Director of Technology

The Director of Technology is responsible for providing the vision, leadership, planning, and management of information and educational technology systems and services to advance the mission of The Alexander Dawson School. The Director of Technology collaborates closely with the Executive Leadership team to set and actualize the School’s strategic direction goals. By effectively managing and maintaining Dawson’s technology resources, the Director of Technology helps create an environment that fosters innovation, enhances learning experiences, and meets the diverse needs of faculty, staff, and students.

The Director of Technology promotes a school culture of regular, enthusiastic, and responsible use of technology in instructional and administrative efforts. The Director of Technology supports an innovative classroom environment as a resource for educational technology initiatives. The School has a robust 1:1 laptop program and uses Finalsite as the school website, Canvas as the learning management system, and Blackbaud as the student information system. The redefinition of learning through the use of technology is a hallmark of the School’s modern learning program, and the Director of Technology will play a significant role in building upon the advancement of technology use as it embarks on new opportunities to fuse technology and learning. The ideal candidate is communicative, relationship-driven, and customer service-focused.

This position oversees two full-time systems administrators and one part-time technology support member. This position works in partnership with two educational technology integrators who report to the Director of Academic Innovation & Design and assist in overseeing the educational technology project team.