Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 1/25/2024

Agenda Category:  Contracts

Agenda Item Title:  Contracts

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible: 

Rebecca Westover, Ed.D., Chief Business Officer

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 item of 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 $114,500 in 2024 (adjusted annually) for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, non-construction services, or repairs including maintenance.

Presented for ratification are the following contract(s): 

Presented for review are the following contract(s): 

1. Bay Area Chess Inc.- Will provide 16 lunch time chess club sessions on Wednesdays from 11:45 AM-12:45 PM for up to 40 students at Imai Elementary from January 29, 2024 through May 29, 2024, $1,680.00.
2. Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley- Will provide a running program that teaches important life skills and trains students to complete a 5K run/walk event.  The program is available for up to 15 students at Imai Elementary on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:50-4:20 PM starting March 5, 2024 through May 17, 2024, $1,000.00.
3. Mission Edge San Diego- Will provide a Big Buzz About Bees 40-minute presentation to all kindergarten students at Monta Loma on February 01, 2024, $250.00.
4. University of California, Berkley- Will provide a Build, Engineer, and Invent program for all students at Theuerkauf Elementary on February 27, 2024, $1,400.00.
5. Youth Science Institute- Will provide in-classroom science program for State Preschool on May 29, 2024, $835.00.

See background details.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees ratify or review the contracts, as presented.