Agenda Item
a. RFP 19-513 Contract Renewal for Comprehensive College and Career Platform (in an amount not to exceed $361,370.15)
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Manomay Malathip Kidd, Executive Director, Student Advancement, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the contract renewal for RFP No. 19-513 for the Naviance Inc. by PowerSchool, for an additional year in the amount not to exceed $361,370.15
Why: This request is a contract renewal for Naviance Inc. by PowerSchool, for a comprehensive college and career solution for twenty-four (24) high schools and twenty (20) middle schools. This request extends the agreement for an additional year through March 13, 2024.
Details: On January 9, 2019, the Board of Education approved Naviance as the most responsive and responsible vendor to provide a comprehensive college and career platform. The platform allows middle and high school counselors and postsecondary transition specialists to work directly with students on their postsecondary plan. This online platform can be accessed anywhere, anytime by staff and students; this has become increasingly important to maintain continuity in service. The platform includes multiple self-discovery assessments, career assessments and exploration, communication features, best fit matching tool for college-bound students, a tracking system for college application submissions, virtual college rep meetings, scholarship search, electronic transcript process, electronic surveys, goal-setting tools, and a work-based learning feature. Additionally, the state required Bridge Law activities are all completed within this platform and the reports are submitted annually.
This fall, students accessed Naviance over 88,000 times and over 59% logged in at least twice. This time last year there were 74,000 logins. By the end of the school year, it is projected we will have over 150,000 logins. As of December 2022, over 2,619 seniors applied to college and 2,137 submitted documents using eDocs with their applications.
This recommendation is for the last year of the four (4) year annual contract renewal option. Board Policy DJE requires the Board of Education to approve the expenditure of any vendor that provides goods and/or services to the school system that may exceed $50,000 in purchases for the fiscal year.
Financial impact: The total budget of $361,370.15 for the comprehensive college and career platform will be allocated from Purchased Professional and Technical Services 100.2210.530000.00011.7040.9990.8010.090.0000.
Contact: Dr. Bernetta Jones, Administrator, Superintendent’s Office, 678.676.1200
Mrs. Manomay Malathip Kidd, Executive Director, Student Advancement, Division of Equity and Student Empowerment, 678.676.0309
Effective: Upon Board approval.
Status: Renewal