Board clears Edmentum GEAR UP contract for consent; staff says contract is grant‑funded
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Summary
District recommended an Edmentum contract (not to exceed $146,000) to provide diagnostic‑driven, after‑school tutoring for FY26 GEAR UP cohorts; board approved routing the item to the consent agenda after clarifying the earlier Edmentum purchase was for a different program.
Jared Moore, director of GEAR UP, presented a recommendation that the Bibb County Board of Education authorize the district to contract with Edmentum to provide diagnostic‑driven after‑school tutoring under the FY26 GEAR UP grant. Moore said the recommended contract would be funded with FY26 GEAR UP grant funds and asked the board to approve entering a contract not to exceed $146,000.
A board member asked whether the district had purchased Edmentum previously for roughly $116,000; Moore said that earlier expenditure was for a different program ("21st century"). The district’s explanation was that piloting Edmentum in after‑school programming provides a separate data stream to compare after‑school and in‑day instructional impact. Following questions from the board, a motion to send the Edmentum contract recommendation to the consent agenda carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: the contract would use federal grant funds to expand targeted tutoring for cohort students; board members pressed for clarity about past Edmentum spend and the rationale for limiting Edmentum to after‑school programs while other district‑paid programs are used in the school day.
What’s next: IS‑2 will appear on the consent agenda for final board approval; staff said they will provide additional data on program comparisons if requested.
