Dysart Unified School District IT Director Named to NSBA Technology Leadership Network '20 to Watch'

ALEXANDRIA, VA - October 7, 2009 - The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Technology Leadership Network (TLN) has named Dysart Unified School District Director of Information Technology Evan Allred to its annual list of "20 to Watch" emerging leaders in education technology.

Allred and his fellow technology leaders have been recognized for championing technology initiatives making a difference for students, teachers, school districts and the greater education technology community.

According to the NSBA TLN announcement, Allred "...has made using technology to gain 21st Century skills a priority for his rapidly growing school district. He has overseen efforts to put more computers in classrooms and used technologies to help students gain real-life job skills."

The NSBA TLN announcement also praised Allred's passion regarding changing instructional practices to better incorporate new technologies. It also noted his attention to detail: "(Allred) attends every single building walkthrough, listening to educators and translating his classroom observations into action for his department with a shared district goal of improving instruction and boosting student achievement."

All 20 technology leaders will be recognized during NSBA's annual Technology and Learning Conference, T+L, scheduled on Oct. 28-30, in Denver. They will also be showcased in future NSBA education technology publications. For more information on each honoree, please visit www.nsba.org. Joining Allred on the 2009 "20 to Watch" are:

• Jaime Arizaleta, facilitator for online education, Garland Independent School District, Texas
• Elisabeth D. Babin, teacher, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida
• Michael Baker Jr., online learning coordinator, South Side Area School District, Pennsylvania
• William L. Bean, teacher, Newark School District, New York
• Mary Beth Clifton, instructional technology coordinator, West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania
• Vaudene A. Field, instructional technologist, Geary County Unified School District 475, Kansas
• William Fritz, director of technology, Sycamore Community Schools, Ohio
• Lisa Johnson, technology resource teacher, Jefferson County Public School District, Kentucky
• Barbara Kurshan, executive director, Curriki, Washington, D.C.
• Teryl Magee, co-teaching coach, Knox County Schools, Tennessee
• Kevin M. McGuire, director of technology, Michigan City Area Schools, Indiana
• Robert Miller, teacher, Volusia County School District, Florida
• Chris Moore, teacher, Littleton Public Schools, Colorado
• Anne Smith, teacher, Littleton Public Schools, Colorado
• Brian Nichols, principal, Newport News Public Schools, Virginia
• Joseph Orlak, supervisor of social studies, Pascack Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey
• Andrea Page, teacher, Spencerport Central School, New York
• Brian Seaman, network administrator, Western Wayne School District, Pennsylvania
• Dyane Smokorowski, teacher, Andover Public Schools, Kansas

Since 1987, NSBA's Technology Leadership Network (TLN) has served local district leadership teams that establish policy and implement technology decisions to enhance teaching and learning, administrative operations, and community outreach.