STS Education

Sustaining a progressive learning atmosphere in academia is a multifaceted endeavor for private and charter schools, involving the harmony of IT infrastructures, financial resilience, and excellent staff retention. The ongoing pandemic, however, posed several hurdles in the path of academic institutions in their efforts to deliver continued learning outcomes, all the while bringing their progressive modernization efforts to a standstill. While some academic institutions struggled to swiftly transition into a fully digital learning ecosystem, others in academia were unable to make informed decisions to better align with the new status quo. California’s School Tech Supply (STS) realized these challenges firsthand in their interactions with academic institutions. As a key proponent of modernized learning, the company enabled academic institutions to embrace technological solutions that not only helped them steer clear of the vagaries of the pandemic but also ensure sustained learning outcomes.

The company’s collaborations with many such institutions serve as a testament to its competencies in addressing the need of the hour, in addition to future-proofing their IT infrastructures. For instance, STS helped one of its clients equip their labs and classes with refurbished products economically. When the same institution was a victim of cyberattacks, STS ensured that none of the school’s private information was stolen by providing holistic security services to fortify their IT infrastructure. Collaborations such as this showcase how STS empowers academic institutions to solely focus on their learning outcomes while offloading the responsibility of maintaining or operating technological solutions to experts such as themselves. “We believe it is our job to provide sustainable technological solutions that improve a teacher’s effectiveness, which ultimately results in better student outcomes,” says Marc Netka, founder and CEO of STS.

Leaders at STS firmly believe in the idea that there are three teachers in the classroom: the teacher, students who teach each other, and finally, the learning environment itself.

The company strives to deliver the best third teacher to schools by offering solutions and services that assist in conducting technology audits, cybersecurity audits, and holistic learning spaces and classroom furniture integrated with innovative IT solutions. STS also excels at selling, delivering, and installing relevant products that modernize learning avenues for students and teachers alike.

The firm broadly classifies its solutions and expertise into three distinct categories. The first of which involves providing clients with the right combination of devices that address their learning requirements; the second focuses on a campus’ IT infrastructure prerequisites (including networking, physical security, and surveillance cameras); the third involves technical, field, and implementation services. STS offers Chromebooks, interactive flat panels, and a multitude of distance learning solutions, in addition to providing seamless deployments of the same as affordably as possible. More importantly, the company goes the extra mile to educate its clients in operating these smart solutions effortlessly. The STS team dedicates a significant amount of time to helping teachers better understand the new devices and utilize them in the most efficient manner possible, regardless of the environment they operate in. The firm presents its clients with all the necessary information needed to make informed decisions in their modernization efforts, connects them with relevant manufacturers, and assists in procuring demo units and conducting pilot programs. Safe to say, the company stands tall as a one-stop shop for educationalists and academic institutions in their journey of offering sustaining learning outcomes for students.

We believe it is our job to provide sustainable technology solutions that improve a teacher’s effectiveness which, ultimately, results in better student outcomes

Founded in 2001, and rebranded as STS in the year 2010, the company has held a stronghold in the industry since the beginning of the IT revolution, focused on driving innovation for better education. Though Netka humbly calls himself an accidental entrepreneur, his firm’s accomplishments in the industry thus far are surely noteworthy, to say the least. “We want to be the company that leads the charge in integrating technology and furniture into one space,” concludes Netka, reflecting on his firm’s aspirations for the near future.