Finance & Operations Action Items for 02/01/21 Meeting

  • Monday, February 1, 2021

    Virtual Meeting

    4:30 p.m.

     

    ACTION ITEMS

    Chair: Mr. Matthew Wilcox

     

    A. INFORMATION ONLY – The Superintendent approved the following Information Only items:

     

    1. Agreement with Dr. Delores Cole to provide leadership and instructional coaching for administration, leadership team and staff at Wexler Grant School, from February 8, 2021 to June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $11,880.00.
      Funding Source: Commissioner’s Network – Wexler Program Acct. #2547-6293-56694-0032
      Presenter: Mr. David Diah
      Document Link: Cole
    2. Agreement with NaTakallam, Inc., to provide 13 online presentations on Immigration and Life Stories of Refugees for students in grades 8-12, from February 9, 2021 to June 1, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $2,145.00.
      Funding Source: Qatar Arabic Grant Program Acct. #2528-6290-56694-0000
      Presenter: Ms. Jessica Haxhi
      Document Link: NaTakallam
    3. Agreement with Yale University – Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, to provide a six week interactive RULER professional development program for staff at Brennan Rogers School, from February 8, 2021 to March 19, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00.
      Funding Source: School Improvement Carryover Program Acct. #2531-6311-56694-0021
      Presenter: Ms. Laura Roblee
      Document Link: Yale

     

    B. AGREEMENTS:

    1. Agreement with Cooperative Education Services (CES), to provide onsite direct cognitive and academic testing, rating scales assessment and social emotional rating scales assessments from February 8, 2021 to June 30, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $37,500.00.
      Funding Source: IDEA Program Acct. # 2504-5034-56903-0000
      Presenter: Ms. Typhanie Jackson
      Document Link: CES2
    2. Amendment #1 to Agreement #96293541 with Center for Collaborative Classroom to change the start date of service from September 15, 2020 to August 31, 2020 with no change in funding amount.
      Funding Source: Commissioner’s Network – Wexler Program Acct. #2547-6293-56697-0032
      Presenter: Mr. David Diah
      Document Link: Center
    3. Agreement with Connecticut Science Center to provide coaching support and a Next Generation Science Standards workshop to teachers at Davis and King-Robinson schools, from February 8, 2021 to June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.
      Funding Source:
      Magnet 17-20 Davis Carryover Program Acct. #2517-6261-56694-0009 $20,000.00
      Magnet 17-20 King Robinson Carryover Program Acct. #2517-6263-56694-0030 $20,000.00
      Presenter: Ms. Michele Bonanno
      Document Link: Science
    4. Amendment #1 to Agreement #96273555 with Eli Whitney Museum to increase the number of sessions at Wexler Grant School from 24 by 18 to 42; to provide 72 sessions at Brennan Rogers School and, to increase total funding of $16,830.00 by $17,440.00 to $34,270.00.
      Funding Source:
      21st Century Carryover Program Acct. # 2579-6345-56697-0032
      Wexler $ 990.00 Acct. #2579-6345-56697-0032
      Wexler $ 5,940.00 Acct. # 2579-6280-56694-0009
      Davis $ 990.00
      21st Century Program Acct. #2579-6325-56697-0032
      Wexler $ 6,930.00 Acct. #2579-6273-56694-0009
      Davis $ 7,920.00 Acct. #2579-6354-56697-0021
      Brennan $11,500.00
      Presenter: Ms. Gemma Joseph Lumpkin
      Document Link: Eli
    5. Agreement with Ready, Inc., to provide academic, enrichment and basic need support for students at Wexler Grant School, from February 9, 2021 to June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.
      Funding Source:
      21st Century Carryover Program Acct. #2579-6345-56694-0032 $8,750.00
      Extended School Hours Program Acct. #2579-5326-56694-0000 $11,250.00
      Presenter: Ms. Gemma Joseph Lumpkin
      Document Link: Ready
    6. Agreement with Connecticut Education Network (CEN) to provide Internet Services to the district from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $48,000.00.
      Funding Source: 2020-2021 Operating Budget Acct. #190-47200-52265
      Presenter: Ms. Gilda Herrera
      Document Link: CEN
    7. Agreement with Total Communication, Inc. to provide a wireless upgrade to 15 schools from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $1,645,056.70.
      Funding Source: 2020-2021 Capital Budget Acct. #3C202075-58704
      Presenter: Ms. Gilda Herrera
      Document Link: Total1
    8. Agreement with Total Communications, Inc. to upgrade outdated cabling within Nathan Hale School from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $74,153.35.
      Funding Source: 2020-2021 Capital Budget Acct. #C202075-58704
      Presenter: Ms. Gilda Herrera
      Document Link: Total2
    9. Agreement with State Education Resource Center to provide professional development and coaching to all Head Start staff on understanding the impact of race and culture on self, students, school environments, teaching practices and student achievement, from February 8, 2021 to June 30, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $31,023.00.
      Funding Source: Head Start Program Acct. #2568-5315-56697-0443
      Presenter: Ms. Elizabeth Gaffney
      Document Link: SERC
    10. 10. Amendment # 1 to Agreement #96105571 with Frontline Technologies, LLC, to correct funding amount of $61,775.71, increasing by $5,100.00 to $66,875.71 to reflect one time implementation fee for first year, as disclosed in the Agreement, with no change in funding Source.
      Funding Source: Alliance - Operations Program Acct. #2547-6105-56697-0000
      Presenter: Mr. Phillip Penn
      Document Link: Frontline