Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
7/11/2018 - 6:30 PM  
Category:
SPECIAL EDUCATION  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
11.4 Agreement with Frontline Education July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019  
District Goals:
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
Frontline Guidelines.docx
BOCS WORKSHEET Frontline.xlsx
Frontline I.pdf
Frontline.pdf
 
Rationale:
Special Education- GML-104B
1. Agreement with Frontline Education
Term: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Amount:$93,925.62
Accounts:
IDEA 611 Grant - 490-5271-19C114-2250-B2300
Pupil Support General Funds - 450-5270-1000000-2830-B2300
Special Ed - General funds - 450-5271-100000-2252-B2300
Scope-This contract is for the renewal of the software license and yearly support services to include staff training for our IEP management system required in order to maintain compliance with Part 200 Commissioners' Regulations and Federal I.D.E.A. mandates. IEP direct,is the first and leading web-based solution for managing New York State Special Education student information and programs. BOE Recommendation; Stated Meeting 7/11/2018

FOCUS POPULATION:
Special Education and General Education students in grades Pre-k through 12

ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
Review of the product and support services will be ongoing and multi-faceted. User Group/workshops which are held several times annually require the district to submit evaluation and feedback forms. Frontline Educations' internal software system allows them to track and review the district's support call activity on a daily basis. By doing this they can evaluate how we are progressing as a district and take proactive measures as necessary.
 
Funding:
Amount of Contract: $93,925.62
Accounts:
IDEA 611 Grant -
490-5271-19C114-2250-B2300 $53,378.89
IEP Direct Renewal and Support Service

Pupil Support General Funds -
450-5270-100000-2830-B2300 $24,014.78
Medicaid Direct Renewal Subscription
Medicaid Toolkit-Base Support/Maintenance

Special Ed - -
450-5271-100000-2252-B2300 $16,531.98
Document Repository Renewal
NYSE Directors Renewal
Centris Sync
 
Resolution
Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools has the need to comply with the requirements of the Part 200 Commissioner's Regulations and Federal I.D.E.A. mandates, and

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District wishes to support the upgrading of the Special Education computer management system for Special Education in order to be in compliance with those mandates, and

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District has chosen the Frontline Education, the sole provider of IEP Direct, a web-based special education IEP software management program especially designed for New York State to provide these services, and

WHEREAS the New York State Education Department recognizes the IEP Direct System as an approved Special Education data system, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into contract with Frontline Education for licenses, software, training and conversion of current data, and customer support, at a total cost of $93,925.62

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contract with the above named provider
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:  
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:  
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:  
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:  
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:  
Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:  
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Edgar Santana Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools has the need to comply with the requirements of the Part 200 Commissioner's Regulations and Federal I.D.E.A. mandates, and

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District wishes to support the upgrading of the Special Education computer management system for Special Education in order to be in compliance with those mandates, and

WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District has chosen the Frontline Education, the sole provider of IEP Direct, a web-based special education IEP software management program especially designed for New York State to provide these services, and

WHEREAS the New York State Education Department recognizes the IEP Direct System as an approved Special Education data system, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into contract with Frontline Education for licenses, software, training and conversion of current data, and customer support, at a total cost of $93,925.62

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contract with the above named provider'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Edgar Santana     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Judith_Ramos Meier     Yes
Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes