Meet Kim Nidy, director of technology for North Canton City Schools
Kim Nidy, director of technology for North Canton City Schools, is all about North Canton. She lives in North Canton and graduated Hoover High School in North Canton.
She also graduated from the University of Akron with a bachelor’s degree in comprehensive business education and a minor in business management, then completed a master’s degree in educational administration. She is also designated a certified education technology leader through the Consortium for School Networking.
“I started my teaching career as a job specialist with Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates at Canton McKinley High School in 1993-94 and 1994-95,” Nidy said. “Then started teaching at Hoover High School in the 1995-96 school year and have been with North Canton City Schools since then.
“I have taught many business classes through the years and eventually created the business management career tech program at Hoover High School. During their senior year, students create and run their own businesses through the Junior Achievement Company Program.”
Since moving into administration, Nidy has served as a board member for Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio because “I strongly believe in the entrepreneurship, financial literacy and work readiness programs provided to students through their programming.”
She left the classroom to become the innovation specialist for the district. Along with colleagues, she was part of a team that wrote and won a $5 million dollar Straight A grant from the state of Ohio. The grant allowed the school district to replace classroom furniture with flexible furnishings, create inquiry-based learning spaces and build a Fab Lab at the high school.
“After that, I served as director of instruction for two years before eventually being appointed to the director of technology role that I currently hold,” Nidy said. “I could not do this work alone. I have an incredible team that works with me to support our stakeholders.”
She and her husband Doug have three children: Jake, Kyla, and Leah. Kim’s mother, Lee Grove, will be 96 in June and lives with the family.
Share some of the duties involved with being the director of technology at North Canton City Schools.
The team manages and provides support for 4,500 students Chromebooks, 1,000 Windows devices, copiers/printers, phones, security and networking equipment, classroom technology, and pretty much anything else that has a plug and an on/off switch.
As the director, I manage the budget, purchasing, software systems and online platforms, student data privacy and cybersecurity, new initiative rollouts, and communication to staff, students, parents, vendors, and other stakeholders involving technology.
Share some of the duties involved with being the director of technology at North Canton City Schools.
The team manages and provides support for 4,500 student Chromebooks, 1,000 Windows devices, copiers/printers, phones, security and networking equipment, classroom technology, and pretty much anything else that has a plug and an on/off switch.
As the director, I manage the budget, purchasing, software systems and online platforms, student data privacy and cybersecurity, new initiative rollouts, and communication to staff, students, parents, vendors, and other stakeholders involving technology.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/meet-kim-nidy-director-of-technology-for-north-canton-city-schools/ar-BB1nTiDS
