Buys two custom social studies content collections from Newsela for up to $582,700 over five years

Newsela, Inc. will develop and deliver two custom content collections aligned with the district's social studies curriculum, available to the schools named in the quote for the length of the agreement. The term is June 4, 2021 through June 3, 2026, capped at $582,700, and it began before Board approval. The Board also approves a California student data privacy agreement for the same period.

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Vendor / partner: Newsela, Inc. · New York, NY
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jun 4, 2021 – Jun 3, 2026
This vote: $582,700
Funding: Central Supplemental
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 21-1541 · agenda V.-11
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 23, 2021

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Agreements - Professional Services (PSA), by and between the District and Newsela, Inc., New York, NY (Parties), for the latter to develop and deliver two (2) custom content collections (“Custom Collections”) aligned with the District’s curriculum based upon District’s submitted Social Studies curriculum requirements (“Requirements.”), with the Custom Collection containing the number of Units specified in the District’s scope & sequence; delivery dates and additional touch points as set forth in the Deliverables Schedule; with the Custom Collections accessible to the schools specified in the quote for the duration of the PSA and/or in the Statement of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of June 4, 2021 through June 3, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $582,700.00 and California Student Data Privacy (CSDPA), by and between the Parties for the same time period, pursuant to the terms and conditions stated in the CSDPA.

History

Jun 23, 2021 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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