Mountain View Whisman School District

Agenda Item for Board Meeting of 10/5/2017

Agenda Category:  Contracts

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

Estimated Time: 

Person Responsible:  Dr. Robert Clark, Associate Superintendent/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 $88,300 in 2017 (adjusted annually) for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, non-construction services, or repairs including maintenance.

Presented for review are the following contract(s):

1. Association of California School Administrators - Leadership Coaching and Administrative Credential Program, $30,000
2. Community School of Music and Arts - After-school chorus program for Theuerkauf School, no cost to MVWSD
3. Community School of Music and Arts - Preschool 
4. Creative Learning Center - Provide special education and related services to individuals with disabilities, $110 per hr/$343.35 per day
5. Education Preparation for Inclusive Classrooms (EPIC) - Two-year Intern Education Specialist program, no cost to MVWSD
6. First 5 - California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Block Grant, no cost to MVWSD
7. K-12 Team - Reading intervention program at Castro School $5,000
8. Kidizens - Civic and economics after school enrichment program at Bubb School $ no cost to MVWSD
9. Lawrence Hall of Science - Wizard's Lab; Theuerkauf students will explore the almost magical properties of matter and energy, participate in high-voltage and subzero experiments, $1,416
10. Run for Fun Camps - Provide outdoor field games at Bubb School, no cost to MVWSD
11. Santa Clara County office of Education - Teacher credentialing intern program, no cost to MVWSD
12. Society of Young Inklings Spilling Ink - Creative writing enrichment prograM for Bubb students, no cost to MVWSD
13. Sound & Signal - Provide yearly fire alarm inspections, testing, and maintenance at all school sites, $29,259