Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/23/2025 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Type: Action
Subject: 15.4 Optimum Solutions Corporation
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Goal 4 Support Student Needs
Establish inclusive learning communities that support students with diverse social and emotional needs for equitable student growth and development.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Rationale: Optimum Solutions Corporation (OSC)
Term: 4/2025 - 6/2025
Amount: $ 41,472.00
Scope: To continuously meet New York State Education Department (NYSED) time lines for the mandated Grades K-12 NYSESLAT program, the use of image scanning and scoring was proposed to create efficiencies in the processing and hand scoring of the NYSESLAT exams.
Optimum Solutions Corporation will be scoring student responses, which will eliminate the need to remove teachers from the classroom for scoring.
Funding: 450-5231-100000-2060-B2300
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Optimum Solutions Corporation to purchase scoring services for mandated Grades K-12 State Assessments for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Optimum Solutions Corporation a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Optimum Solutions Corporation to provide these scoring services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Optimum Solutions Corporation at a cost not to exceed $41,472.00
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Michelle Yazurlo - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Victor Martinez - Director of Purchasing
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:
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Gail Burns Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Optimum Solutions Corporation to purchase scoring services for mandated Grades K-12 State Assessments for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Optimum Solutions Corporation a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Optimum Solutions Corporation to provide these scoring services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Optimum Solutions Corporation at a cost not to exceed $41,472.00'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Arz Raheem     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes