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Director of Technology Infrastructure
John Hopkinson
Phone:  330-744-7922
John.Hopkinson@youngstown.k12.oh.us   

Director of Instructional Technology
Tiffaney Trella
Phone:  330-742-2213
Tiffaney.Trella@youngstown.k12.oh.us 

Technology Secretary
Patti Horvath
Phone: 330-744-6986
Fax: 330-744-2056
Patricia.Horvath@youngstown.k12.oh.us

Welcome to the Office of Information Technology.  Our department is responsible for all major technology initiatives throughout the Youngstown City School District.  There are 3 separate areas of this office.

Network Services.  This includes the purchase, installation, and support of all desktop, laptop, tablet, and other student devices, as well as printers and servers.  In all, over 10,000 devices are managed and supported through our department.  

Technology Integration.  This department is responsible for working directly with teachers on the adoption and integration of technology in the classroom.  Everything from Google Classroom to Promethean Panels to projectors to assessment is fair game!

Data Department.  This area includes the support for our Student Information System, Teacher Gradebook, and the processing of student records, including report cards, interim reports, weekly BAG reports, and student transcripts.  

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE:

ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGY PRIVACY UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE

This serves as theYoungstown City School District Annual Notice to Parents and Students regarding technology privacy consistent with the Ohio Revised Code Sections 3319.325 - .327. 

Technology Provider Contracts: A list of all technology providers that have access to Youngstown City School District students’ educational records for the purpose of providing curriculum, testing, or assessment services can be found at sdpc.a4l.org.

General Monitoring of School-Issued Devices: The Youngstown City School District, either directly or through a technology provider, is electing to generally monitor all school-issued devices (as that term is defined by R.C.  3319.325). The monitoring will include the following features: location tracking and student interactions with school-issued devices (e.g., keystrokes and web-browsing activity). The Youngstown City School District generally monitors these features for the noncommercial education purpose of instruction, technical support, and/or exam proctoring.

Additionally, these features are generally monitored as a necessary precaution for preventing and/or responding to health concerns, and threats to life or safety.

If you have questions, please contact John Hopkinson at John.Hopkinson@youngstown.k12.oh.us or Tiffaney Trella at Tiffaney.Trella@youngstown.k12.oh.us.

GOOGLE UPDATE

Google has recently changed their Google’s policies regarding their non-core services, which Google refers to as “additional services.”For many years, students have had access to Google’s non-core services, such as Google Bookmarks, Chrome Web Store, Google Earth, Google Books, CS First, Google Maps, Google My Maps, Google News, Google Photos, Google Play, Google Translate, Looker Studio, Material Gallery, and YouTube as part of their educational experience. However, school administrators were notified by Google on Tuesday, February 18th, that Google will now require parental consent for students to continue using these non-core services. Unfortunately, Google has given us a short deadline of March 1, 2025, to comply with this new requirement.
Please click here for more information and to access the optional Opt-Out form.