“ It ’ s good knowing that our work positively affects the next generation . It makes it easy to come to work every day ”
JOSEPH JACKS CTO , TYLER ISD
a desk ,” explains Jacks , “ and webcams make distance learning possible by allowing entire classes to join remote sessions or join with other classes via Microsoft TEAMS .”
" It ’ s very fulfilling to visit a campus and see this technology being used to teach our students and think about how far we have come ," says Jacks . “ I ’ m blessed to work for Tyler ISD because they really support technology . Our leadership supports and trusts us to find the right solutions to serve our district . That support has allowed Tyler ISD to grow and thrive in the digital age of learning .”
This has led to many achievements for which Jacks and his team remain very proud , but Jacks singles out the planning and approval of Tyler ISD ’ s secondary network and data centre as a particularly exciting time .
“ In the current environment , everything is reliant on technology , our network and internet connectivity ,” he says . “ Fear of losing that connectivity can keep you up at night . Now , with a fully resilient network utilising multiple fibre networks , multiple paths to the internet , and dual active data centres ,
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