Adds $72,000 for TalkingPoints texting platform at all K-12 schools, raising total to $342,000

This amendment adds $72,000 for the 2020-21 school year so the TalkingPoints text messaging platform, used for family communication, can expand to all district K-12 school sites. The agreement was previously approved at $90,000 per year for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, and the new total is up to $342,000. It covers August 2018 to July 2021.

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Vendor / partner: TalkingPoints, Inc. · San Francisco, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: Technology
Term: Aug 1, 2018 – Jul 31, 2021
This vote: $72,000
New total: $342,000
Funding: State Lottery
Resource / site: 1110
Vendor no.: 004181
Presented by: Superintendent
File: 20-2016 · agenda V.-101
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Dec 9, 2020

By year, as stated in the text
Year	Amount
2020-21	$72,000

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Software Services and Support Agreement between District and TalkingPoints, Inc., San Francisco, CA for the latter to provide software licensing, data imports, upgrades, technical support and stakeholder engagement for the TalkingPoints text messaging platform for the period August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2021, for an amount not to exceed $342,000 ($90,000 per year for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, previously approved as Legistar File ID 18-1670; currently adding an additional $72,000 for 2020-21 to expand services to include all District K-12 school sites) via Technology Service Department. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

History

Dec 9, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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