Involve all of the stakeholders in these discussions. Teachers, secretaries, parents, students, trustees, administrators. Of course, involving everyone is impractical, but representatives from each group should be involved. The technology infrastructure can empower your faculty, staff and students to do wonderful work, and they will grow to depend upon it. The consequences of a badly designed and maintained technology infrastructure are far-reaching.
Computer technology is complex and fast-changing.
This will continue to be true for the foreseeable future. Your school must have people who have many specialized skills if you are to be successful in implementing and sustaining effective use of computer technology. Your school must have one or more people who can take on the following roles. The director is accountable for the success of your technology program. Some schools separate this job into two positions, one for academic technology, and another for administrative technology.