The Instructional Technology personnel includes a Division Director, eight Regional Instructional Technology Consultants, a statewide School Library Media Consultant and the NC Wise Owl web master. Neill Kimrey, the Division Director, joined the DPI staff in October 2008. He served as the Director of  Technology, and subsequently CTO, at Stanly County Schools.  The Regional Instructional Technology Consultants are listed below with a link to their Region pages. Gerry Solomon provides leadership and assistance for school library-media programs. Dan Sparlin manages the NC WiseOwl web site and provides professional development about NC Wiseowl and Copyright.

Regional Instructional Technology Consultants

School districts and charter schools are served by Instructional Technology regional consultants listed below. Consultant regions on the map and the names below are linked to the region home page.

School Library Media

Consulting and professional development resources/services are available to support school library media programs across the state. Gerry Solomon is the NC DPI School Library Media Consultant.

Topics include:

• Implementation of the IMPACT Model
• Flexible Access and Collaboration to support teaching and learning
• Implementation of a student research process for 21st Century Learning Skills
• Selection Policy and dealing with challenges to resources
• Media program evaluation
• Issues/trends in school library media programs

Visit the School Library Media page for additional information.