Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction: BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HEREBY PROVIDES NOTICE THAT IT INTENDS TO ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS (CIS) FOR MENTORING PROGRAM SERVICES FOR FY25/26. CIS IS A MULTI-TIERED, EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS. THE MODEL INCORPORATES A MENTORING APPROACH IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, FOR IDENTIFIED STUDENTS, TO EMPOWER THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF POVERTY WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY MISS MORE SCHOOL, DROP OUT AND FAIL TO EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY BILL MILLIKIN IN THE 1970S. THE VALUES THAT ARE ENTWINED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM ARE ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, COLLABORATION, EQUITY, AND EXCELLENCE. CIS HAS PARTNERED WITH BERKELEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 15 YEARS. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES A STRONG FISCAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS MUCH OF THE COST OF THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS ENGAGED BY CIS.
