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Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 2/29/2024



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 a lunchtime chess club on Wednesdays at Vargas Elementary from 12:00-12:45 PM for all students, starting March 6, 2024 through May 15, 2024, $1,050.00.
  2. Gripspin Tennis- Will provide tennis classes for preschool students to learn fundamental movement and basic mechanics/techniques to play tennis from March 15, 2024 through April 26, 2024, $4,300.00.
  3. Mobile Ed Productions Inc- Will provide five 45-minute in-person sessions in their portable, inflatable Sky Dome Planetarium for all students at Bubb Elementary on May 28, 2024, $1,795.00.
  4. Nathan Hale, LLC- Will provide 2 assemblies for all students at Vargas Elementary and 2 workshops for 5th grade students only focusing on providing information about Mr. Hale's work as a graphic novelist.   Both the assemblies and workshops will be held on March 7, 2024, $2,500.00. 
  5. Nathan Hale, LLC- Will provide two 45-minute, in-person, cartoon drawing assemblies and two writing workshops for all students at Mistral and Stevenson Elementary on March 6, 2024, $5,000.00 split between both sites.
  6. Silicon Valley Education Foundation- Will provide the Elevate Summer Math program for incoming 3rd-8th grade students, district-wide.  The program will begin March 1, 2024 through October 1, 2024, $60,000.00.
  7. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc.- Will provide a Math Festival event where families and all students at Theuerkauf Elementary will learn math skills and strategies.  The event will be hosted on March 6, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 PM in the MUR, $800.00.
  8. Young Audiences of Northern CA- Will provide two 45-minute in-person musical performances to all students at Landels Elementary from 12:50-1:45 PM on March 1, 2024, $2,200.00.


Fiscal Implication:

See background details.



Recommended Action: 

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

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionTypeUpload Date
Bay Area Chess Inc (VA) 03/06/24-05/15/24Backup Material2/12/2024
Gripspin Tennis PSA (PS) 03/15/24-04/26/24Backup Material2/14/2024
Mobile Ed Productions Inc (BB) 05/28/24Backup Material2/9/2024
Nathan Hale LLC (VA) PSA 03/07/24Backup Material2/22/2024
Nathan Hale LLC (MI/ST) PSA 03/06/24Backup Material2/22/2024
Silicon Valley Education Foundation 03/01/24-10/01/24Backup Material2/21/2024
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE), Inc. (TH) PSA 03/06/24Backup Material2/21/2024
Young Audiences of Northern CA PSA (LN) 03/01/24Backup Material2/9/2024