K12 SIX

Identity Orchestration: The Missing Layer in Your District's Digital Learning Environment

Managing student and staff access across dozens of apps, devices, and platforms is one of the most complex — and often overlooked — challenges facing K-12 IT teams today. This session breaks down identity orchestration into a practical six-layer framework, showing district leaders exactly how their portal, single sign-on, authentication, provisioning, rostering, and applications should work together — and where gaps in that system create real risk for students and staff. You'll walk away with concrete steps you can bring back to your team immediately, whether you're cleaning up an environment that's grown organically or building a stronger foundation for your district's next technology initiative. Key takeaways: a plain-language breakdown of the six layers of identity infrastructure and how to spot where your district's setup may be falling short; why device management is a missing piece in most districts' identity strategy and what it takes to close that security gap; and a practical checklist for identifying access failures, deprovisioning risks, and cybersecurity exposure points in your current environment, with clear next steps for each. Sponsored by Identity Automation.