Patrick O'Neal

Since starting his career with Gaggle eight years ago as a safety representative, Patrick has become a champion for students, focusing on their safety and mental health awareness. He now partners with districts throughout the mid-Atlantic region to implement solutions that identify students in crisis and get them the help they need. A graduate of Illinois State University, Patrick resides in central Illinois with his wife, Erin, and their three children, Sadie, Arya, and Declan.

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Why Districts Are Taking a Second Look at Gaggle, Even in a Budget Crunch

Patrick O'Neal: Aug 19, 2025 6:00:02 PM

District leaders are being asked to do the impossible right now: protect student safety, support mental health, and maintain compliance, all while navigating major budget cuts. We know it’s hard. And we know that every dollar spent needs to work...

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Continuity of Learning: Keeping Students on Track

Patrick O'Neal: Jun 23, 2020 10:47:00 AM

There is still a lot of uncertainty regarding what school will look like in the fall—in some states, we won’t know until right before the school year...

Distance Learning

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Compliance Rules and Email Archiving: What You Need to Know

Patrick O'Neal: Mar 1, 2018 7:58:46 AM

I’ve written in the past how archiving can minimize litigation costs for school districts through eDiscovery and with the ability to handle Freedom...

Archiving & Backup

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Are There Student Safety Concerns in Your Archive?

Patrick O'Neal: Jan 25, 2018 9:05:30 AM

I’ve written in the past about the reasons why you should archive email, documents and files using a third-party solution. Similarly, there are...

Archiving & Backup Student Safety

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What You Should Know About Social Media Archiving At Your School District

Patrick O'Neal: Nov 27, 2017 7:41:02 AM

Archiving and retention laws are continually evolving at both the state and federal levels. With that ever-changing landscape, it’s important to know...

Archiving & Backup

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Should You Delete or Suspend Staff Email Accounts at Your School?

Patrick O'Neal: Sep 18, 2017 5:40:10 AM

Teachers, administrators and other staff will take new jobs, retire and give IT departments other reasons to delete or suspend their email accounts....

Archiving & Backup

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The Importance of Migrating Legacy K-12 Email Archives

Patrick O'Neal: Jul 27, 2017 4:43:42 AM

Many school districts are moving their onsite legacy email archives to a third-party cloud provider at a fraction of the cost it takes to manage and...

Archiving & Backup

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