MCPS was major "contract"

Interesting statement in Florida article about MCPS being one of the big Promethean "contracts". But here in Montgomery County we know that there was no contract. A public information request for the Promethean contract, Invitation for Bids (IFBs) or Request for Proposals (RFPs) yielded only separate purchase orders and 3rd party leases. The MCPS Board of Education never discussed or voted on a contract to purchase Promethean Boards. Promethean did not "win" a contract in MCPS. There was no competition. 

If Promethean has a contract with MCPS, let's see it. 

Herald Tribune: Sarasota County schools' supplier linked to Arizona scandal

By Anthony Cormier, Tiffany Lankes & Doug Sword Staff Writers
Before a British company became entangled in an FBI investigation over a $13 million contract to put electronic white boards in schools in Sarasota and Iowa, the firm was accused of giving gifts to Arizona school officials who also bought their products.

That same year the company sold $2.4 million worth of products to the Tucson (Ariz.) Unified School District -- and after the deal was secured, Promethean invited top officials to a lavish conference, giving them free hotel stays, gift cards and even an iPod... 

...The big push in the United States came after 2005 and the company specifically points to four major contracts it won in San Diego, Calif.; Fort Worth, Texas; Montgomery County, Md.; and Sarasota County.

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-Public Information requests for documents pertaining to arrival of thousands of Promethean Boards in MCPS classrooms in August 2008.

-Parents' Coalition webpage on Promethean board purchases in Montgomery County Public Schools. 
-Parents' Coalition blog posts on MCPS' presentations on Promethean boards in London,  Sarasota, Florida,  San Antonio, Texas, and Washington, D.C.