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Meeting Date:
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10/20/2021 - 3:30 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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11.9 CURRICULUM: Ratification of Renewal Agreement With Turnitin for Software Licenses for Heritage High School, Liberty High School, Perris High School, and Paloma Valley High School (funded through Various COVID Funds in the amount of $27,605, 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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The District would like to retain the services of Turnitin for a one (1) year renewal term for software licenses for the 2021-22 school year. The English Language Arts (ELA) Subject Area Council (SAC) is comprised of ELA Department Chairs across the District. In 2019, the ELA SAC proposed a solution to promote originality and proper citations for student work samples ranging from essays to performance tasks. The group reviewed different programs and unanimously approved Turnitin as the tool to address this need. Turnitin will allow teachers to focus their time and energy on providing feedback to students on the content of their writing instead of validating originality and monitoring plagiarism.
Turnitin is an online software program that supports Academic Integrity, Effective Feedback, and Peer Review for student writing. It also provides feedback to students on their use of source material with the world’s largest content comparison database. It highlights original writing and proper citation. When institutions adopt Turnitin Feedback Studio, unoriginal work decreases by 33 percent, and students are challenged to think more critically.
The total cost for the software is $27,605.00 for the 2021-22 school year. The term of this Agreement shall be from September 10, 2021, through September 9, 2022.
This Agreement is being brought forth as ratification due to teacher interest and receiving requests for renewal after the contract expiration date.
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Funding:
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The cost for this item will be included in the 2021-22 operating budget 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 ratify the Renewal Agreement with Turnitin for Software Licenses for Heritage High School, Liberty High School, Perris High School, and Paloma Valley High School.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dian Martin - 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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Joseph Williams - Executive Director - Technology
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Signed By:
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Sylvia Hinojosa - 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 Dr. Randall Freeman Moved, Member David Nelissen seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees ratify the Renewal Agreement with Turnitin for Software Licenses for Heritage High School, Liberty High School, Perris High School, and Paloma Valley High School.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 4 - 0 | | | | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | | Dr. Randall Freeman | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | David Nelissen | Yes | |
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