THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA 

BOARD OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC MEETING

AGENDA

March 25, 2021

Call to Order - Joyce S. Wilkerson, President
Roll Call - Lynn Rauch, Esq., General Counsel
Approval of Minutes - February 25, 2021
Superintendent Remarks - William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D.
Presentation - Lump Sum Statement FY22 - Uri Monson, Chief Financial Officer and William R. Hite, Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent
•Lump Sum Statement Presentation
Board of Education - Other
Committee Reports
Registered Student Speakers
•Student Speakers List
Board of Education - Other
Goals and Guardrails
•Goal 1: Reading (grades 3-8) March 2021 Monitoring Report
Board of Education - Other
Registered Speakers
•Speakers List
Board of Education - Other
Written Testimony
•Written Testimony
Board of Education - Other
Action Items Questions and Responses
•Responses to Board & Public Questions on Action Items
Board of Education - Other
Action Item
1.Ratification of Acceptance and Execution of Grant Agreement with the City of Philadelphia (DHS) Foster Student Transportation ($800,000)
Operations - Transportation - Other
2.Ratification of Acceptance of a Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Special Education, and Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) for ABA staff training and student support services valued at $424,160
Academic Support - Other
3.Ratification of Acceptance of Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, On-Road Rebate Program ($468,000)
Operations - Transportation - Other
4.Acceptance of Services from and Memorandum of Understanding with Philadelphia Youth Network ($115,000)
Schools - Memorandum of Understanding
5.Amendment of Grant Agreement with The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia
Academic Support - Other
6.Review of Proposed Board Policies (REVIEW - NO ACTION)
Board of Education - Other
7.Contract with InProcess Consulting for Cloud Hosting and Support ($3,100,000)
Evaluation, Research and Accountability - Contracts
8.Approval of Personnel Hires (Updated 3.14.21)
Talent - Other
9.Approval of Personnel Terminations (Updated 3.25.21)
Talent - Other
10.Administration's Recommended Termination of Professional Employees (Updated 3.14.21)
Talent - Other
11.Approval of Retirements and Resignations for Non-Represented Employees (Updated 3.25.21)
Talent - Other
12.Contract with Health(efx) Affordable Care Record Keeping Services ($308,998)
Talent - Contracts
13.Contract with Helbling and Associates - Executive Search Firm ($75,000)
Talent - Contracts
14.Ratification of Amendment of Contract with Paul Nedeau ($20,000)
Talent - Other
15.Contract with Sherpa Government Solutions ($338,000)
Finance - Contracts
16.Contract with Donald Wilson Consulting Group ($260,000)
Finance - Contracts
17.Contracts with Various Vendors - Use of Title I, Title II Title III and CARES Act Grants for Non-Public Schools ($35,000,000)
Finance - Contracts
18.Authorization of Education Payments to Other Educational Entities ($25,500,000)
Finance - Other
19.Authorization of Increased Outside Counsel Fees for FY21
General Counsel - Other
20.Capital Award for Various Locations -TE Construction Services, LLC, Gem Mechanical Services, LLC (WBE), Devine Brothers, Inc., Lex Electrical Services, LLC, Smith Construction, Inc. (WBE), Allstates Mechanical, Ltd., Dolan Mechanical, Inc., Hyde Electric Corporation - ($7,486,158)
Operations - Capital Programs - Capital Awards
21.Contracts with Various Vendors for Supplemental Professional Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Design Services ($10,000,000.00)
Operations - Capital Programs - Contracts
22.Contract with Various Vendors - Furniture and Equipment for Anne Frank Elementary School ($1,500,000)
Operations - Capital Programs - Contracts
23.Contract with School Specialty Inc. - Classroom Modernizations - Early Literacy Initiative ($4,454,000)
Operations - Capital Programs - Other
24.Amendment of Contract with Wayne Moving and Storage Company, Inc. - Moving Services at Various Locations ($750,000)
Operations - Capital Programs - Amended Contracts
25.Change Order Summary - Various Vendors ($572,147)
Operations - Capital Programs - Other
26.Amendment of Contracts with Various Vendors - General Maintenance Services ($15,000,000)
Operations - Facilities - Amended Contracts
27.Ratification of Contracts with Associated Specialty Consulting, Inc.; Delta/BJDS (WBE); Diamond Huntbach; Pepper Environmental Services; Prime Group Remediation for Asbestos Abatement - ($3,000,000)
Operations - Facilities - Other
28.Authorization of School Bus Purchases from Various Vendors ($3,500,000)
Operations - Procurement - Contracts
29.Amendment of Contract with Health Federation of Philadelphia - Care Management Coordinator ($10,000)
Student Support Services - Amended Contracts
30.Ratification of Contract with Advant-EDGE Solutions of Middle Atlantic, Inc. - Removal and Disposal of Medical Waste ($81,300)
Student Support Services - Other
31.Ratification of Memorandum of Understanding with Providers offering Addiction Services ($6,000,000)
Student Support Services - Other
32.Contracts with Various Vendors for the Provision of Online Web-Based Tele-Therapy Platforms for the Remote Delivery of Student Therapeutic Related Services ($400,000)
Academic Support - Contracts
33.Contract with Public Health Management Corporation ($29,780)
Academic Support - Contracts
34.Contract with Riddell/All American - Cleaning/Repair of Athletic Equipment ($150,000)
Academic Support - Contracts
35.Amendment of Memorandum of Understanding with Explore Learning, LLC - STEM Learning Resources ($109,000)
Academic Support - Other
36.Adoption of Academic Calendars SY21-22 and SY22-23 (As Amended)
Schools - Other
37.Contract with Community College of Philadelphia - Parkway Center City Middle College Program 2021-2025 ($8,791,566)
Schools - Contracts
38.Adoption of Lump Sum Statement (Updated 3.22.21)
Board of Education - Other
Adjourn
Call to Order - Intermediate Unit Board of Directors
Roll Call - Board of Directors
Approval of Intermediate Unit Minutes - January 28, 2021
Action Items - Intermediate Unit
1.Contracts with Various Vendors - Use of Act 89 Grant for Non-Public Schools ($18,000,000).
Finance - Other
2.Contracts with Various Vendors - Use of the Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools (EANS) Grant authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act ($50,000,000).
Finance - Other
Adjourn - Intermediate Unit Board of Directors

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