Following significant investments in new technology amid the shift to remote learning, the district has continued to spend briskly on computers and other tech after the return to full-time in-person learning. CDW, the technology behemoth based in Vernon Hills, Illinois, has accounted for the lion’s share of that spending. The district bought thousands of Chromebooks and laptops, but also projectors, laser pointers, document cameras, and other technology, as well as added back-to-school technical support last fall.

The Boston-based public sector consulting company — one of five the district hired on the eve of the pandemic to help develop and launch Skyline — has provided professional development for educators and school leaders who opted to adopt the curriculum this past school year. That included half-day “kickoff courses” to help educators get started with the new learning materials.

The Brooklyn-based company — another of the district’s original Skyline partners — provided elementary and middle school science curriculums and learning materials, such as science investigation notebooks. Through a spokeswoman, the company said it also helped train and coach district-hired tutors who used Amplify intervention materials at 165 schools this past school year.

The education supply giant, based in Carson, California, was also a district partner in the initiative that produced the Skyline curriculum. It provided books and other learning materials as part of its rollout, as well as supplies such as construction paper, chalk, markers, scissors, and more.

The Utica, New York, company has provided KN95 and cloth face masks and other equipment. In February, the school board voted to amend the district’s contract with the personal protective equipment vendor, increasing the maximum amount from $7.5 million to $15 million.

The staffing company, which works with school districts and other public sector employers nationally, supplied non-nursing staff for the district’s campus care rooms. The district introduced the care rooms as it reopened schools for in-person learning last year so educators could send students with COVID symptoms there to wait for families to pick them up.

The Minnesota-based library and classroom materials company – another district Skyline vendor – provided books and Skyline learning kits and other resources. The district said last summer that it was earmarking $8 million to offer new book sets to every kindergarten through third grade classroom that chose to adopt Skyline.

The tech giant, one of the district’s two main device vendors, supplied iPads, MacBooks, various accessories, and its AppleCare maintenance service.

The district hired the Pennsylvania-based company last year to provide an online repository for the district’s digital resources, including the Skyline curriculum. Chosen on a noncompetitive basis, the firm will earn up to $6.7 million during each of the three years of its contract with the district.

The nonprofit, which has provided schools across the district with its Second Step social and emotional learning curriculum for more than two decades, introduced a redesigned digital version last year. The district adopted it this past school year and, says Committee for Children Vice President Jordan Posamentier, will offer it at 425 schools in the fall, along with the nonprofit’s bullying prevention resources. “You make sure kids are engaged, focused, and ready to learn, which is an intense priority right now,” Posamentier said.