Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 5/21/2020

Agenda Category:  Contracts

Agenda Item Title:  Contract(s) for Ratification or Review

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 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 $92,600 in 2019 (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. Rhythm and Moves - Physical Education Program for 2020/21 for Elementary Sites $835,200.00

Presented for review are the following contract(s):

1. Christy White - Provide service to MVWSD for the fiscal years 2020-21 in regards to conducting a financial statement and performance audit to include the balance sheet of the Measure T Bond $7,500
2. Health Connected - 2020/21 Sexual Health Education Programs Teen Talk and Puberty Talk $47,700
3. Linkedin - Provides organization with access to high quality learning content $4,875
4. META Solutions - Power School Customization Catalog $5,331
5. Nearpod - Access to Nearpod's expanding Digital Citizenship and Literacy program featuring Common Sense Education $17,130.40 
6. Zearn -  School account services and On-Demand Professional Development subscription for 2020-2021 $22,500

See Rationale for details.