Wednesday, February 13, 2019

MNPS official failed to disclose consulting fees from vendor group #ERDI #PerformanceMatters #Amplify #Gallup #Panasonic @mcps @mocoboe

...ERDI is an industry trade group that pays school officials to sit down with technology companies, giving them feedback on products they hope to sell to those officials.
The group's affiliated companies include eight with whom Dr. Joseph's team has signed contracts -- for more than $17 million.
Back in June, school board member Amy Frogge publicly questioned the administration's ties to ERDI -- and the potential conflicts of interest when district officials take money from the group.
"ERDI's sole purpose is to act as a middleman between school districts and ed vendors," Frogge told her fellow board members...

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