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Rockdale schools present renewals for ClassLink, Egenuity, Nearpod and AMIRA; board asks for usage data
Summary
Dr. Denise Richardson presented one-year renewal recommendations for ClassLink ($56,789.90), Imagine Learning/Egenuity ($135,850.50), Nearpod ($94,950) and the AMIRA literacy screener/tutor ($96,916.50); board members asked for contract-comparison figures and usage data before next week's consent vote.
Dr. Denise Richardson, director of leadership and learning, asked the Rockdale County Board of Education to approve four one-year renewals for instructional platforms that the district uses to support classroom instruction and credit recovery.
The formal recommendations were: renew ClassLink as an auto-rostering/student launchpad ($56,789.90 from general funds); renew Imagine Learning/Egenuity for grades 9–12 ($135,850.50, funding listed as ESPL 6); renew Nearpod to integrate instructional analytics ($94,950, ESPL 6); and continue an AMIRA universal screener and embedded tutor pilot, aligned to House Bill 307 and the Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act ($96,916.50, district-funded for grades 4–5 because the state funds K–3).
Richardson said the vendors provide single sign-on access, analytics on student engagement, and tools for credit recovery and differentiated instruction. The AMIRA pilot was described as combining screening, dyslexia indicators and a tutoring component; the district noted the state funds K–3 and the district is funding grades 4–5.
Board members asked several follow-up questions. Vice Chair Janie Jones and others requested the contract lengths, comparative pricing versus prior years and the number of licenses in use. Richardson confirmed the contracts under consideration are one-year terms and said, where applicable, adjustments (for example, reduced Egenuity licenses on one campus) offset added AMIRA costs. The district agreed to supply comparative price history and usage data for Egenuity and Nearpod prior to the consent vote next week.
No formal votes on these renewals were taken during the meeting; they were presented for placement on the consent agenda.
