CTOM Candidate-Reina Bejerano 

Project Management Curriculum Summary 

 
Project Management is an important aspect for any organization. In K-12, it’s 
especially important because district goals have the needs of students in mind. If 
projects are not managed and executed properly, this has a great impact on student 
learning. The CTO’s role in Project Management is integral in that IT is something that 
affects all aspects of the organization and if not managed properly can be the crux of 
that negative impact on the teaching and learning process.  
 
Project mismanagement can be daunting. Beginning as far back as ten years ago when 
IT really began to take shape in education, hardware and software purchases were 
mainly top-down decisions and implementation was disorganized and inconsistent. 
Nowadays, all stakeholders should have a voice in how technology is utilized in the 
organization and the organization has an obligation to involve all who would like to 
have a voice in this process.  
 
Part of the CTO's responsibility is to build a team environment in order to create a 
sense of cohesiveness and team atmosphere. Fostering this sense of comfort in working 
alongside one another is important and facilitating IT projects from start to finish.