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Northshore proposes tech levy up to $40M a year to maintain devices, add AI-enabled tools and staff
Summary
Technology leaders proposed four tiered tech-levy scenarios at a Sept. 8 study session: baseline steady-state investments (~$25M/year) and expanded tiers to $30M, $35M and about $40M per year to cover device replacement, core licensing, digital curriculum, universal design and additional staffing, with an enterprise learning-analytics proposal.
At a Sept. 8 study session, technology staff presented a tiered proposal for a 2026 technology levy that would run on a four‑year cycle alongside other ballot measures. Forrest Baker, the district’s executive director of technology, said the levy’s baseline investment preserves a four-year replacement cycle for student and staff devices and funds critical software licensing; expanded tiers would add curriculum subscriptions, staffing and enterprise analytics.
Baker and Shelby Reynolds, assistant director of instructional technology and library…
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