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Meeting Date:
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11/21/2023 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Purchasing
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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12.20 Award of Parent Engagement Professional Development Contract 9817
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Strategic Plans:
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Priority 3.4 3.4 Establish an array of ongoing and diverse opportunities for staff, parents, students, and partners to plan for strategies to connect
learning to students’ lives and promote student learning in the community.
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Enclosure
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Evaluation Report
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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WHEREAS, proposals were electronically received in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-4.5 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 after public advertisement for Parent Engagement Professional Development. Request for proposals were issued to thirteen (13) vendors with seven (7) vendors responding; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with N.J.S.A.18A:18A-2(y), the proposal submitted by Fair One Holdings doing business as Brown Educational Consulting Group is rejected and deemed unresponsive as this vendor failed to submit a signed proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education seeks professional development for staff focused on parent
engagement and capacity building; and
WHEREAS, proposals were evaluated by staff members of the Newark Board of Education and the committee selected the finalists identified below as the best qualified vendors based on their response to the District’s request for proposal; and
WHEREAS, the contract is for a two (2) year period of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025 with an option to renew for one (1) successive two (2) year period; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation for award of term contracts has been reviewed and approved by Michelina Thornton, Director of Federal Programs and Grants.
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Funding :
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Funding
Subject to the availability of funds.
10-11-xxx-xxx-320-xxx-xxx-xxx
15-15-xxx-xxx-320-xxx-xxx-xxx
20-20-xxx-xxx-320-xxx-xxx-xxx
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Recommendation to the Board:
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contracts for Parent Engagement Professional Development for a two (2) year period of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025 with an option to renew for one (1) successive two (2) year period as follows:
A. Family Leadership Inc., Fresno, CA at a cost not to exceed $180,000.00
B. Innovative Educational Programs LLC doing business as Learning Alliances, Basking Ridge, NJ at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
C. National Association for Family, School and Engagement, Alexandria, VA at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
D. Scholastic Inc, New York, NY at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
EXPLANATION: To provide professional development services to support family engagement initiatives that are
aligned to the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Vanessa Albuquerque - Contract Administrator
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Signed By:
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Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
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Signed By:
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Michelina Thornton - Director of Grants
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Signed By:
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Sherelle Spriggs - Senior Purchasing Manager
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Signed By:
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Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Dawn Haynes seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contracts for Parent Engagement Professional Development for a two (2) year period of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025 with an option to renew for one (1) successive two (2) year period as follows:
A. Family Leadership Inc., Fresno, CA at a cost not to exceed $180,000.00
B. Innovative Educational Programs LLC doing business as Learning Alliances, Basking Ridge, NJ at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
C. National Association for Family, School and Engagement, Alexandria, VA at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
D. Scholastic Inc, New York, NY at a cost not to exceed $120,000.00
EXPLANATION: To provide professional development services to support family engagement initiatives that are
aligned to the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 8 - 0 | | | | | Josephine Garcia | Yes | | Dawn Haynes | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Vereliz Santana | Yes | | Daniel Gonzalez | Yes | | Crystal Williams | Yes | | Allison K. James-Frison | Yes | |
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