Tech Savvy Superintendents

Krause Center for Innovation Honors Tech Savvy Superintendents, May 2006

Two local K-12 superintendents were honored for their contributions in advancing technology in education by the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI) at Foothill College at an awards ceremony May 5, 2006

Marc Liebman

photo of Marc Liebman

Henry Castaniada

Henry Castaniada photo

Tech Savvy Superintendents

Exemplify the qualities necessary for school and district leadership

Support and nurture conditions for successful classroom technology integration

Provide leadership and vision in the area of educational technology

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"We can document that each new technology we have brought in has shown measurable data in increased test scores."

Marc Liebman
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Berryessa School District newsletter's article on Marc Liebman

Henry Castaniada article in Los Gatos Weekly Times (8/18/2004) and photo with students at Loma Prieta elementary school

2005 Tech Savvy Awards

This year’s Tech-Savvy Superintendents Award recipients are Manny Barbara of Berryessa Union School District and Henry Castaniada of Loma Prieta Joint Unified School District

Each superintendent exemplifies the qualities the KCI was established to promote: supporting and nurturing technology integration in the classroom, demonstrated vision in educational technology and excellence in educational leadership.

The KCI’s mission is to create a regional center in Silicon Valley to empower educators and students to dramatically improve learning outcomes through technology and the scholarship of learning. In addition, the KCI seeks to educate teachers in the uses of technology and instructional methods to increase student learning outcomes.

The Tech-Savvy Superintendents Award is an outgrowth of the EWYL Institute. Superintendents were nominated by an EWYL participant. During the awards ceremony, 51 EWYL participants and nine EWYL Fellows teachers also received their final stipends and were honored for completing the yearlong program. The EWYL Institute begins with an intensive summer workshop after which teachers attend conferences, complete follow-up classes at the KCI and adjudicate California Media & Multimedia Festival projects