But we need someone (or several someones) in the gap. This is the missing link. You don't have to call it 'Informatics'. You could call it something like 'Educational technology coordinator', or something more creative. The key is to have these skill sets on your team.
This will allow your IT department to:
Create a platform that is 'open for academic innovation'
Create a culture of experimentation.
Create opportunities for teachers to try things, and share their findings.
Move security and the complexity of managing data, applications, workflow, reporting, etc. into the network.
Get the computer out of the equation and focus on helping your teachers develop the skills, competencies, literacies and knowledge today's learners need.
If you don't, there is the strong possibility that the IT department will be relegated to a maintenance function - keeping the services running at the lowest possible cost, but not called on for innovative ideas or having a relevant voice in the organization.
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