Darlene Rankin
Darlene Rankin has been an educator for the past 24 years and has been fortunate to take a lead in 2009 to provide a public, filtered Wi-Fi for Katy ISD students to bring their own device for learning. Other major initiatives include deploying Google Drive, Office 365, MyKaty Cloud, Student Learning Platform, Digital Divide Devices for check out and has devoted time and energy to ensure textbooks and all digital resources are integrated and accessed with ease for all learners within Katy ISD.
Darlene was named by NSBA “Top 20 to Watch Educators” in 2011. She is passionate about Digital Responsibility, the whole child, and ensuring students are connected outside of school.
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