Ratifies up to $90,000 for Talking Points' multilingual texting platform for 36,000 students

The district licenses Talking Points' multilingual texting platform, including data import, maintenance and user support, for 36,000 students. It runs August 1, 2021 through July 21, 2022 (as written in the text). The Technology Services Department manages it, and the board is approving it after the term began.

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Vendor / partner: Talking Points, Inc. · San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Technology
Term: Aug 1, 2021 – Jul 21, 2022
This vote: $90,000
Funding: State Lottery
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 21-1759 · agenda V.-3
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 25, 2021

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of the Software Services and Support Agreement by and between the District and Talking Points, Inc., San Francisco, CA, for the latter to license its multi-lingual texting platform (“Software”), including data import support, system maintenance, system support, user support and system upgrades, for 36,000 students, via the Technology Services Department, for the period August 1, 2021 through July 21, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00.

History

Aug 25, 2021 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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