Welcome to the 2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference Landing Page!

Use the Conference Menu below to review the schedule. Click on the following links to find out more about conference presenters, session descriptions, and session resources:

• Day 1 Session Descriptions/Resources/Presenter Information 
• Day 2 Session Descriptions/Resources/Presenter Information 

Use #mtlegal&tech24 to highlight conference moments.  Please join the dialogue to enrich your conference experience.

Please submit the conference evaluation form following the conference.  We value your feedback! And, if you're attending to earn OPI Renewal Unit credits, completing the survey will generate your certificate:  2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference Evaluation

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, SAM Business Partners,  and Exhibitors!  A special thank you to T.E.S.T. for providing the video and audio equipment to make a hybrid conference possible.

Thank you to ByteSpeed, Verkada, Promethean & Trafera for hosting the Sunday social and  T.E.S.T. Inc for sponsoring the Monday social/ T.E.S.T. Inc. 25th Anniversary Celebration. 

                                                           A special thanks to our  Platinum Sponsors! 

If you have questions or are experiencing technical difficulties, leave a message in the chat during a session or email Kim ([email protected]), Marcus ([email protected]), or Rob ([email protected])

Sunday, March 10

2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference

6:30 PM  

to

9:00 PM

        Welcome Reception 
sponsored by ByteSpeed, Verkada, Promethean & Trafera -

Monday, March 11

2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference Day 1

                 Hot Breakfast Buffet & Conference Registration                  
       Grand Ballroom     

 Welcome:  Carol Phillips

Breakfast Presentation: Simplify to succeed - Jeff Patterson, Russ Hendrickson -
K12 Montana - Platinum Sponsor 

Opening Session:  Welcome, Program Overview, and Opening Keynote

Welcome:  Carol Phillips META President, Dale Olinger MASS President &
Taylor Salmi MCASE President

Opening Keynote: Build your School or District AI Strategy Now
Pete Just 

Break and Visit with Exhibitors

  Focus Zones

Room Location 

 Session 1

10:00  AM
to 
11:00 AM 

Joe Medley, Stride
                  Platinum Sponsor                                     

Tech & Safety Levies Updates
    Lance Melton,
MTSBA Executive Director                        

Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services 

 11:00  AM
to 
11:15 AM

Break and Visit with Exhibitors

Revolutionizing Campus Safety:
Verkada's Cutting-Edge Solutions -
Stephen Richards
ByteSpeed Platinum Sponsor  

Special Ed Legal Topics, IEP & 504:
Megan Morris, Kaleva Law Office   

 MTDA's AI Integration Framework:
A Roadmap to Thoughtfully Embrace the Future -
Jason Neiffer, Caitlin Byers, and Mike Agostinelli

                                  Break and Visit with Exhibitors                                     

MASS Luncheon and Business Meetings - Empire

MASS Business Meeting Agenda 3-11-24

META Luncheon and Business Meetings - Western Star

META Business Meeting Agenda 3-11-24

Break and Visit with Exhibitors

Session 3
     1:45 PM       
to
2:45 PM 

AI-Driven Campus Networks for
Digital Learning: 
Matthew Smith
 Platinum Sponsor 

Jeffrey Weldon & Nyles Greer,
        Felt Martin PC
       Employment Law

Pete Just

 Break and Visit with Exhibitors

3:00 PM
to
4:00 PM     

 Keynote - FERPA Mythbusting- Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services 

Break and Visit with Exhibitors - Sponsored by Emergent 3

This could be your smart safe secure classroom - T.E.S.T Inc

Party Like It's 1999 Social & Band - Sponsored by T.E.S.T. Inc. 

Tuesday, March 12

2024 Spring Legal & Technology Conference Day 2

7:00 AM
to
8:00 AM

Hot Breakfast Buffet

7:30 AM

 Welcome:  Carol Phillips 

Breakfast Presentation: Ken Keller & Andy Falk, Information Technology Core - Platinum Sponsor  

8:00 AM

to 

   9:45 AM 

Opening Session:  Welcome, Program Overview, and Opening Keynote

Carol Phillips META President, Dale Olinger MASS President &
Taylor Salmi MCASE President

Opening Keynote: Cybersecurity, Incident Response Tabletop - 
Ross Lemke, AEM Education Services

9:45
to
10:00

Break and Visit with Exhibitors

    Focus    
   Zones    

Room  
Location  

   Session 4     
10:00 AM
to
11:00 AM

Unlock the future of Wi-Fi 7 and
Network AI software -
Seth Thompson & David Whitt,
Pine Cove Consulting
Platinum Sponsor

Federal Education Update - 
Tara Thomas, AASA

Cybersecurity Services for
K-12 Educators
Joe Frohlich ,CISA, Burke Honzel, Montana DES & Andy Hanks, MSISA

 11:00AM
to
11:15 AM

Break and Visit with Exhibitors

Session 5 

  11:15 AM
      to
12:15 PM  

Rich Batterman, Chief Legal Counsel, MREA
MCS Platinum Sponsor

Montana Safe School Center and Threat Assessment -
Tammy Tolleson Knee & Tina Eblen

Using Robots to build future Leaders-
FIRST Robotics in Montana

     12:15 PM
to
1:15 PM 

Lunch Presentation: Physical Security - Michael Fragnito, Verkada -
Platinum Sponsor 

1:15 PM
to
1:30 PM  

Closing & Conference Drawings
 

1:30 PM
to
3:30 PM  

                                 META Roundtable Session - MASS & MCASE welcome to join
       
Link to form to suggest discussion topics:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfttENEBNnNp38TMGd-d4S5O3v0P25q_rPVhDe7oxLRSF400A/viewform?usp=sf_link