Joe Phillips
they don ’ t necessarily work from the needs of the educators ,” he explains , “ This is where our team differs . We see what our educators would like to achieve in the next five years and we work backwards from there to provide the best processes and needs in order to become aligned .”
To really articulate the scope of this transformation , Phillips details the conditions of the classrooms when he first started in his role in 2019 . “ One of my first initiatives was to ensure the implementation of iReady , however the elementary schools in the district had exceptionally poor technology .
Joe Phillips
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Before entering Educational Technology , Joe served as both an enlisted soldier and an Army Officer . During his tenure , Joe served in numerous positions including 10 years as a Chief Human Resources Officer and later as a Chief Information Officer . In both roles , Joe ’ s specialty was building new , and turning around poorly performing , organisations and departments for the Army . Joe retired from the Army in 2015 and joined the Park Hill School District in Kansas City , MO as the Manager of Technology Support Services . In 2018 , Joe accepted the position of Director of Technology for the Kansas City Public Schools District and has spent the past two years completely transforming the department . Joe has numerous technology certifications , a Bachelor ’ s in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Missouri , a Master ’ s Degree in Business and Organisational Security Management from Webster University , and is currently a doctoral candidate in Liberty University ’ s Ed . D in Educational Leadership programme .
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