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Meeting Date:
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DIVISION OF RESEARCH, EVALUATION & REPORTING |
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Subject:
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23.2 Renewal Maintenance Agreement/Consulting Services for Certify™ SR/SD with Certica Solutions, Inc. for 2019-2020 |
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District Goals:
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Goal 1 To educate all students for academic excellence.
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Enclosure:
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Division of Research, Evaluation & Reporting-GML 104B
Term: July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020
Amount:Maintenance-$28,725.84
Consulting Services-$8250.00
Total Cost- $36,975.84
Account:450-5260-1000000-1681-B2300
Scope: Renewal Maintenance Agreement for Certify™ SR/SD with Certica Solutions, Inc. The renewal of the maintenance agreement for Certify™ SR/SD data quality software will provide the District with support for the existing perpetual license. Certify is now used to increase the accuracy and completeness of student information related to state reporting and in some cases, funding. This 2018-2019 contract is for maintenance and support plus consulting services to extend the implementation to more extensive portions of eSchool PLUS and to continue use to automate data validation and monitoring for student information in IEP-Direct™. Certify will be available for data quality and verification of any Yonkers Public Schools electronic data sets individually or in combination. |
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Funding:
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450-5260-1000000-1681-B2300 (Contractual Funds) |
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Resolution
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WHEREAS the quality of data maintained in the District's student management systems, including the eSchool Plus Student Management System and the IEP-Direct™ Special Education Management Software System becomes increasingly important as a part of mandated state reporting via the data warehouse, and
WHEREAS the District has increased the efficiency and effectiveness of efforts to enhance the quality of output from those who capture, record and provide electronic information, in all systems and all departments, and
WHEREAS the District has identified information from these source systems that support and enhance state aid reimbursements, and
WHEREAS Certica Solutions software is a tool that will be used on an on-going basis, and
WHEREAS the District has a perpetual license for Certica Solutions Certify™ SR/SD software, and
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Certica Solutions Certify™ SR/SD software has performed in a satisfactory manner.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a renewal agreement with Certica Solutions, Inc. for maintenance and support of the existing perpetual license for Certify™ SR/SD software and for contractual services for training and extending District implementation at a cost not to exceed $36,975.84 |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Linda Kristian - Director |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration |
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Signed By: |
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director |
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer |
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Signed By: |
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner |
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Signed By: |
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John Liszewski - Commissioner |
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel |
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Signed By: |
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Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Pasquale Mondesando seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the quality of data maintained in the District's student management systems, including the eSchool Plus Student Management System and the IEP-Direct™ Special Education Management Software System becomes increasingly important as a part of mandated state reporting via the data warehouse, and
WHEREAS the District has increased the efficiency and effectiveness of efforts to enhance the quality of output from those who capture, record and provide electronic information, in all systems and all departments, and
WHEREAS the District has identified information from these source systems that support and enhance state aid reimbursements, and
WHEREAS Certica Solutions software is a tool that will be used on an on-going basis, and
WHEREAS the District has a perpetual license for Certica Solutions Certify™ SR/SD software, and
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Certica Solutions Certify™ SR/SD software has performed in a satisfactory manner.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a renewal agreement with Certica Solutions, Inc. for maintenance and support of the existing perpetual license for Certify™ SR/SD software and for contractual services for training and extending District implementation at a cost not to exceed $36,975.84'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | | Edgar Santana | Yes | | Andrea Brown | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Pasquale Mondesando | Yes | | Dr._Ammir Rabadi | Yes | |
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