Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/8/2009 - 7:30 PM
Category: Untitled
Type: Action
Subject: 17.13 Approval of contract with the Marine Science Institute to provide the Discovery Voyage Program aboard the Research Vessel Brownlee to the 5th grade students for the 2009-2010 school year.
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
MSI Contract.pdf
Summary: The Mt. Diablo Unified School District began contracting with the Marine Science Institute to provide the Discovery Voyage Program in 2003 when the Crago was retired. The program is jointly sponsored by the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa Water District, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Contra Costa Sanitation District, the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation and Dow Chemical. Last year the program involved 41 trips, 105 teachers, and 2,672 5th grade students. We are requesting approval of the agreement at this time.
Funding: General Purpose – Budget Code 3947 (money is already budgeted)
Fiscal Impact $36,000
Recommendation: Approve contract as presented.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Marie Hill - Senior Secretary
Signed By:
Spoogmai Habibi - None
Signed By:
Melinda Hall - Director of Certificated Personnel
Signed By:
Alan Young - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Richard Nicoll - Interim Sup
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Paul Strange Moved, Member Sherry Whitmarsh seconded to approve the Original motion 'Approve the contract as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 4 - 0
   
Gary Eberhart     Yes
Paul Strange     Yes
Richard Allen     Yes
Sherry Whitmarsh     Yes