Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/7/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: Instructional Services
Type: Action
Subject: Accept and approve the RENEWAL agreement between Broken Arrow Public Schools and Texthelp, Inc., to provide 14,000 12-month student subscriptions of Read & Write for Google Chrome and Snapverter Bolt-on domain. Cost to the District is $30,450.00 for a one-year subscription and will be paid using Bond Funds. D. Thornton
:
Enclosure Quote
File Attachment:
Texthelp - Quote.pdf
Summary: Read & Write for Google is a Chrome extension that provides reading, writing, studying and organizational support tools for the web and files in Google Drive. The Google Apps for Education extension will allow students to have any text document read to them in various voices while using the system's functional tools to support literacy. Additionally, Speech-to-Text, word prediction, direct language translation and picture dictionaries will all support students with learning disabilities, reading and writing difficulties or English as a second language challenges.
Funding: Bond Funds
Recommendation: Approve
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Debbie Hill - Board Clerk
Signed By:
Karla Dyess - Associate Superintendent of Instructional Services
Signed By:
Janet Vinson - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Jerry Denton Moved, Member John Cockrell seconded to approve the Original motion 'Approve'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 5 - 0
   
Jerry Denton     Yes
Steve Allen     Yes
Steve Majors     Yes
John Cockrell     Yes
Brandy Roulet     Yes