Florida Department of Education
The department's legislative budget request covers work with a platform that offers information about courses and education standards, a transparency tool, school choice and more.
The systems programming consultant will work with the Division of Technology and Innovation to address bureau priorities and programming needs.
For IT operations alone, Florida Virtual School has set aside $26 million plus an additional $11 million for FlexPoint Education Cloud, which offers customizable digital curriculums, tailored teacher and administrator training, and customer support.
The department is looking to work with a vendor to develop and operate an e-commerce platform to support its Florida Teacher Classroom Supply Assistance Program.
The state Legislature released its budget for 2024-2025 this week. After a 72-hour cooldown period, lawmakers are expected to approve the budget on March 8 and send it to Gov. Ron DeSantis for final approval.
Vendor responsibilities include providing a software update to the department’s Sonitrol/Redwire access control system and providing ongoing and future hardware and software maintenance.
The department is seeking proposals from vendors to provide early education providers with an easy-to-use platform to access professional learning opportunities.
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