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Pricing
Contract Hours
Districts purchase services from Beacon in the form of contract hours. Hours purchased through a Beacon contract are flexible hours and may be used for any course or program provided by Beacon.
Each time a district registers a participant for a course, it is a use of contract hours. If a participant is withdrawn, the hours are returned to the district for future use. Participants may be withdrawn through the last day of the course except for those who have submitted a Course Log exercise. Districts are officially charged for hours based upon participants registered on the last day of a course.
| Course Content |
Participants |
Course Hours |
Total Hours Needed |
Cost Per Hour |
Costs |
| ESOL 8 -Supervised Practicum |
30 teachers |
60 |
1800 |
$6.50 |
$11,700 |
Explanation of Pricing Models
Pricing for contract hours is based upon two factors: the type of facilitation and the number of contract hours purchased.
Option A: Beacon-Facilitated
The price for Beacon-facilitated courses ranges from $5 to $10 per hour depending on the number of hours purchased. The pricing takes into account hours purchased within one year. Example: A district purchases 3000 hours in February at $6.50 per hour for a total of $19,500. The following May, the district purchases an additional 3000 hours. The second purchase of 3000 hours places that district at the $5.00 per hour price. The second contract would be for $15,000.
Option B: Locally-Facilitated
The price for Locally-facilitated courses is $2.00 per hour per person. Once a district reaches 12,000 hours on Locally-facilitated coursework, the price drops to $1.75 per hour per person. The local district is responsible for paying facilitators in this model. Some districts use National Board Certified Teachers, who use the facilitation time as mentoring hours.
For a visual breakdown of pricing, click here.
For Districts contracting with Beacon, the State Board of Education bid process may be waived.
State Board of Education Rule 6A1.012 (7) states:
The requirement of requested bids from three (3) or more sources is hereby waived as authorized by Section 237.02, Florida Statues, for the purchase of professional or educational services, educational tests, text books, printed instructional materials, computer software, films, filmstrips, videotapes, disc or tape recordings, or similar audio-visual materials, and for library and reference books, and printed library cards where such materials are purchased directly from the producer or publisher, the owner of the copyright, and exclusive agent within the state, a government agency or a recognized education institution.
Beacon Educator is a program of Bay District Schools. Auditor General Representatives who audit Beacon have always agreed that State Board of Education Rule 6A1.012 (7) includes buying educational services from another school district.
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