Lightspeed Systems Ray Hartjen

Content Marketing Director

About Ray Hartjen

Ray Hartjen is the Content Marketing Director at Lightspeed Systems, where he facilitates two-way dialogue on K-12 Education and EdTech with educators and Education leaders. Connect with Ray on both Twitter & LinkedIn.

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Texas capitol building. SCOPE Act.
  • Blog Post

How the SCOPE Act Requires Texas School Districts to Take Action

On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas House Bill No. 18, the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, more familiarly known as the SCOPE Act.

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Woman peering through a magnifying glass. Vetting K-12 Edtech.
  • Blog Post

Challenges and Solutions to Vetting K-12 Edtech

Analyzing new edtech products to possibly adopt for schools can be daunting, particularly considering 1) the rapid growth of new products in the marketplace, and 2) the sheer number of requests…

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CoSN Annual Conference. 2024 theme of "Leading for Innovation at Warp Speed."
  • Blog Post

A Quick Guide to the 2024 CoSN Annual Conference

The CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) 2024 Annual Conference takes place from April 8-10 at the Intercontinental Miami, providing yet another opportunity for attendees to network, share,…

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The Number 3 ~ 3 Things IT Needs to Know About EdTech Collaboration with Teachers
  • Blog Post

3 Things IT Needs to Know About EdTech Collaboration with Teachers

Today’s digital classrooms require an unprecedented degree of edtech collaboration between teachers and the district’s supportive IT function.

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Girl with sad face sitting on stairs with books on her lap
  • Press

Lightspeed Alert™ Adds Spanish Capabilities and Expanded Categories to Enable Districts to Better Serve Communities

Dedicated Categories for Drugs and Weapons Allow More Control on Review and Escalation of Alerts AUSTIN, Texas—January 11, 2024—Lightspeed Systems®, the edtech market leader in digital safety,…

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Logo of the UK Safer Internet Centre
  • Press

Lightspeed Systems® Gains UK Safer Internet Centre Accreditation

Lightspeed Systems are Amongst the First Providers to Achieve the UK Safer Internet Centre’s Accredited Filtering Provider Status London — 20 February 2024 — Lightspeed Systems®, the global…

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Badge for the Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS 2023 list by The Software Report.
  • Press

Brook McShane Bock Named Among the Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2023 by The Software Report

AUSTIN, Texas—January 8, 2024—Lightspeed Systems, the edtech market leader in digital safety, security, and equity solutions, proudly announced today that its Chief Product Officer, Brook McShane…

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