IT for Education
A school's IT can't fail at 8:30 AM. We run the network and identity for K-12, charter, and higher-ed institutions where 600 students log in within a five-minute window, and where FERPA and CIPA aren't optional reading.
The five problems we fix first in education.
These are the patterns we hear in the first call, every time. The order matters — solving them in this sequence keeps the work calm and the budget predictable.
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Wi-Fi that collapses at the bell
A flat AP layout that worked for 200 devices fails at 600. We do RF design, capacity planning, and density-aware deployments that survive bell schedules.
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SIS and LMS that don't talk to identity
New-student provisioning shouldn't take a week. Automated provisioning from SIS into M365 / Google Workspace, with role differentiation per grade.
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Phishing aimed at faculty and parents
Schools are increasingly targeted because the data is rich and the staffing is lean. MFA, EDR, and faculty-aware phishing simulations.
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Ransomware on a thin IT team
A single sysadmin running an entire district can't hold the line alone. We co-manage with internal IT to backstop after-hours and incidents.
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Device management for 1:1 programs
A laptop cart is a logistics problem. MDM, image management, repair coordination, and a help desk that schools can call instead of hiring two more techs.
The education playbook.
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Education engagements start with a network assessment — RF survey, switch and AP audit, density analysis. Bell-schedule capacity is the bar, not "average usage."
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Identity is automated from SIS to M365 / Google Workspace with role differentiation: students, teachers, staff, parents, alumni. Off-boarding is automated when students graduate or staff depart.
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Security is calibrated for education: FERPA-aware controls, CIPA-aligned content filtering, MFA on staff, age-appropriate access policies for students. Faculty get phishing simulations sized to staff capacity (not industry-average difficulty).
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For 1:1 programs we run device management end-to-end — initial imaging, deployment logistics, asset tracking, repair coordination, summer refresh cycles. Schools stop hiring techs to manage devices.
Aligned with the rules your auditors ask about.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act compliance: parental consent flows, directory information policies, third-party vendor data agreements (DPAs).
CIPA
Children's Internet Protection Act content filtering for E-rate eligibility; documented and refreshed annually.
COPPA where applicable
Programs with under-13 students get the elevated controls COPPA requires.
State student privacy laws
Multi-state operations covered for state-specific student data laws (NY 2-d, CA SOPIPA, IL SOPPA).
Tools we know inside out.
We bring vendor relationships and deployment muscle for the platforms that run education every day.
Services that fit education.
Charter network, 6 schools, 4,200 students
Replaced a flat AP layout with a density-aware design; classroom Wi-Fi capacity tripled. Automated SIS-to-Google Workspace provisioning eliminated a 5-day account-creation backlog at the start of each school year. Faculty phishing simulations passed quarterly review. Ransomware attempt at one school in year 2 stopped at the boundary; nothing reached the SIS.
Tell us about your education environmentCommon education questions.
Don’t see yours? Drop us a note — we answer every email personally, usually within the hour.
Can you support our SIS?
Yes. PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, and most other major SIS platforms — including their identity provisioning hooks into Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
Do you co-manage with our internal IT?
Yes — most education engagements are co-managed. Your internal team focuses on day-to-day classroom support; we backstop after-hours, deep specialties (security, identity, infrastructure), and incidents.
Can you handle E-rate paperwork?
Yes. We assemble the technical documentation E-rate requires and coordinate with your E-rate consultant. We don't replace your consultant — we make their job faster.
How do you handle student device deployment?
End-to-end: imaging, asset tracking, deployment logistics, repair coordination, summer refresh. We work with Lenovo, Dell, HP, and the major school resellers.
What about FERPA-compliant vendor agreements?
We review every SaaS tool you adopt for FERPA fit and ensure DPAs are in place. We maintain a vendor inventory with FERPA status per tool.
Leading IT
Solutions.
Tell us about your stack, your bottlenecks, your wishlist. We’ll send back a written plan inside 48 hours — no pitch deck, no pressure, no contract talk until you ask for it.