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St. Louis Public School District

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

April 16, 2009

1.0 Preliminary

1.1 CONSENT AGENDA

1.2 Information Items Only

Academic Update

1. Academic Coaches

2. Accountability Update

3. After School Partnership Update

4. Alternative Education

5. Calendar

6. Faith based initiatives

7. High School Re-design

8. Partnership Schools

9. Pilot School Update

10. Principal Leadership Update

11. Recruitment/Enrollment

12. Summer School

13. Textbook Adoption

14. Technology Update

15. Turnaround School

16. Uniform Policy

17. Welcome Center

1.3 Business Items – Action Required

04-16-09-01 To approve a contract with Dell Computer Company to purchase equipment for new computer labs at Gateway Institute of Technology and Soldan International Studies for the time period April 17, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $147,466.00. (Funding source: 826-299-1394-6541 & 6411 [Perkins Grant Funds])

04-16-09-02 To approve a contract with Frederick J. Linhardt for consulting services for the Technical Education Program Review for the period April 17, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $9,500.00. (Funding source: 826-110-2341-6319 Proj. 00 [GOB])

04-16-09-03 To approve a contract with Philips Medical Systems (Sole Source Provider) for the purchase of equipment to upgrade the Health Occupations/Emergency Medical Lab at Gateway Institute of Technology for the period April 17, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $25,691.00. (Funding source: 826-299-1394-6541 & 6411 Proj. KZ [Perkins Grant])

04-16-09-04 To approve a contract with Hampden Engineering company (Sole Source Provider) to upgrade the Electronics Lab at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy for the period April 17, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $39,082.00. (Funding source: 826-299-1394-6541 Proj. KZ [Perkins Grant Funds])

04-16-09-05 To approve a contract with Integrated Systems Group (Sole Source Provider) to upgrade the Radio Broadcasting Lab at Central VPA High School for the period April 17, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $126,520.00. (Funding source: 826-299-1394-6541 Proj. KZ [Perkins Grant Funds])

04-16-09-06 To approve a contract with Learning Concepts (Sole Source Provider) to purchase equipment for the upgrade of the Computer Networking Lab at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy for the period April 17, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $14,770.00. (Funding source: 826-299-1394-6541 & 6411 Proj. KZ [Perkins Grant Funds])

04-16-09-07 To approve a contract with the St. Louis Black Repertory Company (Sole Source Provider) to perform various matinees for the time period April 15, 2009 through May 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $6,600.00. (Funding source: 847-M7-299-10110810; 847-QV-299-10110813; 847-Q1-299-10110814; 488-RQ-299-10110815; 425-RQ-299-101101-816 [21st Century Grant])

04-16-09-08 To approve a contract with Sharon Slane (Sole Source Provider) to provide consulting services to the Development Office to develop, design and submit grant proposals that specifically address the District needs and CSIP/MSIP goal and objectives for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00. (Funding source: TBD )

04-16-09-09 To approve an increase in the contract amount with Giant Steps (Sole Source Provider) to provide private placement services for the 2008-2009 school year, in an amount not to exceed $50,00.00. Funding source: 279-1232-828-00-279-6311 {Special Education])

04-16-09-10 To approve a contract with State National Insurance (Hiscox) for a School Board Management Liability coverage plan for the period April 2, 2009 through April 1, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $145,214.00. (Funding source: 110-2514-970-00-110-6351 [GOB])

04-16-09-11 (Approved 04-02-09) To approve the resolution authorizing the pricing, sale and delivery of $39,295,000.00 principal amount of General Obligation Bonds (Missouri Direct Deposit Program), Series 2009, of the Special Administrative Board of the Transitional School District of the City of St. Louis. (Funding source: Debt Service Fund)

Items for consideration at the April 30, 2009 Meeting

04-30-09-01 To approve a contract with AVID(Sole Source Provider) for twenty annual memberships including registration and libraries for twenty schools for the time period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $101,674.40. (Funding source: 229-2331-6319-802-Q1; 299-2331-6383-802-Q1; 299-2331-6411-802-Q1)

04-30-09-02 To approve a contract with Scott Foresman-Pearson to provide textual materials, electronic resources and professional development for the Elementary Mathematics K-5 program for the time period April 16, 2009 through August 2015, or the lie of the adoption at a cost not to exceed $803,216.60. (Funding source: 110-1111-6421-847NC110)

04-30-09-03 To approve a contract with Mad Science to provide summer school science instruction and materials for students in grades K-8 for the time period July 15, 2009 through July 24, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00. (Funding source: 802-110-1189-110-PC)

04-30-09-04 To approve a contract with Dr. Elizabeth Sale (Sole Source Provider) for evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers, for the period April 15, 2009 through June 30, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00. (Funding source: 292-2218-292-2411 [21st Century Grant])

04-30-09-05 To approve a contract with St. Louis Science Center (Sole Source Provider) to provide consulting and student enrichment activities related to science learning, for the period April 15, 2009 through June 30, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $8,500.00. (Funding source: 440-QV-299/489-QV299; 311-QV-299/307-QV-299 [21st Century Grant])

04-30-09-06 To approve a contract with Softchoice for the District’s Microsoft School Agreement for the period May 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 in an amount not to exceed $421,167.00. (Funding source: 981-110-2223-6441-L3)

04-30-09-07 To approve a contract with School Turnaround to provide consultant services to sixteen (16) elementary and middle schools for the time period June 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011 in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 per year. (Funding source: NCLB 1003 (g) School Improvement Grant)

04-30-09-08 To approve the operation of Summer School from June 15, 2009 through July 24, 2009, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00. (Funding source: 110-1189-802-PC-110 [GOB])

04-30-09-09 To approve a contract with Holt McDougal to provide a Comprehensive Secondary Levels I, II and III Spanish program in an amount not to exceed $223,190.70. (Funding source: 110-1151-6421-847NC110)

04-30-09-10 To approve a five year contract with Scott Foresman-Pearson to provide a K-5 comprehensive reading program in an amount not to exceed $1,592,177.96. (Funding source: 110-1111-6421-847-NC110)

04-30-09-11 To approve the development and implementation of a ninth grade english literature intervention course to provide students who are reading below level academic support toward reading on grade level and completing high school successfully. (Funding source: No cost to the District)

04-30-09-12 To approve the implementation of The African American Literature Course, which would allow seniors to choose between this course and British Literature for their required fourth year English credit. DESE considers this course as an advanced course on the District’s APR. (Funding source: No cost to the District)

04-30-09-13 To approve the adoption of Board Resolution regarding Programs for English Language Learners, namely English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). (Funding source: No cost to the District)

04-30-09-14 To approve the purchase of Benchmark Education Summer Comprehension Skill Bags for the Summer School Communication Arts Program in an amount not to exceed $270,138.00. (Funding source: 110-1189-802-110-PC)

04-30-09-15 To approve the request to advertise the SLPS Summer School Program 2009 with local media outlets, television, radio outlets and in print, for the time period March 30 – April 15, 2009 in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00. (Funding source: 110-1189-802-110-PC)

04-30-09-16 To approve a contract with the Achievement Commitment Excellence Learning Centers for the Summer 2009 to provide alternative summer school program to serve student referrals identified by the Innovative Pathways Division for the time period June 15 – July 24,2009 in an amount not to exceed $211,200.00. (Funding source: 110-1189-802-110-PC-6319)

04-30-09-17 To approve the adoption of Regulation R5127.1 Secondary School Classification. (Funding source: N/A)

04-30-09-18 To approve the adoption of Board Resolution regarding Migrant Policy. (Funding source: N/A)

04-30-09-19 To approve a contract with Prentice Hall to purchase materials, resources and professional development for sixth through eighth grade Communication Arts, for the time period 2009 through 2015 in an amount not to exceed $554,376.96. (Funding source: 110-1131-6421847NC110)

04-30-09-20 To approve a contract with Prentice Hall to purchase materials, resources and professional development to implement 12th grade African American Literature, for the time period 2009 through 2015 in an amount not to exceed $89,729.40. (Funding source: 110-1151-6421-847NC10)

04-30-09-21 To approve a contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to provide the ESOL book adoption, On Our Way to English, 2010 Edition for 2nd grade complete packages for 6 ESOL centers, in an amount not to exceed $1,380.00. (Funding source: 629-3411-6421-838-J1)

04-30-09-22 To approve a contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to prove the ESOL book adoption, On Our Way to English, 2010 Edition for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade complete packages for 6 ESOL centers, in an amount not to exceed $61,621.26. (Funding source: 110-1152-6421-838-DT)

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