Student Special Education Module
Hartford Public Schools seeks to replace Clarity, the current Special Education management system used by 10 schools in the district
The new system must be a comprehensive, integrated, full featured system designed using a 100 % web-based architecture. The system will be used at all schools, the district office, and at various out of district sites out of the city network. The district seeks to improve the real time communication of the student IEP data and increase the efficiency, collection, and analysis of necessary data for compliance and state reporting. In addition the system must serve the various audiences and stakeholders that contribute to our schools, including parents, students, teachers, administrators, and state and federal education agencies.
The system and company chosen needs to provide the following:
�� Provide a central repository of data about our SE students in conjunction with the district student information system. (currently SASI, we anticipate being live on Powerschool for the opening of school 2010/211)
�� Provide Automatic notification of timeline events and tracking
�� Provide Compliance Reporting
�� Provide Management Reporting
�� Provide a district wide mechanism to facilitate Medicaid processing and reimbursement.
�� Support and streamline the IEP process.
�� Support data-driven decision making in the area of student special education needs
�� Provide live technical support during business hours via a toll-free number for all staff
members
�� Provide application hosting services
�� Provide multiple bank goals and objectives customizable by the district
�� Provide Goals tied to curriculum standards
�� Provide a proven interface to the districts student information system SASI or Powerschool
�� Provide exact replicas of the Hartford Public Schools Special Education forms both in on-line entry as well as printed.
The successful candidate will provide a complete, turnkey implementation with project management services, staff training, and comprehensive data migration. The contractor will furnish all necessary labor, materials, and supplies to provide the required goods and accomplish the required services. Goods and services are to include, but not be limited to those listed herein. The Hartford Public Schools reserves the right to add or delete goods and services throughout the term of the resulting agreement; changes to the contract will be negotiated at the time of request. The contract will then be modified, in writing, as mutually agreed upon.
