ACADEMY STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
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Consider and act regarding WA Resolution 24-34 to approve a contract with Dickson Educational Services for a Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and PowerSchool support for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years (Darcy McFarlane, Accountability Director)
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STAFF: Darcy McFarlane, Accountability Director, Westlake Academy
BACKGROUND:
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is implementing ED FI, a new state reporting system. Both ISDs and Charter Schools across the state are experiencing major difficulties meeting the requirements in reporting critical student, HR and financial data that drives all school funding. Due to the level of state expertise and training required to meet TEA demands and to implement this new reporting system, the Academy needs state experts in PEIMS reporting and PowerSchool support.
Dickson Educational Services, based in Haslet, Texas is certified in Texas State student reporting and is a Texas Public Charter School Association partner and trainer. The proposed contract with Dickson ES includes both PEIMS and PowerSchool Administration Support and will replace the current PowerSchool Administrator.
DISCUSSION:
In addition to the necessary support to meet new state reporting requirements, the contract with Dickson ES will allow school staff to concentrate on creating a much-needed organizational structure (implementation of processes and procedures) that have been missing over the past twenty years. Creating these processes and procedures will result in a more efficient central office model for Westlake Academy.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact will be a $3,800 savings in the 2024-2025 budget and an estimated $11,000 savings in the 2025-2026 budget
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval as presented of the contract with Dickson Educational Services
ATTACHMENT(S):
WA RES 24-34, Dickson Proposal and Dickson Agreement for Services
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