Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/19/2019 - 7:00 PM
Category: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Type: Action
Subject: 14.9 Agreement with Frontline Education July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Frontline BOCS Worksheet.xlsx
Frontline Guidelines.docx
Frontline(1).rtf
Rationale: Special Education- GML-104B
1. Agreement with Frontline Education
Amount:$98,621.00
Accounts:
490-5271-20D114-2250-B2300
450-5270-100000-2830-B2300
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. Frontline IEP ,is the first and leading web-based solution for managing New York State Special Education student information and programs. BOE Recommendation; Stated Meeting 6/19/19

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: Accounts:
IDEA611 Grant
490-5271-20D114-2250-B2300 $55,054.79
PENDING GRANT APPROVAL
Frontline IEP Renewal and Support Services

Pupil Support General Funds
450-5270-100000-2830-B2300 $25,215.52
Medicaid Direct Renewal Subscriptions
Medicaid Toolkit-Base Support Maintenance

Special Ed-General Funds
450-5271-100000-2252-B2300 $18,351.59
Document Repository, Centris Sync
NYSE Directors
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 $98,621.90,

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:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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 Judith_Ramos Meier Moved, Member Dr._Ammir Rabadi 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 $98,621.90,

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: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Judith_Ramos Meier     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr._Ammir Rabadi     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes