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LTC Purchasing Program is an Illinois cooperative whose mission is to provide accessible, high-quality, affordable technology, digital learning resources, and opportunities to K-12 educational communities. The cooperative aggregates the buying power of hundreds of districts to help them procure products and services from quality vendor partners and helps vendors reach the correct audience.
In partnership with Regional Offices of Education and Intermediate Service Centers, the Learning Technology Center formed the LTC Purchasing Program in response to a needs assessment that identified technology procurement as an area for growth. Since the program’s inception in 1998, the LTC has worked to increase cost savings and expand its reach to include technology infrastructure, devices, hardware, digital platforms, and all technology-related elements within the school ecosystem.
In 2019, the LTC Purchasing Program joined the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA), a multi-state nonprofit cooperative of state educational entities that work together to negotiate competitively bid contracts. By leveraging the combined buying power of more than 30 member states, the LTC Purchasing Program and AEPA enable schools and agencies of all sizes to purchase at equal buying levels.
The LTC Purchasing Program is a program of the Learning Technology Center, which utilizes the Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education #9, a county governmental office, as its fiscal agent. The legal authority of the LTC to operate a statewide cooperative is pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (5 ILCS 220/1 et seq.) and the Illinois School Code’s Cooperative Educational and Operational Programs provisions (105 ILCS 5/3-15.14).
To assist in our work, the LTC facilitates the LTC Purchasing Program Advisory Council to provide insight on educational technology products, services, and purchasing best practices. Learn more about the LTC Purchasing Program Advisory Council.
Collaboration and communication with our vendor partners and schools are key to our success. As part of our commitment, we follow these guiding principles:
