Wylie ISD Named “Tech Titan” Finalist
The Wylie ISD joins a select group of leading edge organizations and technology innovators as a 2014 Tech Titan finalist. Each year the Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC) recognizes “an elite group of people known as the best of the best in the North Texas technology industry.” Four finalists were selected in each of 11 categories. Wylie ISD’s nomination is in the Technology Adopter category. One finalist in each category will be crowned a Tech Titan at the Tech Titans gala, Friday, August 22 at the Hotel InterContinental Dallas.
The Technology Adopter award honors a “company with U.S. headquarters in the DFW Metroplex whose core business is not a technology product for outstanding adoption and application of innovative technologies that successfully change and impact business results.
“When you consider the companies associated with the MTBC you realize what being named a Tech Titan finalist means,” said Dr. David Vinson, Wylie ISD Superintendent. “We are grateful to our MTBC partners who are helping us develop a curriculum and learning experiences that will providethe workforce of tomorrow from right here in North Texas. We are truly among the leaders in offering 21st- Century opportunities to our students.”
Previous Technology Adopter winners include the NTTA, American Airlines, D-FW Airport,Baylor Health Care System and Methodist Richardson Medical Center.