Agenda Item
b. Approval to Secure Charter Transportation Service for Junior Achievement Field Trips to Biztown and Finance Park (Not to exceed $300,000)
Summary: Ms. Stacy Stepney, Chief Academic Officer
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education authorize the District to secure transportation services from the approved carriers for all sixth and seventh grade students to participate in Junior Achievement of Georgia’s programs focusing on financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00.
Why: The DeKalb County School District agrees to implement the Junior Achievement Biztown and Finance Park programs including the in-class curriculum and on-site simulation at the Junior Achievement Discovery Center located at the World Congress Center. Volunteers from local businesses, higher education, and philanthropic communities are recruited by Junior Achievement to participate in the simulation lessons so that students learn from the volunteers’ life experiences.
Details: Coast to Coast Tours LLC and Harmon Brothers Charter Service, Inc. have provided quotes to ensure that services are provided until May 2024 based upon availability. Service for a 56-passenger bus costs approximately $975.00. The total number of buses needed to transport all sixth and seventh grade students is approximately 304 buses between September 18, 2023 and May 2024.
Financial impact: The total budget will not exceed the amount of $300,000.00 and will be allocated from charge code 100.1000.530000.63311.7480.9990.8010.035.000.
Contact: Ms. Stacy Stepney, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 678-676-0731
Dr. Lenisera Barnes-Bodison, Executive Director, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 678-676-0137
Dr. Kimberlynn Weston, Director, Department of PreK-12 Curriculum and Instruction, 678-676-0144
Effective: Upon Board of Education approval to May 23, 2024
Status: Attorney approval not required
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