Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
1/20/2021 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
RESEARCH, EVALUATION & REPORTING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
18.3 Educational Vistas/DataMate Elite Annual Licensing Fee for the 2020-2021 School year  
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
Estimate_200220_from_Educational_Vistas_Inc.pdf
DataMate Elite Performance Based Contract Guidelines-Appendix A.xls
Ed Vistas (DataMate) 10 Questions.docx
BOCS Educational Vistas Inc. (DataMate).xlsx
 
Rationale:
Research, Evaluation and Reporting-GML 104B Sole Source
1. Ed Vistas/DataMate Elite Annual Licensing Fee
Term: 2020-2021 School year
Amount:$10,000
Scope: DataMate is a web-based assessment management system. The system provides educators with a program to administer assessments and analyze assessment data to improve instructional alignment and student achievement.
 
Funding:
450.5231.100000.2060.B2300 General Funds  
Resolution
WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District will provide a web-based testing platform for the District, schools, and teachers to utilize in grade K through 12, both in general and special education, to monitor assess, and analyze student understanding of the New York State Learning Standards and,
WHEREAS Yonkers Public Schools has chosen Educational Vistas, sole provider of this assessment software which covers a wide range of standards based assessment items and analytical reports and,
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Educational Vistas has performed in a satisfactory manner;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into contract with EDUCATIONAL VISTAS, INC. (DataMate) at a cost not to exceed $10,000.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Rachel Cole - Executive Director
Signed By:  
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:  
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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:  
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Lakisha Collins-Bellamy seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Yonkers Public School District will provide a web-based testing platform for the District, schools, and teachers to utilize in grade K through 12, both in general and special education, to monitor assess, and analyze student understanding of the New York State Learning Standards and,
WHEREAS Yonkers Public Schools has chosen Educational Vistas, sole provider of this assessment software which covers a wide range of standards based assessment items and analytical reports and,
WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Educational Vistas has performed in a satisfactory manner;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into contract with EDUCATIONAL VISTAS, INC. (DataMate) at a cost not to exceed $10,000.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy     Yes
Abdool H. Jamal     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes