Action Item
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Student Services
Action Item |
| DATE: | Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Approve Purchase of Hearing Technology from Phonak, Inc. (Sole-Source Provider) (Student Services Division) | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| When a student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP) Team determines that he/she requires amplification equipment, the district must provide that equipment per The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Additionally, in order to meet a student's amplification needs, hearing technology equipment must be calibrated annually, maintained, and upgraded as needed.
Hearing technology equipment is also mandated by our School Board-approved Special Policies and Procedures (SP&Ps), which specify that the district must provide auditory amplification equipment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are in need of that equipment per the determination by the student's IEP Team. Phonak, Inc. is designated as sole-source, and Phonak is the manufacturer and the only US source for this amplification equipment. This purchase is therefore exempt from the requesting competitive solicitations by Florida Department of Education 6A-1.012 Purchasing Policies (11) (b). |
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| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| • Demonstrate best financial practices | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes) | |
| Grant funds of approximately $350,000 over a three-year period will be included in the divisional special revenue/federal programs, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). | |
| EVALUATION | |
| Equipment functionality and student usage is continually monitored by school-based and district staff. | |
| SUBMITTED BY:
Maryann Parks, General Director, Department of Exceptional Student Education Janet Franz, Supervisor, Speech-Language-Hearing |
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| Wynne A. Tye, Assistant Superintendent | Gretchen Saunders | |
| Student Services Division (813) 273-7033 |
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| A 6.25 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150120_682 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.25 | ||