THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

 

Special School Board Meeting

 

Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center

600 Southeast Third Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 - 9:00 A.M.

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

CLOSE AGENDA

 

PURPOSE OF MEETING:  For The School Board of Broward County, Florida to Approve the Agreement 59-038N - SAT and PSAT Schools Days with College Board, and any other items the Board deems necessary.

 

SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION:

 

1. Recommendation to Approve Agreement 59-038N - SAT and PSAT Schools   Days with College Board (Supporting Docs)

 

Approve the recommendation to award the above Agreement. Contract Term: October 1, 2018 through August 30, 2020, 1 Year, 10 Months; User Department: Office of Academics and Department of Student Assessment and Research; Award Amount: $1,504,302; Awarded Vendor(s): College Entrance Examination Board; Small/Minority/Women Business Enterprise Vendor(s): None.

 

The SAT and PSAT School Day program provides equal opportunity and access for all students to participate in a college entrance examination. This program encourages more students to take a college entrance test and apply to college, increases the number of students who meet college readiness standards and decreases the number of students who have not met the ELA and Math graduation requirements.

 

This Agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel.

 

The estimated financial impact to the District will be $1,504,302. The funding source will come from Student Assessment and Research Tests Budget. The financial impact amount represents an estimated contract value; however, the amount authorized will not exceed the estimated contract award amount.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 286.0105:  Any person who decides to appeal any decision made at a meeting(s) announced in this notice with respect to any matter considered at such meeting(s) will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

 

PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 120.54(5)(b)2:  Telephone conferencing or other telecommunications media technology may be used in the conduct of this meeting to permit absent members of the Board or committee to participate and to be heard by those persons in attendance at the noticed location of the meeting.

 

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