Council considers authorization for Board of Education to contract PowerSchool student information system

The council heard an order authorizing the Board of Education to execute an agreement with PowerSchool (through an identified LLC) for student information system services, teacher-evaluation tools, enrollment and registration, electronic forms, hosting and support for a multiyear term beginning July 1, 2025.

An item read into the record described the contract term as July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, and cited a not-to-exceed amount that was garbled in the transcript. The meeting excerpt states the amount as “not to exceed $1,000,720 $537.81,” which is inconsistent; the precise total was not specified in the available excerpt and requires confirmation from the city’s contract documents.

Nut graf: The proposed contract would centralize student data and teacher-evaluation functions in PowerSchool’s suite and would be a multiyear licensing and support agreement subject to council approval and the school board’s execution.

The finance committee noted that requests for multiyear agreements should be submitted before the agreement’s start date; the committee had reviewed this request on Aug. 11 and voted to recommend approval. The record shows the order was seconded during the meeting, but the transcript excerpt did not include a final roll-call vote in the provided portion.

Ending: Because the contract amount is unclear in the transcript, reporters and readers should consult the city’s contract file or the clerk’s office for the exact not-to-exceed amount and any procurement findings that accompanied the authorization.