Background:
On November 19, 2015, the District's Governing Board approved Resolution No. 1580.11/15 delegating authority to award contracts to the District's Superintendent, Chief Business Officer, Associate Superintendent(s), and Assistant Superintendent(s) pursuant to Education Code sections 17604 and 17605.
All contracts approved by those authorized to do so pursuant to that delegation authority are to be submitted to the District's Governing Board for ratification. Contracts that do not, however, involve an expenditure in excess of the bid limits specified in Public Contract Code section 20111 need only be reviewed by the District's Governing Board every 60 days. The applicable bid limits are $15,000 for construction contracts and $96,700 in 2021 (adjusted annually) for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, non-construction services, or repairs including maintenance.
Presented for ratification are the following contract(s):
1. Curriculum Associates - District-wide license renewal and professional development for iReady Math and reading assessments. This is a three year contract from 2021 - 2024. $552,026.34
2. Infinity Systems [Equimetrics] - Ongoing leadership support and calibration, Equimetrics survey deployment, building and reporting the data processes used to measure alignment, and a project needs assessment each academic year. $110,000 per year for 3 years
3. Pacific Autism Center for Education - Master contract for non - public school student placement for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $126,758
4. The Stepping Stones Group LLC - Master contract for Special Education Department contract hires for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $282,188
Presented for review are the following contract(s):
1. Achievekids - Master contract for new non - public school placement of student for the remainder of the 2020 - 2021 school year. $10,092
2. Achievekids - Master contract for non - public school student placement for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $90,864
3. Cleary Consultants, Inc. - Provide soil engineering observation and testing services for solar structures project at seven school sites. $22,000
4. Construction Inspection Services, Inc. - Provide construction inspection services for the district office configuration project. $3,300
5. Ellevation, Inc. - Renewal of program management software for English language learners. Cost based on number of ELLs at MVWSD for the 2020 - 2021 school year. This is a three year contract from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024. $29,708.78
6. Fun Team Events, LLC. - Virtual Trivia Event via Zoom for 5th grade students at Stevenson Elementary on June 4, 2021. $1,000
7. Imagine Learning - District-wide license renewal of Language and Literacy Integrated Assessment tools for newcomer students for 2021 - 2022 school year. $13,125
8. Leadership Association Peter Gorman - Executive support and Organizational Development to provide strategic advice to increase student achievement and close achievement gaps. $30,000
9. Learning A-Z - District - wide licenses used to supplement English Learner materials for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $58,963
10. Literably - License renewal for online assessment and progress monitoring for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $13,140
11. Mobile Modular Management Corporation - Portable classroom units lease renewal for Bubb, Huff, and Landels sites for the 2021 - 2022 school year. Seven units total at $620 per month. $52,080
12. n2y, LLC. - License renewal for Skills and Unique Learning System tools for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $1,232.35
13. Read Naturally - License renewal for Read Live for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $2,850
14. Research Institute for Learning and Development - Software license renewal for SMARTS curriculum that boosts literacy skills and reading comprehension. $7,855
15. Seesaw Learning - Online learning platform for teachers and students for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $8,882.50
16. Texthelp Inc. - License renewal for Read & Write tool for Special Education Department for the 2021 - 2022 school year. $9,147.60
Fiscal Implication:
See background for details.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the Board of Trustees ratify or review the contracts as presented.