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Board approves Ecker Group for 2025–26 after questions about one‑year contract and ECRA analytics service
Summary
The board approved the Ecker Group for the 2025–26 school year after a separate discussion about the use of a one‑year renewal and reliance on ECRA as a third‑party analytics provider; board members asked whether the district has internal capacity and whether longer terms could reduce uplift fees.
The Lake Forest School District 67 Board voted to approve the Ecker Group for the 2025–26 school year following a separate discussion on the consent agenda about contract terms and the district's use of third‑party analytics.
During the separate review of consent item 3, board members asked why the district typically uses a one‑year contract and whether ECRA—an analytics provider used for peer comparables and growth modeling—should be continued on one‑year renewals. A board member asked whether the district could build internal capacity if state rules changed. "I think for us, we're doing a 1 year contract because the actual savings ... it's more about just they don't increase the price annually, and we've always done the 1 year contract," an administrator explained, adding that ECRA provides peer comparables and an algorithm to project local growth.
Board members discussed negotiating multi‑year terms to reduce uplift and noted internal staff (Jordan Salas) has provided analysis in the past. After discussion, the board moved, seconded and approved the Ecker Group contract for 2025–26 by roll call. The motion carried; no amendments were recorded.
