Proviso Township High School District 209 is renewing its Microsoft 365 A5 licensing to maintain email, Office apps, OneDrive, Teams, security, and compliance services for staff and students. The board document states the 2025-26 contract ends June 30, 2026, and recommends approval of a $104,049.40 renewal for the 2026-27 school year covering 900 staff users plus Visio licenses, with student accounts at no additional cost. This action positions Microsoft 365 as the backbone of the district’s technology environment, supporting instruction, collaboration, cybersecurity, and compliance aligned to their strategic Goal 3 – Technology and Innovation. While the renewal decision itself is effectively made in favor of Microsoft, this creates follow-on opportunities around security hardening, data governance, analytics, Teams Phone, and staff training, as well as future competitive positioning ahead of the next renewal cycle beyond June 2027.

Educational pricing applies only to staff accounts; 900 staff licenses currently in place with recen...