The mission of the Chief Information Office is twofold:  1) provide schools, administrative leaders, and key stakeholders with information, research, and resources to facilitate data-driven decisions for improving student performance; and 2) provide planning, implementation, and support of information technology for schools and administrative offices.

 
Our Vision:
Enabling the Business of Education

To achieve this vision, we will strive to be a leading technology organization recognized for delivering excellent customer service and support, innovative instructional and business solutions, creative teaching and learning opportunities, and accessible communications systems and information resources.

CMS must continue to upgrade its telecommunications infrastructure and communications systems in order to:

• Achieve CMS organizational goals and objectives.
• Support current and future instructional and business applications.
• Sustain high network availability, high performance, and maximum reliability.
• Accommodate future technologies and computing requirements. 

Our organization is divided into seven departments:

1. Student Applications & Web Development          Jay Parker, Director                
2. Instructional Technology                                   Jerry Shepardson, Director 
3. Data Operations                                              Susan Manning, Director     
4. Information Systems & Support                        Cindee Matson, Director     
5. Business Systems Technology                         Kay Hall, Director           
6. State and Federal Programs                             Vacant, Executive Director 
7. Research, Analysis and Data Utilization            Dr. Lynne Tingle, Executive Director