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School board presents contracts and professional-development purchases totaling millions
Summary
Mobile County Public Schools staff presented a package of contracts and purchase orders for curriculum, software licenses, retreats and professional development, including a special-education contract for $2.58 million and multiple smaller vendor agreements funded from federal, state and local sources.
Mobile County Public Schools staff presented a package of procurement and contract items covering curriculum licenses, professional-development retreats and a large special-education services contract during the board meeting.
The board was presented with Action Item C1, a proposed $2,578,744.39 contract through the Alabama State Department of Education to provide special-education services to school-age children identified as eligible. Staff also listed vendor agreements and purchase orders for software and curriculum licenses, summer retreats and professional development ranging from about $1,200 to $155,580. Funding sources cited included Title I, Title II, Title IV, the governor's turnaround funds, Mobile County Commission funds, local school funds and Alabama State Department of Education textbook allocations.
The procurement package included licenses and services from vendors named on the agenda: Waterford Research Institute, Brainfuse, Renaissance…
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