Services of Kathleen Thompson for professional coaching and development of K thru grade 5 teachers in various school districts have been identified by the funding source in conjunction with the University’s ongoing Learning Sciences Research Institute program.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes in the procurement code because the procurement expenditures are for events or activities for which the use of specific vendors is mandated or identified by the sponsor of the event or activity, provided that the sponsor is providing a majority of the funding for the event or activity.