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:
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
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. FundingSource: Head Start Program Acct. #2568-5315-56697-0443 Presenter: Ms. Elizabeth Gaffney Document Link:SERC
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. FundingSource: Alliance - Operations Program Acct. #2547-6105-56697-0000 Presenter: Mr. Phillip Penn Document Link:Frontline