The stress of sustaining educational technology programs is acute, and several questions loom large for administrators. 

Experts agree that manpower, connectivity and money are necessary to solve the problem. However, they also agree that no solution is sustainable without clear goals. Schools at a critical transition point should consider how tech helps supports overall goal alignment, including issues like:

• Staff shortages: Schools have lost teachers, superintendents and other administrators, not just technology department personnel
• Decreasing enrollments: Besides government funding for tech running out, when enrollment is down, schools lose out on state and local funding
• Lack of strategic technology plans: It’s easy to skip ahead to details, but districts need strategic tech plans with top priorities before diving into the weeds