Agenda Item
a. Georgia State University Technical Services Agreement (Not to exceed $352,808)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Norman C. Sauce, III, Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approves for Georgia State University (GSU) to receive $352,808 to support the recruitment, training, tuition, student health insurance, graduate research assistantships, professional association memberships, conference fees, and other school-related costs for newly incoming school psychology graduate students (5), practicum students (4), and interns (2) who will become school psychologists upon graduation and will work in DeKalb County School District. This cost represents year 2 of the 5-year School-Based Mental Health Services Grant that DeKalb County School District was awarded by the United States Department of Education, in conjunction with Georgia State University- to alleviate the financial burden of graduate school for school psychology students from underrepresented groups and/or living in communities served by our school district.
Why: DCSD applied for the School-Based Mental Health Services grant with GSU. This is the second year of implementation of the DCSD-RTR grant project. DCSD is the fiscal agent of the grant and is requesting to provide GSU with funds to implement the following technical services as outlined in the grant proposal: Course development to prepare practitioners to work in high-needs districts specifically DCSD; targeted professional development for DCSD school psychologists and/or mental health personnel; enhanced recruitment activities; supplies; conference travel; the support of a graduate research assistant; co-direct support of all project activities including gathering and analyzing annual outcome data to write the annual report for US DOE; coordinate efforts to engage in equity audits in schools and analyze data; and attend all grant and Advisory Board meetings.
Details: The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) partnered with Georgia State University (GSU) and was awarded the United States Department of Education’s School-Based Mental Health Services grant. The grant is designed to diversify the field of school-based mental health personnel. The DeKalb County School District - Recruit, Train, and Retain (DCSD-RTR) project will specifically focus increasing the diversity of future school psychologists to mitigate the environmental, social, and financial barriers that make it difficult for diverse students to enter graduate school and complete their training.
The Technical Services Agreement includes a total of $1,594,516 over 5 years for implementing the grant as follows: Year 1 - $220,088; Year 2 - $352,808; Year 3 - 358,978; Year 4 - $362,017; and Year 5 - $300,625.
DeKalb County School District (DCSD) was awarded the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) School-Based Mental Health Services grant. The DeKalb County School District - Recruit-Train-Retain (DCSD-RTR) project has the primary goal of addressing mental health services for PreK - 12th grade students by increasing the overall number of school psychologists from diverse backgrounds. The proposal was written in collaboration with Dr. Tamika La Salle, Associate Professor of School Psychology and Director of the Center for Research on School Safety, School Climate & Classroom Management at Georgia State University and Dr. Catherine Perkins, Coordinator of the Educational Specialist Program in School Psychology and School Psychology Internship Program at Georgia State University.
The primary objectives supporting the goal of this grant include (1) recruiting school psychologists from diverse backgrounds or those who live within the communities served by DCSD; (2) preparing school psychologists to provide mental-health services to a diverse student population within regions across the school district; and (3) retaining school psychologists in DCSD and reducing the ratio of school psychologists to students, particularly those from diverse backgrounds or living in communities served by DCSD.
Financial impact: There is no cost to the district to implement the DCSD-RTR grant project. The grant is fully funded by the United States Department of Education’s School-Based Mental Health Services grant. The GSU budget of $352,808 listed in the Technical Services Agreement is based upon year 2 for calendar year 2024 to support the implementation of the grant. GSU requested to include the year 2 budget amount in the Technical Services Agreement.
Contact: Dr. Norman C. Sauce, III, Chief of Student Services, Division of Student Services, 678.676.1079
Mrs. Kimberly Franklin, Coordinator-III Psychological Services, Division of Student Services, 678.676.2222
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by General Counsel
FIRST AMENDMENT TO TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TECHNICAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Amendment”)
made this ___ day of ____________, 2024, by and between the Georgia State University (“GSU”)
and DeKalb County School District, with a principal place of business at 1701 Mountain Industrial
Blvd, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083 (hereinafter “Sponsor”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, Sponsor and GSU entered into a Technical Services Agreement dated January 1,
2023 (the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Sponsor and Institution desire to amend the terms of the Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein, GSURF and
Sponsor agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Sponsor shall make additional equal fixed quarterly payments in the amount
of $88,202.00 each on March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024, September 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2024 that equal a total amount Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand
and Eight Hundred Eight ($352,808.00) dollars in accordance with Attachment B-1 –
Budget.
2. GSU commits cost share in the amount of $151,840 as set forth in Attachment B-1.
3. The term of the Agreement is extended to December 31, 2024.
4. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and as set forth in the
Agreement.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives.
Georgia State University DeKalb County School District
Signature Signature
Comfort Reeves-Brownell Dr. Devon Q. Horton_____________
Printed Name Printed Name
Assistant Vice President Superintendent_________________
Title Title
03.21.2024
Date Date
ATTACHMENT B-1
INSTRUCTIONS: Enter project budget information only into fields highlighted in
yellow. Spreadsheet will autocalculate. Summer salary: Enter only the actual
institutional base salary. If you need to add more personnel (or lines in any
category), copy the appropriate unfilled row and then insert it as a row. Orange
columns are cost share,
PI Name:
pink are sponsor and green are combined totals.
Tamika LaSalle
Department: CPS
Agency: DeKalb County Public Schools
Program:
Title: Dekalb Recruit, Train, Retain Project
Grants & Contracts Officer: Stacy Ringo **On campus research rates. Adjust rate (above) if necessary.
No. of budget periods: 5
Today's Date:
10/27/2022
Project Start Date
Salary Raise & Inflation Index:Year 1 entry will be constant unless each yearRaise
is changed
& Inflation Index 3%
Year 2
Personnel: %
% Cost Combined Totals
Sponsored Cost Share Sponsor
Name Base Salary Share Effort Person Salary
Effort Totals totals
Fringes
(Enter names in the fields below) Months Requested
Tamika LaSalle - Academic 100,000 15.0% 1.35 15,450 5,562 - 21,012
Tamika LaSalle - Summer * 33,333 33.3% - 11,443 4,120 - 15,563
Catherine Perkins - Academic 89,491 10.0% - 9,218 3,318 - 12,536
Catherine Perkins - Summer * 29,830 33.3% - 10,241 3,687 - 13,927
Faculty - Academic - - - - -
Faculty - Summer * - - - - - -
Faculty - 12 month appointment - - - - -
Staff (including postdocs) - - - - -
Staff - - - - -
Temporay Staff/Part time Faculty - - - - -
GRA 100.0% 12.00 127,500 4,335 151,840 131,835
GRA - - - - -
Student Assistants - - - - -
Total Personnel 173,852 21,022 151,840 194,873
Salary & Fringe Totals 346,713 151,840 194,873
EQUIPMENT Year 2 -
Combin-ed Cost
Sponsor
Total Share
Domestic TRAVEL Year 2 3,000 3,000
Foreign TRAVEL Year 2 -
TRAVEL TOTAL 3,000 - 3,000
PARTICIPANT SUPPORT Base cost
# of participants: Year 1: #, year 2
Stipend per individual 23,510 0 23,510
Tuition/Fees/Insurance /person 13,596 0 13,596
Travel per individual - 0 -
Subsistence per individual - 0 -
Other per individual - 0 -
Participant Support Total - 37,106 - 37,106
OTHER DIRECT COSTS If constant, enter here, will autofill all years. Combined Year 2
total Cost
Cost share Sponsor share Sponsor
Materials and Supplies 4,500 4,500 - 4,500
Publication Costs - - -
Consultant Services - - -
Alterations/Renovations/Rental Use - - -
Human Subject Renumeration - - -
Other - -
Other - - -
Other Direct Costs Total - 4,500 4,500 - 4,500
SUBAWARDS (Overwrite "Subaward #" with actual name)
Subaward #1 Year 1
Direct costs of Subcontractor
F&A Costs of Subcontractor
Subaward 1 Total Amount towards MTDC - -
Subaward #2 Year 1
Direct costs of Subcontractor
F&A Costs of Subcontractor
Subaward 2 Total Amount towards MTDC - -
Subaward #3 Year 1
Direct costs of Subcontractor
F&A Costs of Subcontractor
Subaward 3 Total Amount towards MTDC - -
Subaward #4 Year 1
Direct costs of Subcontractor
F&A Costs of Subcontractor
Subaward 4 Total Amount towards MTDC - -
Year 1 Total Share Sponsor
Total Direct Costs 391,319 151,840 239,479
Total Direct less Subs' F&A 391,319 151,840 239,479
Total Modified Direct Costs 354,213 151,840 202,373
Facilities and Administrative Costs 113,329 113,329
Total Direct Costs and F&A 504,648 151,840 352,808
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