E-Rate Category 2 for small districts: the FY2026–2030 reset
New five-year C2 budgets, the $30,175 floor, and why leftover money from the last cycle is gone.
The briefing
Original notes for people who still have tickets open
How-tos first. National news only when it changes what you do on Tuesday.
Cybersecurity if you are a two-person team: a 90-day plan
MFA, backups you can restore, inbox defenses, and vendor review — in the order that reduces real K–12 risk.
The school-year IT calendar for a 3,000-student district
A month-by-month operations calendar from summer imaging through spring testing.