Bill Freitas, CETL, CISSP, CCRE
CIO, Teacher, and Information Security Specialist in Education
Bill Freitas is an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the Education / non-profit field. He has extensive experience leading the design and implementation of educational information systems, the management of the technical staff who run them, and the development of the colleagues who use them. He has a successful record of digital transformation, increasing the reliability and flexibility of infrastructure and applications while reducing cost.
Most recently, he was the CTO for Charlotte Latin School. Previously the Director of Academic and Information Technology for The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ, he has worked at Saint Andrew's School and The Webb Schools. While at Lawrenceville, he was the founding coach of the Robotics team which took international awards in 5 consecutive RoboCup competitions.
He earned the Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL®) from CoSN. Based on the The Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO, the CETL exam covers everything a successful CTO needs to know and do. The three primary areas of focus are:
• Leadership & Vision
• Understanding the Educational Environment
• Managing Technology & Support Resources
He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the premier Cybersecurity certification from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, (ISC)². The eight domains covered in the certification are:
• Security and Risk Management
• Asset Security
• Security Engineering
• Communications and Network Security
• Identity and Access Management
• Security Assessment and Testing
• Security Operations
• Software Development Security
In 2023 he was one of the first to earn the CCRE - Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator, and is qualified to evaluate schools based on the Cybersecurity Framework for Education. This unique maturity model is informed by NIST and other relevant standards, and designed specifically to meet the needs of educational institutions.
Bill is the author of more than 15 textbooks, and has taught everything from AP Computer Science to Robotics to Video Game Programming. He was technology lead for the Eight Schools Association Blended Learning consortium.
Bill is a graduate from Rutgers University in Computer Science / MIS. He has done graduate work in CS at the University of Delaware and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and in Education at Azusa Pacific and the National Center for Technology Planning.