Approve Agreement for Technical Services with Mary Stoltz, Inc., for Computer SOFTWARE Support and Evaluation - $54,000 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

Funded by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), the Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMC-VI) is charged with providing statewide materials’ services (braille, large print and recorded/digital academic materials) to Florida’s school districts in a timely manner. As a required component of the FIMC-VI Project Application, the software for instructional materials delivery system must be supported and evaluated on a regular basis. The consultant will:

• provide onsite, weekly software support related to the specially-designed database software, FIMC-VI Order and Inventory System, DataLNX-IRC,
• monitor, analyze, and assess data to maximize staffing assignments, collect order and production statistics, and suggest improvements in the delivery system to assure textbooks/materials are provided in a reasonable time,
• collaborate with hardware consultant to ensure compatibility,
• provide corresponding staff training on the use and updates of the database as needed,
• update the step-by-step procedure manual for each FIMC-VI department (materials delivery, production, Braille, etc.), and
• work to integrate current software with the Lawson system.

Mary Stoltz, Inc. has been successfully performing these functions for the past eleven years. Approval of this contract provides continuity of necessary services to FIMC-VI.

Goal 1 – The percentage of students scoring at Level 3 or higher on FCAT reading will increase a minimum of 5 percentage points.

Funds of $54,000 are included in district special revenue/federal programs budget (FIMC-VI).