By Mark Breen’s calculation, the pandemic has propelled his school district three to five years into the future.
Breen is the chief technology officer for the 14,000-student Vail School District near Tuscon, Ariz.
The question now facing him and his colleague Kelly Pinkerton—who, as the director of assessment and innovative learning at Vail schools, runs the district’s blended and online programs—is how to continue to meet the shifting expectations of families who have become accustomed to having options outside of traditional, in-person learning.
