ROE, ISC, and Education Association Services
Supporting Education Agencies & Associations
In addition to collaborating with Regional Offices of Education, Intermediate Service Centers, and Illinois education associations to provide many of our services to school districts, schools, and school personnel, the Learning Technology Center also provides several services directly to education service agencies and associations.
ROE/ISC Service Catalog
LTC staff provide in-person and virtual workshops, webinars, and sessions at conferences for ROEs and ISCs. In most cases, professional learning events are provided at no cost through the support of the Illinois State Board of Education’s agreement with the LTC.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs
Cost: No or low cost. View Pricing Sheet.
Learn about our Custom PD or contact your Regional EdTech Coordinators to schedule events.
The LTC’s regional team facilitates over 90 networking meetings per year for technology staff, instructional technology coaches, teachers, and librarians. Meetings often occur at ROEs, ISCs, or districts. If an ROE or ISC facilitates its own networking meeting(s), the LTC provides additional support as needed.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs
Cost: No cost
Contact our Regional EdTech Coordinators to schedule events.
ILTPP (Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program) aggregates the buying power of hundreds of districts, ROEs, ISCs, and schools to negotiate contracts for technology and digital services. Services also include quote requests, quote reviews, vendor recommendations, and vendor events.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Education Associations
Cost: No Cost
Visit ILTPP.org to learn more and contact iltpp@ltcillinois.org for support.
The LTC resells Zoom licenses and webinar accounts to enable affordable video conferencing with school districts and educators.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Education Associations
Cost: $70/year/user
Contact support@ltcillinois.org for support.
Each month, an LTC team member hosts a quick video tutorial showcasing their favorite edtech apps and strategies. These videos are customized with each participating ROE/ISC or district’s branding, making it easy to share actionable edtech insights with educators in your region via networking meetings, digital newsletters, websites, and social media.”
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Pilot School Districts
Cost: No Cost
Complete the Tech Tip onboarding form to get started.
Routine phishing security tests are important to an organization’s cybersecurity posture as they help determine which users are vulnerable to real attacks. Phishing tests also create opportunities to educate employees. The LTC can send phishing emails and provide ROEs and ISCs with a detailed report of the outcomes. The LTC also provides phishing tests to Tier 3 and 4 schools.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Tier 3 and 4 Schools
Cost: No Cost
Contact Eric Muckensturm with requests.
ROEs and ISCs are eligible to receive 20 free licenses to Adobe Creative Cloud. Licenses are “named-user” licenses, meaning each license is tied to a specific email address. The license includes products like Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat Pro.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs
Cost: No Cost
Contact support@ltcillinois.org for support.
ROEs and ISCs can purchase a Canvas account for $8.00 per user per fiscal year through the Learning Technology Center (LTC)’s educational cooperative, Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program (ILTPP), for the sole purpose of supporting educator professional learning. This Canvas instance is NOT intended to be used to support preK-21 student learning activities or student accounts directly.
Note: The LTC will no longer provide Canvas support in FY25.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Education Associations
Cost: $8/participant and optional support cost
Contact Matt Jacobson with requests.
Many ROEs and ISCs have schools that are eligible to receive e-rate discounts on internet access and internal connection equipment. The LTC provides guidance to school districts on E-Rate and can provide similar support to ROEs and ISCs.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Districts
Cost: No Cost
Contact Mindy Fiscus with requests.
The LTC consults with school districts on all technology topics from access to implementation, and we can provide similar support to ROEs and ISCs.
Eligibility: ROEs, ISCs, Districts
Cost: No Cost
Contact Ben Sondgeroth, Holly Kelly, Lisa Schwartz, Joe Cipfl, or Eric Santos with requests.