Shuffling off to Buffalo

April 24th, 2006 | by Tim Wilson |

It’s official as of tonight’s school board meeting. My job search is over.

Starting July 1st I will be Director of Technology for the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools. Buffalo is a growing school district of almost 5,000 students just to the west of the Twin Cities metro area. As Director, I’ll be responsible for all aspects of technology in the district.

This is a slight move toward the IT world for me, but there will be plenty of opportunities to stay connected to what goes on in the classrooms too. I’m really excited to get started. My current position in Hopkins ends June 30 so I won’t have much of a break before jumping into my new role. I’ll have a bunch more to say in the future to be sure. Regular readers may see some additional focus on school IT topics here, but I will keep looking for cool classroom applications for this technology that continues to capture my imagination.

A big thanks to everyone who sent words of encouragement and even job leads. I appreciate the support.

  1. 8 Responses to “Shuffling off to Buffalo”

  2. By Ryan Collins on Apr 25, 2006 | Reply

    Congratulations on the job. Could you see about getting them to shorten the name of the school district? :-) I’m curious on what the locals call it.

  3. By Tim Wilson on Apr 25, 2006 | Reply

    Yes, it’s a long name. The district contains three towns: Buffalo, Hanover, and Montrose. (Who’d have guessed that?!) Buffalo is by far the largest so there’s a natural tendency to fall back to calling the district the “Buffalo School District.” I doubt the residents of Hanover and Montrose appreciate that, so everyone I’ve talked to tries to make sure to include all three.

  4. By John Pederson on Apr 25, 2006 | Reply

    Congratulations Tim!

  5. By Doug Johnson on Apr 25, 2006 | Reply

    Tim,

    Congratulations to you. Lucky for Buffalo, and especially lucky for Minnesota to keep a real technology and educational leader here!

    Be good to your librarians in Buffalo - especially Wayne.

    All the best,

    Doug

  6. By Meredith on Apr 26, 2006 | Reply

    Tim — So good to hear that your knowledge and expertise will continue to benefit children!

    –meredith

  7. By Wesley Fryer on Apr 27, 2006 | Reply

    Outstanding Tim, congrats!!!!! :-)

    This sounds like a great opportunity for you and your family, best wishes with the move and the transition.

  8. By Sally Mays on May 8, 2006 | Reply

    Tim, do the school kids of Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools know how lucky they are? Do their parents? Congratulations and good work.

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