Membership
Why Join Technology & Curriculum Professional Learning Community @CES?
T&C PLC currently serves 34 districts and 5 Educational Collaboratives representing more than 60 schools, in Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. TEP members pay an annual membership fee based upon student enrollment and, in return, receive numerous benfits including:
- Discounted software licensing - T&C PLC is one of only a handful of Microsoft Managed accounts with both a Level B School Agreement and an Academic Select Agreement
- Vendor discounts including15% off Fortinet products, discounted thin client installations (Resara), discounted printing supplies (InkSolutions). To learn more about vendor partnerships and discounts, visit our Vendors page.
- Legally inspected policy documents (AUP, Data Retention, etc.)
- Participation in technology grants
- Discounted technology services - Joomla CMS and WordPress implementation in partnership with the Collaborative for Educational Services
- Discounted Interactive Video Conferencing Support
- Monthly professional meetings, often with vendor presentations
- Monthly Hands-on Technical Workshops
- Professional Learning Community Meetings 3-5/academic year
- PCMall Corporate Access Program and Employee Purchase Program
- GovConnection Corporate Access Program and Employee Purchase Program
- Free Moodle course hosting
- Discounted admission to the annual Technology in Education[TiE] Conference
- Discounted Google Apps implementation
- Discounted Education Data Use, EDW Support and Training (CEDU)
- Discounted technology program evaluation, planning, and support
- Discounted web & content management (CMS) for WordPress and Joomla
