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Meeting Date:
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8/18/2021 - 5:00 PM
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Category:
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Consent Calendar
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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9.11 CURRICULUM: Multi-Year Agreement With Newsela for Supplemental Services to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills for English Learners (funded through Various COVID Funds in the amount of $83,517.60, not the General Fund)
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Strategic Plan:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Newsela provides teachers with access to thousands of informational text articles, unit plans, and resources to promote literacy and improve reading comprehension for English Learners. The platform gives students full access to the library, with each article offered at five different Lexile levels. Teachers can monitor student progress with detailed reports that show the number of articles students have read and their development in reading comprehension. The use of the Newsela subscription is supplemental and being proposed as an extra level of support to the core curriculum and is aligned with the purposes and goals of Title III regulations.
The term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years from September 28, 2021, through September 27, 2024. The cost is $27,839.20 per year. The total amount for the three (3) year contract is $83,517.60.
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Funding:
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The cost for this item will be included in the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 operating budgets funded through Various COVID Funds, not the General Fund.
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Multi-Year Agreement with Newsela for supplemental services to improve reading comprehension skills for English Learners.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Charles Tippie - Director - Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Robert Brough - Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services
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Signed By:
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Dawn Bray - Director - Purchasing
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Signed By:
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Candace Reines - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member David Nelissen Moved, Member Dr. Randall Freeman seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Multi-Year Agreement with Newsela for supplemental services to improve reading comprehension skills for English Learners.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Dr. Jose Luis Araux | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | Dr. Randall Freeman | Yes | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | |
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