Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
2/27/2025 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Purchasing  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
12.16 Amendment of PowerSchool Software Purchasing Reference 9947  
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.3
1.3 Build and implement a district-wide data warehouse complete with multi-source information and unified business rules that support real-time data integration, quality control, and data mining and analytics to improve achievement, instructional practice, and organizational efficacy.
Priority 2.2
2.2 Develop a digital learning platform that enables students, teachers, and caregivers to actively engage with educational content in classroom or virtual settings.
Priority 5.3
5.3 Implement prevention and early intervention strategies that include a full continuum of services to address the basic needs of all students in classrooms and schools in order to decrease the need for higher-level services.
  
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Summary:
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education currently utilizes and desires to continue to unitize the PowerSchool application software; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with N.J.S.A 18A:18A-5a (19), the District is authorized to award a contract without public advertisement for the provision or performance of goods and services for the support or maintenance of proprietary computer software and hardware; and

WHEREAS, Power School software provides the District with the ability to track student data for linkages between curriculums, integrated data and the ability to aggregate and disaggregate District data; and

WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education approved the award of contract during the June 18, 2024 Board Meeting for a contract period of July 1, 2024 through July 30, 2025; and

WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education desires to amend the current contract for inclusion of an additional funding source; and

WHEREAS, the recommendation for amendment of term contract has been reviewed and approved by Abdullah Ansari, Executive Director of Information Technology.		  
Funding :
Subject to the availability of funds.
10-11-000-230-340-395-000-000
10-11-000-252-340-304-000-000
10-11-190-100-320-432-000-000
10-11-000-221-320-416-000-000
20-20-282-200-320-418-000-000
10-11-xxx-xxx-320/340-xxx-xxx-xxx
20-20-xxx-xxx-320/340-xxx-xxx-xxx
15-15-190-100-340-034-000-HSL		  
Recommendation to the Board
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the amendment of term contract for PowerSchool Software for inclusion of an additional funding source for a contract term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 as follows:

PowerSchool Group, LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA at an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00

EXPLANATION: To provide the District with student data tracking software and system training.		  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Susan Balbosa - Contract Administrator 2
Signed By:  
Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
Signed By:  
Abdullah Ansari - Executive Director IT
Signed By:  
Sherelle Spriggs - Director Support Services
Signed By:  
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:  
Roger León - Superintendent
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Helena Vinhas seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the amendment of term contract for PowerSchool Software for inclusion of an additional funding source for a contract term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 as follows:

PowerSchool Group, LLC, Rancho Cordova, CA at an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00

EXPLANATION: To provide the District with student data tracking software and system training.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Dawn Haynes     Yes
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Crystal Williams     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes
Helena Vinhas     Yes