Title and Board Action Requested
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Approve the Renewal and Purchase of Services from Teaching Strategies, LLC and Issuance of a Purchase Order for the Creative Curriculum Cloud and GOLD Assessment System for an estimated spending of $157,893.75 for a 5-Year Term
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Executive Summary
The Director of Exceptional Student Education, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby requests the Board to approve the renewal and purchase of services from Teaching Strategies, LLC for ELA instructional materials and a progress monitoring tool to support Exceptional Student Education Prekindergarten (ESE PreK) classrooms (approximately 31 classrooms district-wide).
In accordance with federal requirements for Child Outcomes Summary (COS) reporting under Indicator 7, districts are required to utilize an approved progress monitoring system to document student growth and outcomes. As outlined in the attached memo, one of three Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)-approved tools must be selected for this purpose. The district previously selected and continues to utilize GOLD(r) (Gold Standard) as its progress monitoring system due to its alignment with early childhood best practices and federal reporting requirements.
The GOLD(r) Online Assessment system provides an authentic, observation-based approach to monitoring student progress across developmental domains. It enables educators to collect, analyze, and use data to inform instruction and complete required COS exit reporting efficiently and accurately.
Additionally, the district seeks to renew access to the Creative Curriculum(r) Cloud, a comprehensive, research-based ELA instructional resource designed specifically for early childhood learners. The Creative Curriculum(r) supports developmentally appropriate, standards-aligned instruction and includes embedded differentiation strategies to meet the diverse needs of ESE PreK students.
Both GOLD(r) and Creative Curriculum(r) are provided exclusively by Teachi...
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