Technology Magazine January 2026 | Page 148

HOOVER CITY SCHOOLS

“When everything’ s working right, no one should know me or my team exists. Everything should just work”

Wes Wilbanks, Director of IT, Hoover City Schools
C-Spire partnership delivers network infrastructure across four Alabama schools Selecting partners for the network modernisation project required finding vendors who understood the specific constraints and requirements of K-12 education. Wes established clear criteria for partner selection.
“ For me, the biggest thing was a partner that understands our mission, that’ s not just trying to push products. We see C-Spire – and any vendor that we partner with – as an extension of our team, and they need to get it,” Wes says.
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