i-Ready contracts and curriculum
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| Submitted | June 22, 2022 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
1) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, data sharing agreements, and statements of work between the district and Curriculum Associates, the provider of i-Ready and Brigance products.
2) Academic year 2021-2022 curriculum plan documents for each grade level describing how i-Ready and Brigance products were to be incorporated in the classroom and/or at home. For example, schedules of which i-Ready assessments, lessons, or benchmarks are required/recommended for each grade.
3) All district policies, guidelines, and manuals describing the use of i-Ready and Brigance products. This should include policies for individual users like teachers about the proper uses of the tools. It should also include school- or district-wide policies, such as guidelines about how i-Ready assessments should be used to assess student or teacher performance, or how Brigance assessment results should be used to direct students toward appropriate programs.
4) All reports, reviews, studies, or annual summary documents prepared by district staff or Curriculum Associates since Jan. 1, 2020 regarding i-Ready and/or Brigance product performance and effectiveness.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records solely to further the public understanding of core government functions. I do not intend to use the records for any commercial purpose.
In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employee involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide citation and explanation of the statutory exemptions and associated case law supporting your decision to withhold each/any portion from public review.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Bethlehem Central School District, Delmar
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i-Ready FOIL-20220624T152408Z-001.zip
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j0ZbPOPhjjJBEysUbPN6N9qWLaZ4TFsF/view?usp=drive_web>
Dear Mr. Feathers:
We are in receipt of your FOIL request, in which you have requested the
following information, noted in bold. We have replied to these requests via
the attached documents, and via the responses noted in red text below.
*1) All contracts, memorandums of understanding, data sharing agreements,
and statements of work between the district and Curriculum Associates, the
provider of i-Ready and Brigance products. *A renewal quote is included in
the folder. We purchase through BOCES, so there is no contract.
2) Academic year 2021-2022 curriculum plan documents for each grade level
describing how i-Ready and Brigance products were to be incorporated in the
classroom and/or at home. For example, schedules of which i-Ready
assessments, lessons, or benchmarks are required/recommended for each grade.
We use the elementary curriculum website and faculty meetings to
communicate information. A pdf of the website page is included in the
folder.
3) All district policies, guidelines, and manuals describing the use of
i-Ready and Brigance products. This should include policies for individual
users like teachers about the proper uses of the tools. It should also
include school- or district-wide policies, such as guidelines about how
i-Ready assessments should be used to assess student or teacher
performance, or how Brigance assessment results should be used to direct
students toward appropriate programs. Several examples are included in the
folder. We don't have policies, just recommended procedures and
protocols. i-Ready is not used in any way for evaluation of teacher
performance.
4) All reports, reviews, studies, or annual summary documents prepared by
district staff or Curriculum Associates since Jan. 1, 2020 regarding
i-Ready and/or Brigance product performance and effectiveness. All reports
have been included in the folder.
We believe this completes your request.
Sincerely,
Judith E. Kehoe
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Judith E. Kehoe
Chief Business and Financial Officer
Bethlehem Central School District
700 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
518.439.7481, ext. 31920
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Thank you for your help with this request! Could you please also share the Drive link with info@muckrock.com?
From: Bethlehem Central School District, Delmar
Dear Mr. Feathers:
We are sorry you had difficulty with the link. Please try this updated link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N-yHpQLQ0hI5RH2MMMdIbCipp4J3PmGC
Should you have any other difficulties accessing the material, please let
us know.
Thank you,
Judi Kehoe
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Judith E. Kehoe
Chief Business and Financial Officer
Bethlehem Central School District
700 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
518.439.7481, ext. 31920
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This
electronic transmission contains CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION,
which may also be
LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and which is intended only for the use
of the addressee(s)
named above. If you are not the intended recipient of
this transmission, or the
employee or agent responsible for the delivery of
it to the intended recipient,
you are hereby notified that any
dissemination or copying of this transmission
is prohibited. If you have
received this transmission in error, please notify
the sender immediately
and permanently delete this transmission and any attachments.
Thank you.
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iReady_FOIL_2022-20220727T030501Z-001