Board approves multi-year website, mass‑communication and mobile app contract

The Township High School District 211 Board of Education approved a multi‑year contract to rebuild and host the district’s websites, operate its mass‑communication system and deliver a customizable mobile application. The district will enter an additional four‑year agreement with the vendor identified in the proposal as the provider for website hosting, the mass communication platform and the mobile app. The proposal presented the following annual costs: $151,506 for 2026–27, $52,398 for 2027–28, $53,318 for 2028–29 and $54,267 for 2029–30, with an option for the district to cancel renewal in any year by giving written notice at least 90 days before the new term. Board members voted on the item as part of new business and approved the motion by roll call. The motion passed on a roll call vote: Miss Baron, Mister Dombrowski, Miss Lopez, Miss Russell, Mister Van Dyke and Miss Cavill recorded their votes as noted by the clerk and the item was approved. Board discussion on the agenda item included references to longstanding parent interest in improved communications and the district’s strategic‑planning input indicating demand for a mobile application. No cabinet member or vendor representative provided additional detail during the public portion of the discussion as recorded in the meeting transcript. The approved motion authorizes the superintendent and staff to finalize contract documents and proceed with implementation as described in the vendor proposal. The contract includes a 90‑day cancellation provision for any renewal term. Implementation details such as launch timing, data migration, training, and the vendor’s service‑level commitments were not specified in the transcript and will require follow‑up by district staff.