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 $95,200 in 2020 (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. Community School of Music and Art - provides music and art classes for all elementary school sites. $408,619.00
2. Esther B. Clark School - Non Public School Services Master Contract for student placement. $106,296.00
3. Therapy Travelers - Contracted services for Speech/Language Pathologists. $178,245.00
Presented for review are the following contract(s):
1. Axiom - Development of 19/20 SARCS and translation to Spanish. $11,500.00
2. Ellevation - Renewal of Program Management Software for English Language Learners for 2020-2021 school year. $11,086.25
3. Illuminate Education (School City) - Software License for Common Core Ready Assessment, Analysis and Reporting. $37, 660.70
4. Imagine Learning Student License renewal of Language & Literacy K-12 Integrated Assessment for newcomer students. $11,250.00
5. Learning A-Z - Site License used to supplement English Learner Materials. $27,746.15
6. Literably - Renewal of license for online reading assessments and progress monitoring for elementary sites and English Learners at the middle schools. $11,860.00
7. Peninsula Bridge - Middle School Academy extended learning with focus on math and language arts. $20,000.00
8. DTA Consulting Services - Consulting Services to assist in administration of of parcel tax exemptions for fiscal year 2020- 2021. $1,850
9. YMCA of Silicon Valley Project Cornerstone - Project Cornerstone Program for 20/21 to support MVWSD's efforts to provide a positive school climate for all students and increase parent/adult/and staff engagement. $10,000.00
Fiscal Implication:
See Background for details.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended that the Board of Trustees ratify or review the contracts as presented.