Wylie Independent School District is located 24 miles northeast of Dallas and serves over 18,800 students in the city of Wylie and surrounding communities. In addition to their excellent academic offerings, they equally focus on character education with “The Wiley Way,” the district’s nationally recognized values and character education program. They are focused on providing their students with a world-class education, including a wide range of extracurricular activities. Technology is emphasized to prepare students to thrive in 21st-century careers as well as provide district transparency and easily communicate with parents and families. What was the original goal? Wylie ISD has [...]

A Profile on Utah’s SEDC Originally created in 1969, the Utah Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC) is a regional educational service agency (RESA) serving the southwest corner of Utah. They have just over 100 schools and 50,000 students in their membership, which comprises an area roughly the size of West Virginia. They provide educational equity for their districts and charter schools by leveraging their cooperative resource power to spread opportunities across their rural landscape. What was the original goal? Last Spring the SEDC’s executive board was looking for a safe and secure way for teachers to manage and share educational [...]