LACUE Pre-Conference Sessions
23rd Annual Conference
November 28, 2007

Baton Rouge, LA

Louisiana Chief Technology Officers Chapter Meeting (LA-CTO)**

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at the LACUE Conference

 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in Room 4 at the River Center

To register:  Log on to www.cpsb.org/lacue2007/lacto

You must be a member of CoSN and LA-CTO in order to attend this meeting.

Join Louisiana's district technology leaders for a day designed to support your unique professional development needs. Participants will gain information on digital document retention issues, state and federal legislative updates, and overview of CoSN's latest leadership initiatives.

**You must be registered for the LACUE conference to attend this workshop. Stop by the registration desk before the workshop to pick up your registration packet and badge.

Agenda - LA-CTO

 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.         Continental Breakfast and Registration

 10:00 a.m. – 10:15a.m.        Welcome and Introductions

 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.       Overview of CoSN Programs and Projects

                        Sheryl Abshire & Bev White

                        CoSN Board Members

 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       CTO Certification – What’s It All About?

                        Bev White

Chief Technology Officer, Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, NC  Join Bev as she discusses the newest CoSN initiative and solicits your feedback on what are the needs of school district Chief Technology Officers and provides insight to a process to elevate our profession.

 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.         Lunch and Speaker

                        Lunch is sponsored by Scantron and NetTrekker

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Ignorance of Data Retention Law is NO Defense
Jon Bernstein
Through this presentation, you will learn about current federal rules regarding data retention – including the December 1, 2006 changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). The discussion will provide answers to the following:  “What are the changes?”  “To whom do the rules pertain?”  “What do you need to do?”  “What will it cost you to comply?” and “What will it cost you if you don’t comply?”

2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  Federal Update 2007
Jon Bernstein
Come hear from CoSN's Washington lobbyist about the status of the key educational technology issues that Congress is considering. In this session, you will hear the latest on federal ed tech funding, No Child Left Behind reauthorization, E-Rate, and Internet safety legislation. And, you will hear where and when you can plug-in to Washington and have your voice heard.

Jon Bernstein
Is the the founder and president of The Berstein Strategy Group (BSG) is the lobbyist for CoSN and ISTE. Jon has been working on education, education technology and telecommunications issues since 1995. Jon is an expert on issues related to the E-Rate program and federal education appropriations.  Additionally, he has extensive experience with the No Child Left Behind Act and blocking and filtering legislation such as the Deleting Online Predators Act. Currently, Jon serves on the Board of Directors for the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training.

Prior to launching the Bernstein Strategy Group in 2005, Jon served as Vice President at Leslie Harris & Associates, where he worked on issues related to the E-Rate program, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and appropriations. Additionally, Jon served as co-chair of EdLiNC, an organization focused on preserving and protecting the E-Rate program, which is comprised of all of the major public and private education associations and the American Library Association. 

Before joining Leslie Harris & Associates, Jon served as an Attorney Advisor with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), working on common carrier issues for the Accounting Policy Division and, later, for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Prior to joining the FCC, Jon lobbied for the National Education Association (NEA) on a variety of issues, including education technology, the E-Rate, Internet filtering, school safety and copyright. He also served a stint as Interim Manager of NEA's Federal Relations Division.

Jon's lobbying career began with The Lightspan Partnership, an educational software provider. In that position, he worked on federal education authorization and appropriations issues and collaborated with EdLiNC and Congress to help pass E-Rate as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Jon's first policy job in Washington was with the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein, where as Legislative Fellow, he helped staff her on judiciary, crime, immigration, and intellectual property issues.

In 1991, Jon received his law degree from the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. He received his BA from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in 1988, where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa