February 01, 2011
Status:
Approve the Agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida, and Public Consulting Group, Inc., (PCG), for the BehaviorPlusTMmobile Service to utilize with our current Electronic Management System, EasyIEP®.
In October 2009, the Florida Department of Education came to Broward as part of the State's Level 3 Monitoring. Their conclusion was, although there was a vast amount of behavior data collected, there was not a means to analyze such data. The analysis of collected data is necessary to be able to move students to their least restrictive environment, as well as, to meet IEP goals.
PCG has developed BehaviorPluSTMmobile Service. This program would work alongside of EasyIEP®. This component will provide the capability to capture behavior frequency, duration, ABC (Antecedents, Behavior, Consequences) and goal progress events for students through the use of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). This data will synchronize into EasyIEP® where users will be able to view, edit and analyze data collected.
Included in the proposed three year agreement, PCG will provide 300 HP iPAQS loaded with the BehaviorPlusTMmobile software, initial training of 300 District staff, technology support, and drill down data reports.
The Agreement(s) have been approved as to form and legal content by the School Board Attorney.
The financial impact to the district is $340,100. The source of funds is ARRA stimulus funds under IDEA. There is no additional financial impact to the district.
Requested Action
Approve the Agreement between The School Board of Broward County, Florida, and Public Consulting Group, Inc., (PCG), for the BehaviorPlusTMmobile Service to utilize with our current Electronic Management System, EasyIEP®.
Summary
In October 2009, the Florida Department of Education came to Broward as part of the State's Level 3 Monitoring. Their conclusion was, although there was a vast amount of behavior data collected, there was not a means to analyze such data. The analysis of collected data is necessary to be able to move students to their least restrictive environment, as well as, to meet IEP goals.
PCG has developed BehaviorPlusTMmobile Service. This program would work alongside of EasyIEP®. This component will provide the capability to capture behavior frequency, duration, ABC (Antecedents, Behavior, Consequences) and goal progress events for students through the use of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). This data will synchronize into EasyIEP® where users will be able to view, edit and analyze data collected.
Included in the proposed three year agreement, PCG will provide 300 HP iPAQS loaded with the BehaviorPlusTMmobile software, initial training of 300 District staff, technology support, and drill down data reports.
The Agreement(s) have been approved as to form and legal content by the School Board Attorney.
School Board Goals
| Goal Six: Parents, Business and Community Partnerships (2008-2011) | ||
| Goal Four: Innovation (2008-2011) | ||
| Goal Two: Wellness (2008-2011) |
Financial Impact
The financial impact to the district is $340,100. The source of funds is ARRA stimulus funds under IDEA. There is no additional financial impact to the district.
Source of Additional Information
Tara Rodger 754 321-2553 Jeffrey Moquin 754 321-2650 Donnie Carter 754 321-2610
Associated File Attachments
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Agreement (Files) | |
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ExecutedCompleteCopy (Files) |