Full Name
Phil Hintz
Job Title
Director of Technology
Company
Gurnee School District 56
Bio
Phil Hintz is the Director of Technology for Gurnee School District 56 in Gurnee, Illinois where he has been for the past 12 years. Currently, Phil's district is in their 6th year of an Apple Distinguished, district-wide, 1:1 iPad initiative for all 2400 students and teachers in grades Pre-K through 8.
In June of 2015, Phil was the recipient of ISTE’s Outstanding Leader of Year Award, in Philadelphia. In 2016, Phil made the list of the National School Boards Association’s top “20 to Watch” in educational technology for 2016. Most Recently, Phil was awarded Honorable Mention for the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) 2017 Withrow CTO Award. In 2015, Gurnee School District 56 was inducted into the League of Innovative Schools by the Federal, Bi-Partisan organization, Digital Promise. This past summer Phil’s district was awarded the coveted ISTE Distinguished District Award for 2017.
In June of 2015, Phil was the recipient of ISTE’s Outstanding Leader of Year Award, in Philadelphia. In 2016, Phil made the list of the National School Boards Association’s top “20 to Watch” in educational technology for 2016. Most Recently, Phil was awarded Honorable Mention for the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) 2017 Withrow CTO Award. In 2015, Gurnee School District 56 was inducted into the League of Innovative Schools by the Federal, Bi-Partisan organization, Digital Promise. This past summer Phil’s district was awarded the coveted ISTE Distinguished District Award for 2017.
