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Meeting Date:
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10/16/2019 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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RESEARCH, EVALUATION & REPORTING
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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17.2 PACE Business Solutions agreement to provide continued Teleform/FastScore software and hardware maintenance support for the 2019-2020 school year.
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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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Department of Research, Evaluation and Reporting
PACE Business Solutions-GML104B
TERM: 12/14/19-12/13/20(Renewal)
AMOUNT: $11,603.00
Account:450-5231-1000000-2060-B2300
SCOPE: To meet the NYS Office of Assessment requirement to use uniform answer sheets statewide for all Regents Pre-Tests, Regents and NYSITELL (New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners) exams. The District must maintain the capacity to build answer documents, scan, score, and report student responses and Regents results which will be used both in-school for report cards, transcripts and student records and for submission through the Student Information Repository System (SIRS). As part of this mandate, the District generates results that can load into the eSchoolPlus student management system, generate files that support mandated reporting to NYS, and provide almost immediate on-demand reports of individual and summary results (class, grade and school) for each exam. Supporting PC and scanner hardware for scanning, verification and reporting is maintained in conjunction with the Technology Department. This quote includes the increased capacity from 4 to 10 verifiers in order to process Regents Pre-tests, Regents and NYSITELL exams efficiently and expeditiously.
The vendor has reduced this year's original quote from $23,533 to $11,603 to allow the District budgetary flexibility to explore competing services offered by other vendors. The Department of Research, Evaluation and Reporting will use the 2019-20 SY to trial multiple vendors who offer scanning/verifying software platforms in order to determine the best fit for the District.
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Funding:
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Contractual Funds 2019-2020
450-5231-100000-2060-B2300
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS New York State is requiring uniform answer sheets and software be used statewide for administration and scoring of Regents Pre-tests, Regents and NYSITELL exams, and
WHEREAS all Regents Pre-Tests, Regents and NYSITELL exams must be scored for NYSED submissions, and
WHEREAS electronic files submission will be required for all item responses as well as the scores achieved by students, and
WHEREAS the District will ensure that each school that administers Regents/NYSITELL will gain the capacity for on-demand individual, item and summary reports to inform school personnel of results, and
WHEREAS the electronic scoring system must accurately and efficiently capture scores and load the information into the District student management system, and
WHEREAS Pace Business Solutions has demonstrated the capacity of Teleform/FastScore for Regents/NYSITELL Exam scanning, scoring and score reporting in New York State, and
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Pace has performed in a satisfactory manner;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to renew its' agreement with Pace Business Solutions for maintenance and support for a total cost not to exceed $11,603.00.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Kelly Fant-Turner - Clerk II Data Entry
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Signed By:
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Dr. Rachel Cole - Executive 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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Signed By:
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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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Signed By:
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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._Ammir Rabadi Moved, Member Dr. John Castanaro seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS New York State is requiring uniform answer sheets and software be used statewide for administration and scoring of Regents Pre-tests, Regents and NYSITELL exams, and
WHEREAS all Regents Pre-Tests, Regents and NYSITELL exams must be scored for NYSED submissions, and
WHEREAS electronic files submission will be required for all item responses as well as the scores achieved by students, and
WHEREAS the District will ensure that each school that administers Regents/NYSITELL will gain the capacity for on-demand individual, item and summary reports to inform school personnel of results, and
WHEREAS the electronic scoring system must accurately and efficiently capture scores and load the information into the District student management system, and
WHEREAS Pace Business Solutions has demonstrated the capacity of Teleform/FastScore for Regents/NYSITELL Exam scanning, scoring and score reporting in New York State, and
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Pace has performed in a satisfactory manner;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to renew its' agreement with Pace Business Solutions for maintenance and support for a total cost not to exceed $11,603.00.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Dr._Edward Fergus | Yes | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | | Dr._Ammir Rabadi | Yes | | Abdool H. Jamal | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | |
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