New Albany - Plain Local Schools welcomes Mr. Daniel Clemens as the next Director of Technology effective August 1, 2025.  Mr. Clemens will replace Mr. Michael Voss who is retiring from our school district.

Mr. Clemens served as the Senior Director of Solutions Architecture at Noodle Corporation in New York City, creating and leading the service delivery program for proprietary software, as well as designing and directing multi-workstream technical implementations.  Mr. Clemens also served as the Manager of Solutions Architecture for nationally recognized Success Academy Charter Schools in New York.  Mr. Clemens was actively involved in implementing daily technology infrastructure and systems necessary to support 17,000 students.  Mr. Clemens was also previously employed by Apple in New York.

“Daniel’s extensive background and demonstrated successful experience defining, driving and overseeing technology will strengthen our strategic use of technology to increase student outcomes while also ensuring the business acumen required to safeguard our school district’s use of technology in our educational, operational and business practices.  We look forward to Daniel’s demonstrated expertise to partner with faculty, staff and administrators to identify strengths and opportunities to best meet the needs of our technology customers campus-wide,” said Superintendent Michael Sawyers.  

Mr. Clemens holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Milligan College and a Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University.  Mr. Clemens also holds several certifications, including, but not limited to, Product Management Foundations: Reforge, CCT: Jamf, ITIL Foundations v.3 and v.4: Axelos, Certified Apple Mac and Mobile Technician. 

Mr. Clemens stated, “I'm genuinely thrilled to be joining the New Albany-Plain Local Schools team as the Director of Technology. The opportunity to contribute to the district's mission of achieving the best educational outcomes for students through strategic technology initiatives is incredibly meaningful to me. As a neighbor in Dublin, where my wife, Annalisa, and I are raising our three children, I'm particularly enthusiastic about the chance to collaborate with the faculty, staff, administration and students to explore how technology can best serve their needs.”

Daniel will begin his transition into our technology department this summer in preparation for the 2025-26 school year.  Welcome Daniel!