <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Megan LaSage
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:17:09 -0400
I did call and was emailed directions to "Our next steps for this case are
to collect and review TestNav application log files from devices unable to
perform during testing."

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM Jennifer Mitchell <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm being transferred to Pearson now and will report out what they say
>
> *J**en Mitchell*
> *Education Technology Integrationist*
> *Swanton Elementary Sch**ool*
> *Swanton, VT*
> *802-868-5346 ext.2**265*
>
> *Want to plan a time to meet or have me in your classroom? You can
> schedule a time with me at this link


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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jennifer Mitchell
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:18:09 -0400
That's what I am doing now

*J**en Mitchell*
*Education Technology Integrationist*
*Swanton Elementary Sch**ool*
*Swanton, VT*
*802-868-5346 ext.2**265*

*Want to plan a time to meet or have me in your classroom? You can schedule
a time with me at this link
<https://calendar.app.google/XuR2ifyp6RKMMqex7>.*

"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out."- *Wonder by R.**J.
Palacio*

*Need tech support? Submit a Tech Ticket **https://mvsd.incidentiq.com/ *
<https://mvsd.incidentiq.com/>

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jessica Van Orman
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 10:19:31 -0400
Hi Megan,

I had to download all of the log files from Test Nav, and the Perason tech
basically told me it's the 'kids fault' based on what the log files show.

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM Megan LaSage <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I did call and was emailed directions to "Our next steps for this case
> are to collect and review TestNav application log files from devices unable
> to perform during testing."
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM Jennifer Mitchell <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I'm being transferred to Pearson now and

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Renee Langevin
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:08:16 -0400
Just so you know, it's happening quite a bit in EWSD as well...

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM Jessica Van Orman <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Megan,
>
> I had to download all of the log files from Test Nav, and the Perason tech
> basically told me it's the 'kids fault' based on what the log files show.
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM Megan LaSage <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> I did call and was emailed directions to "Our next steps for this case
>> are to collect and review TestNav application

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Jennifer Mitchell
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:15:57 -0400
The person helping me from Pearson said that it is the state's decision on
if a test is reopened and to which section/session.

All I know is, some students did click the arrow, but if there was no
warning and the ready to submit button came up, they should not be
penalized if the test would not allow them to go back.

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Kelly Ahlfeld
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:24:44 -0400
I think it's important for teachers and other staff to give this feedback
to the state. In the past Daniell Dupuis has been very helpful, in my
experience, and has advocated for schools' needs with Pearson. A lot of
this sounds like problems with the app.

Last year in May Danielle put out a survey and I shared the link with
teachers and asked them to give feedback and many did. Be on the
lookout for that, or if Danielle is still in charge of quality control, I
would encourage folks to email her at [log in to unmask] and share
specifics of

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Andrea Olson
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:31:46 -0400
Hi all,
We are trying to get in touch with Danielle here in Burlington and her
email has bounced back--the director of Assessment position is open per the
AOE site. We agree how helpful she was in the past too!
Thanks,
Andrea

*Andrea Olson (she/her) <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>*
Technology Integration Specialist (0.6 FTE)
Teaching and Learning Department

Burlington School District
150 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
802.777.5137 (work cell)
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signature]
<https://www.name-coach.com/andrea-olson-963bec34-b799-486f-a1d7-7e4351ed36f1>
www.bsdvt.org

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Kelly Ahlfeld
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:34:05 -0400
Bummer! In the meantime, perhaps:
Mabika Goma
General Assessments Coordinator
Vermont Agency of Education | 1 National Life Drive | Davis 5 | Montpelier,
VT [log in to unmask]
802-793-0079

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM Andrea Olson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> We are trying to get in touch with Danielle here in Burlington and her
> email has bounced back--the director of Assessment position is open per the
> AOE site. We agree how helpful she was in the past too!
> Thanks,
> Andrea
>
> *Andrea Olson (she/her) <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why>*
> Technology Integration Specialist (0.6 FTE)
> Teaching

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Re: Another VTCAP Testing Question- Session 3- ELA
Mabika, Goma
Thu, 2 Apr 2026 18:39:32 +0000
Good afternoon,
We are aware of this issue and understand that it is unfortunately widespread. We are working with our vendor since this morning to address the issue. I can’t provide any further details at this time but wanted you all to know we are working and advocating for a better testing experience. Cognia is going to send out communications on the issue hopefully today or tomorrow the latest.

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Pixellot / NFHS / PlayOn and Student Data Privacy
Richard Adams
Wed, 1 Apr 2026 10:08:13 -0400
Reply
Hi All,

Our athletic director submitted an internal vetting request for a Pixellot
camera and its related services (NFHS, NFHS + GoFan, etc.). The overall
setup appears to tie into both the NFHS Network and PlayOn.

I am trying to get a sense of how others are handling the student data
privacy piece.

We use TEC <https://tec-coop.org/> for DPAs, and I submitted requests for
each component. TEC marked them pretty quickly as *vendor declined to sign
the NDPA*.

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Cybersecurity Consulting Services
Mike Mott
Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:48:08 -0400
Reply
Good morning all,

Adam Gamelin, formerly our state CISA representative, is starting a new
Cyber consulting services firm. If you haven't worked with Adam, he's an
excellent resource on all things Cybersecurity. Adam has deep connections
with local law enforcement, the FBI, and the Vermont Intelligence Center.
We've worked with him on updating cyber policies and have done a tabletop
exercise with him as well. He's a Colchester resident and a great person.

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Fwd: AI Leaders Action Summit: Natick, MA, May 13-14
Patricia Aigner
Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:26:40 -0400
Patricia Aigner
Director of Technology
(Chief EdTech Explorer and EdTech Innovator)

Rutland City Public Schools
6 Church Street
Rutland, VT 05701
802-773-1900

Website: https://www.rutlandcitypublicschools.org/
Youtube https://goo.gl/HJolX4
*ISTE Member of the Month*
*ISTE 20 to Watch *
*ISTE/ASCD GenerationAI Fellow*

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From: Consortium for School Networking <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Subject: AI Leaders Action Summit: Natick, MA, May 13-14
To: Patricia Aigner <[log in to unmask]>

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Re: Cell Phone Ban: Implementation
Peter Drescher
Mon, 6 Apr 2026 10:25:26 -0400
Hi Ray:

We have a demo set here in my office and they are a contender, but we have
not come to final decision yet.

PD

On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM Raymond Ballou <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yondr seems to be the first mover/800#
>
> NutKase [hate the name for starters] (has signal block or locking, but not
> both in one solution)
>
> QuietCase, anyone used this one?
>
>
> R
>
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Re: Cell Phone Ban: Implementation
Raymond Ballou
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 12:49:35 -0400
Yondr seems to be the first mover/800#

NutKase [hate the name for starters] (has signal block or locking, but not
both in one solution)

QuietCase, anyone used this one?

R
Re: [EXTERNAL] IT Ticketing Systems
Todd Lewis
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 11:51:10 -0400
We use Zendesk. They have some reasonably priced options for smaller
schools. Our users seem to like it and it has been easy for the team to
manage tickets. There is a decent setup to create a knowledge base and
messages for users to be self sufficient if they want to be as well.

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Re: [EXTERNAL] IT Ticketing Systems
Richard Adams
Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:31:54 -0400
We use Freshdesk and a separate asset platform. It's fine-- does the job.
We have the paid plan and have another department in it as well. They
recently had a steep price increase which is making it less palatable.

We are currently evaluating IncidentIQ. It has an integrated asset system
with some MDM integration/controls built in. I don't like the cost, but
for us, it's almost a net even for an integrated ticket/asset environment
(plus more)...

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Re: [EXTERNAL] Parent to Student Communicatoin in Light of Cell Phone Ban
Trey Cates - Director of Technology
Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:32:07 -0400
Thanks for this information, Richard!

Sincerely,

Trey Cates
Director of Technology
[log in to unmask]
Central Vermont Supervisory Union
111B Brush Hill Road
Williamstown, VT 05679

(802) 433-5818 ext. 1887
(802) 433-7087 (My Direct Line)
(802) 433-7095 (Technology Team Help Desk)
(802) 433-5825 (Fax)

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE: CLICK HERE
<https://calendar.app.google/GN3AGnTvSsvLW9uT8>

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 1:04 PM Richard Adams <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We use ParentSquare, and they just sent this out in their release notes a
> few days ago:
>
> Family Messaging is Here!
>> To support bell-to-bell cell phone limits, Family Messaging offers a
>> secure, district-controlled environment

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