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Board of Education seeks 3-year contract with Aptitude Inc. for communications platform
Summary
The Board of Education requested authorization to enter a three-year contract with Aptitude Inc. to provide a communications platform for staff, students and families, with a targeted launch of July 1, 2025; the finance committee noted improved timing of submissions and endorsed the cost-saving multiyear rate structure.
The New Haven Board of Education asked the board to authorize a three-year contract with Aptitude Inc. to provide a software communications platform and related services, with a vendor launch targeted for July 1, 2025.
Board of Education representatives told the finance committee that the platform will manage communications among teachers, administrators, students and families and provide hosting, content migration, alerts, newsletters, training and support. Finance committee members said they were pleased the multiyear agreement locks in a favorable rate structure that could produce savings compared with other systems the district reviewed; the committee also reminded the Board of Education to submit contracts in a more timely way.
The board packet and the finance committee hearing on May 12 were cited during the request. The transcript shows a board member moved and seconded the motion to approve the authorization; committee members urged a prompt vendor installation so the system could be live by July 1, 2025. The contract term and vendor name were discussed; specific contract price and financing details were not specified in the provided transcript excerpts.
