William Goodman - Administrator, Information Technology
William Goodman has served Idaho’s public school students for 17 years. During this time, he worked in the Bruneau-Grand View School District (2004-2012) where he served in a number of positions, including elementary school teacher, secondary school teacher, assistant principal, principal, athletic director, and District technology coordinator. He also served in the Idaho State Department of Education as Chief Technology Officer (2015), and in the Mountain Home School District as Director of Technology (2013-2017) and as Director of Operations (2017-2019). Mr. Goodman is currently the Director of District Programs for the Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (2019 to present).
As the Director of Technology for the Mountain Home School District, Mr. Goodman led the effort to rebuild the District’s servers and network infrastructure, and oversaw the rollout of a K-12 one-to-one device program for students. As IDLA’s Director of District Programs, he manages IDLA’s regional support team, student services team, professional development offerings, new program development and serves as the primary interface with external partners.
Mr. Goodman currently serves as the Idaho Education Technology Association President, member and subcommittee chair on the Idaho Digital Divide Committee, and as a member of the Idaho Governor’s K-12 Emergency Council. He has also served on a number of state and national committees, including the Education Opportunity Resource Committee, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Forum on Education Statistics, the Idaho Council for Technology and Learning’s Public Education Information Committee, Facilitator of the Legislative Broadband Access Study Interim Committee and was invited by the Federal Communications Commission to participate in and testify in the E-rate Modernization Process.
Mr. Goodman is committed to seeing that technology is provided and supported at all levels to enhance the learning and working environments of students and staff members. His strong leadership and positive relationship skills, along with his in-depth organizational skill set, will serve him well in his new position as Boise School District’s Administrator of Technology.
Mr. Goodman earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from the University of Idaho (Social Science major emphasis; Political Science minor emphasis); and his Master of Education degree in Education from the University of Idaho (Educational Leadership).
