Item 85

Authorize to retroactively exercise a renewal option to a sole source contract with the NH College and University Council, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 8-26-15, item #67), to expand professional development opportunities and improve teacher quality for secondary teachers and counselors regarding academic rigor and promotion of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) studies, to promote high school student career and college-readiness through participation in a rigorous high school curriculum; and to encourage enrollment in postsecondary STEM studies, by increasing the price in the amount of $135,000 from $131,924 to $266,924. 100% Other Funds (Higher Education Institutional Fees).