The idea of schools or districts joining forces to share costs isn’t a new one. Some 35 districts in New York recently entered a contract with Lower Hudson Regional Information Center for a “managed IT” model that would see each receive support from a pool of around 200 LHRIC employees.
And in Illinois, Glenbrook High School District 225 partnered in 2014 with two elementary school districts to form the Northfield Township Technology Consortium, aiming to purchase more bandwidth at a lower price.
