Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
7/13/2020 - 6:00 PM
Category:
Business/Action Items
Type:
Action
Subject:
16.5 Review and Potential Approval of Annual Contract with Curriculum Associates for i-Ready Software Licenses (Diagnostics Only) (2020-21)
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal
:
Goal 1:
All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with equitable and high expectations, access to technology, and instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career.
Policy:
Enclosure
:
Revised Curriculum Associates annual quote for i-Ready diagnostics in reading and mathematics
File Attachment:
iReady Math 500 licenses for ST & EM Title 1.pdf
iReady EL & Tier II&III.pdf
Summary
:
i-Ready has been implemented in the district for the last 6 years; first as a pilot with selected sites, then district wide TK-8 for the last five years and at the high school level the past three years. i-Ready consists of adaptive diagnostics assessments (universal screeners) and formative/ summative assessments. In the past, we have purchased and implemented the instructional component of i-Ready. This year we are only moving forward with the assessment component for only English learners 2nd-12th grades for reclassification purposes and for students in grades 2nd-8th grade who fall into Tier II and III intensive support groups for reading. The assessment components are used to monitor and support student progress towards grade level state standards mastery and college and career readiness. The data generated from this software allows teachers to provide differentiated instruction/support to English learners and progress monitor students with identified learning gaps and learning loss. This contract has been reduced by $720,000 by not including the instructional modules and by only providing ELA licenses for English learners and for those students falling into Tier II and III intervention categories. After surveying the needs of Title I sites, a supplemental number of math licenses for students falling into Tier II and Tier III support groups has been requested by two Title I sites and is being funded out of restricted federal funds.
Funding
:
Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) supplemental funds 515.0930
Title I (Math licenses at two Title I schools for Tier II/III support) 500.3070
Fiscal Impact
:
LCFF $49,521
Title I $3,000
Recommendation
Move to Approve the revised annual contract with Curriculum Associates for i-Ready licenses for English learners and students needing progress monitoring in Tier II and III groups in grades 2nd-8th for the 2020-2021 year.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jennifer Sachs - Chief, Educational Services
Signed By:
Dr. Lisa Gonzales - Chief Business Officer
Signed By:
Cesar Alvarado - General Counsel
Signed By:
Jennifer Sachs (Designee) - Designee for Final Signature