Reclaiming the CIO Seat: Rethinking SIS Selection in K-12 Education
Monday, September 8, at 4:00 PM ET | 1:00 PM PT
Roundtable Summary
The K-12 student information systems (SIS) market is undergoing a major transformation. Vendors are accelerating the shift away from on-premises legacy platforms toward modern, cloud-based SaaS solutions, which promise improved scalability, security, and user experience.
CIOs in K-12 Education need to ensure SIS decisions align with district-wide data, security, and integration strategies. However, decisions are too often made without IT consultation, leading to costly implementation challenges and misalignment with IT infrastructure, data governance, and long-term digital strategy.
Join fellow CIOs in K-12 for a roundtable on how to reassert IT leadership in SIS selection and modernization.
- Benefit from an insightful discussion relevant to CIOs and senior IT leaders in K-12 Education who are navigating SIS procurement, cloud transitions, and digital modernization.
- We’ll explore the organizational dynamics that often exclude CIOs from procurement decisions, share strategies for influencing cross-functional alignment, and review the current SIS vendor landscape, including how leading providers are positioning their SaaS offerings.
- You’ll leave with peer insights on how to advocate for systems that serve the full district ecosystem, not just administrative convenience.
Roundtable Speakers
Mark Maby
Principal Research Director
- Mark Maby is a member of the Industry Practice at Info-Tech Research Group. As a Research Director, Mark has had the opportunity to conduct targeted research and to work directly with clients onsite.
- Mark’s research has focused on technology trends, IT governance, and the selection of new systems in the education space. In his onsite client engagements, Mark has worked on the development of strategies at both the IT and enterprise architecture levels.
- Prior to entering IT, Mark had a long career in academics and education, with a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA in Education from McGill, and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Cardiff University.
Mark Roman
Managing Partner
- Mark Roman is the Managing Partner for Education and works with members throughout the higher education and K-12 sectors around the world. As a global Managing Partner, he is responsible for the delivery of Info-Tech services to members and the alignment of research with the education sector's needs.
- Prior to joining Info-Tech, Mark was an accomplished higher education CIO with extensive experience leading large-scale information systems departments and has a consistent record of implementing significant and innovative digital transformations. He is an inspiring leader who has transformed information systems departments to deliver leading-edge solutions and to elevate the value of IT for the entire organization.
- Mark has served on several boards in the education sector and has also run a successful IT strategy consulting firm specializing in education clients.
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