Ratifies up to $22,900 for Catapult Learning to run a summer program for Title I students
The district is ratifying a contract with Catapult Learning West, LLC for a small-group summer program for eligible Title I students (students in schools that get federal aid for low-income students). It aims to build reading, writing, speaking and math skills. The contract runs June 8 to June 30, 2020. The text also mentions a COVID amendment without describing it.
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- Vendor / partner
- Catapult Learning West, LLC · Camden, NJ
- Action
- New agreement
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- After-school & summer programs
- Term
- Jun 8, 2020 – Jun 30, 2020
- This vote
- $22,900
- Funding
- Iasa-i Basic Grants Low Income
- Resource / site
3010-950- Vendor no.
005471- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
20-0801· agendaP.-72- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 13, 2020
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Catapult Learning West, LLC, Camden, NJ, for the latter to provide a small group summer program for eligible Title I students in order to support students in acquiring the appropriate academic skills to increase their performance on assessments and to improve classroom performance by: Providing students with the skills and strategies needed to help them become more confident and successful learners; Enabling students to perform tasks related to content reading, writing and speaking within grade level and school expectations; Assisting students in improving their academic and math specific vocabulary; Enabling students to perform tasks related to math functions within grade level and school expectations via Strategic Resource Planning Department, for the period of June 8, 2020 through June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $22,900.00 and COVID Amendment thereto.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report