Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 for Students

Through an enterprise agreement with Microsoft, Seattle Public Schools is able to provide Microsoft 365 services to students and staff. Microsoft 365 is constantly being updated, please see the Microsoft 365 roadmap to learn more.

How to Log in to Microsoft 365

Students log in to their SPS Microsoft 365 account to access Teams, SPS email, OneDrive, and other Microsoft tools:

Go to the Microsoft 365 login page
Log in with your SPS student email address and password
- Email example: 1jrsmith@tricitiesstrikers.com

Learn More About Microsoft 365 Tools

OneDrive
OneDrive makes it easy to collaborate with colleagues and classmates and share Microsoft documents online.
Learn more about Microsoft OneDrive

Outlook (Email)
All SPS students have Outlook email accounts which allows them to communicate with other SPS students and teachers.
Learn more about Microsoft Outlook

Teams
All SPS students have access to Microsoft Teams which allows them to communicate and collaborate with other SPS students and teachers.
Learn more about Microsoft Teams

Office ProPlus

As part of Seattle Public Schools’ enterprise agreement with Microsoft, eligible SPS students, teachers and staff have free access to download and install Office ProPlus, powered by Office 365, on their personal/home devices. All students and employees may download and install the latest, full version of Office ProPlus software on up to five of their personal devices (computers, tablets or phones) with Windows, iOS, or Android operating systems.

Office ProPlus for students and staff can download the latest version of Microsoft Office on up to 5 personal devices.

Support for Personal Devices at Home

Due to the overwhelming number of variables related to home computer environments, the Techline is unable to assist with support of Office installed on personal devices.

Step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing Office ProPlus.

Employees and students downloading Office 365 ProPlus are entitled to the same support options as other Microsoft customers purchasing software for home use, including free access to resources and newsgroups on the website and pay-per-use email and telephone support.

Microsoft Support

Office ProPlus FAQ

All current Seattle Public Schools (SPS) staff and active SPS students have access to the web version of the Microsoft 365 suite of apps.

Current students and specific staff that instruct in the classroom or support that instruction can download Office 365 ProPlus directly to a personal device.

If staff have any questions about eligibility for the downloadable version, please contact the TechLine.

Install Office ProPlus on desktops and log in using their SPS username and password. Your username should be entered as username@tricitiesstrikers.com. Students – please note that this does not give you access to email. This is simply your login method.

Once logged in, click on the gear (Settings) icon at the top-right menu. After clicking on Office 365 Settings, students and employees may click Software to begin the installation process.

To install Office ProPlus on mobile devices, go to the App Store or Google Play to find the applications and enter your SPS account information.

Here are some step-by-step instructions provided by Microsoft for downloading and installing Office ProPlus.

To install Office ProPlus for the Mac, please follow these instructions.

Yes, this is the latest version of Office with complete functionality. You can install Office ProPlus directly to your device and use it with or without internet access.

Note: Users must log in to the Internet once at least every 30 days on at least one of the devices that downloaded Office 365 to automatically validate their license eligibility. Failure to do so will cause the software to operate in reduced functionality mode.

Yes. You can download Office ProPlus on any 5 personal devices, including PCs, Macs, mobile, or tablets.

No. You can only install Office ProPlus on personal/home devices for students and employees, and not to district-owned devices. The district has a separate agreement with Microsoft for software installation on district-owned devices.

SPS students have access to their Office ProPlus services as long as they are a student of SPS. In November of each year, licenses will expire for students who are no longer enrolled in SPS. After that, they will have read-only access to their Microsoft files and will have the option to purchase the Office 365 ProPlus on their own (at a monthly fee).

SPS employees have access to Office ProPlus as long as they are an employee of SPS. Within 30 days of their departure, their software will enter a Reduced Functionality mode, which will give users read-only access to their Microsoft files. They will have the option to purchase Office ProPlus on their own (at a monthly fee).

No. Microsoft Office purchased for personal use is a consumer product. Office 365 ProPlus is available through SPS’s existing license with Microsoft.

In reduced functionality mode, Office 365 ProPlus remains installed on the computer, but users can only view and print their documents. All features for editing or creating new documents are disabled, and the user will see a “Product Deactivated” message.

Here are some training resources available from Microsoft:

End user training on Office for Mac or PC

Help guides on Office Mobile for iPhone

Help guides on Office Mobile for Android

For installation assistance, please refer to this step-by-step guide.