Duane Shaffer, CETL, serves as the LTC’s Director of Technology Services. With over 20 years in public education, Duane is a dedicated instructional technology and IT infrastructure leader. He spent 13 years as a special education teacher, working with students of all grade levels and a wide range of disabilities, before transitioning into educational technology leadership.
Before joining the LTC in 2023, Duane spent seven years as a technology director in a school district, leading efforts to strengthen digital learning, cybersecurity, and IT operations. Now, in his role at LTC, he collaborates with school districts across Illinois to enhance all aspects of their technology programs—from infrastructure and security to classroom integration and operational procedures. His expertise helps districts achieve their technology goals, ensuring that digital tools and systems effectively support student learning and staff efficiency.
Committed to empowering educators and administrators, Duane continues to bridge the gap between technology and education, fostering environments where technology is a powerful asset for all.
Protect your district’s devices, servers, and data with enterprise-grade endpoint security and 24/7 threat monitoring. The Learning Technology Center helps Illinois school districts detect, contain, and respond to cyber threats using advanced cybersecurity tools and
Show your commitment to student data privacy with free access to CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal Program, empowering Illinois K-12 schools to build trust, improve data privacy practices, and demonstrate leadership through this exclusive
MDR is a proven strategy for staying ahead emerging cyber threats. See it in action with a live demo and learn how our new partnership makes this cybersecurity strategy more accessible to Illinois school districts.
Critical updates to the way Illinois school’s manage student data privacy are just around the corner. Tune in to stay ahead of the curve on the forthcoming NDPA 2.3 and Registry 2.0.
MDR is a proven strategy for staying ahead emerging cyber threats. See it in action with a live demo and learn how our new partnership makes this cybersecurity strategy more accessible to Illinois school districts.
Gain valuable insights and practical strategies for tackling the toughest IT challenges facing your school district while connecting with fellow tech directors and IT staff in a collaborative environment.
In its first year, the LTC Technology Leader Mentor Program connected new and veteran tech leaders across Illinois, turning challenges into opportunities and colleagues into trusted partners. The result? Stronger
Our new partnership will help large and small technology departments across the state stay up-to-date on the latest issues, trends, and best practices in K-12 educational technology.
January’s conference was packed with actionable cybersecurity insights. Here’s what we learned from this year’s conversation leaders – including K-12 tech leaders and national experts.
Protecting student data and achieving SOPPA compliance requires extra effort. We’re partnering with TEC to offe access to legal and negotiation support + over 2,000 pre-negotiated vendor agreements.
Starting now, Illinois school districts can get free data privacy guidance through CoSN’s Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Seal program.
In the event of a cyber incident, who ya gonna call? Unfortunately, the Ghostbusters can’t help you here. But your friends and peers sure can. See how a cybersecurity crisis
