Roanoke, VA – September 20, 2024 –Veracity is pleased to announce Laredo College (Laredo) has selected Veracity’s Technology Management SystemTM (TMS) to support ongoing initiatives to improve the overall health of educational technology (edtech) management and investments. Serving more than 10,000 students each semester, across two campuses, Laredo College joins as the first higher-ed among many Texas institutions choosing Veracity.
Under Dr. Elizabeth Rodriquez’s direction, the Academic Innovation and Technology Team set out to build a Technology Advisory Council to help manage and properly advise staff regarding edtech investments, but the lack of a centralized system has been an impediment.
“With each department encompassing its own budget and purchasing authority, monitoring technology purchases and overall adoption has been a challenge,” explained Alicia Reed, Laredo’s eLearning Director. “Multiple departments buying licenses of the same product(s), with no insight into other departments’ edtech portfolio or spending, contributes to less-than-optimal contract negotiations, as well as a drain on budget and operations,” Reed added.
Veracity’s Technology Management System will provide the centralization and collaboration Laredo College has been seeking for cataloging and communicating edtech products purchased and approved for use, tracking license counts and attributing costs by department, and gaining insight into – and notification of – upcoming contract renewals. Reed and team also plan to upgrade the current technology approval process with the automated workflow features in Veracity’s TMS, eliminating manual and “forced” procedures the team has strived to improve.
“The challenges that exist today within any institution’s digital ecosystem, including onboarding, adopting, and supporting a vast array of applications, are consistent in both K-12 and higher education. We’re eager to see other institutions bringing these types of innovative practices into their operations and strategic plans,” concluded Veracity Chief Revenue Officer Amy Robertson Dornton.
About Laredo College
Laredo College is a public community college in Laredo, Texas. Founded as Laredo Junior College in 1947, on the site of historic Fort McIntosh to prepare returning soldiers for the workforce, it is part of the Laredo Independent School District. Today, the college is a two-campus district serving more than 10,000 students through a variety of affordable academic programs, technical and vocational programs, non-credit community interest courses, and adult education courses that help area adults obtain English skills, job skills or a General Educational Development diploma. Both campuses serve a three-county area composed of Webb, Jim Hogg and Zapata counties.
About Veracity
Veracity’s mission is to empower K-12 leaders to manage technology investments with confidence through streamlined systems and support, team collaboration, and intentional communication with every stakeholder contributing to student success. Learn more at www.veracityvs.com.
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