Agenda
TYPE: Board of Education Stated Meeting
DATE: 6/18/2024       TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Saunders High School Auditorium
DETAILS:
 
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY
1.1 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY Info
CALL TO ORDER
2.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Info
2.2 PRAYER Info
2.3 MOMENT OF SILENCE Info
ROLL CALL AND QUORUM CHECK
3.1 ROLL CALL AND QUORUM CHECK Info
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
4.1 APPROVAL OF THE MAY 15, 2024 BOARD OF EDUCATION STATED MEETING MINUTES Action
PRESENTATIONS
5.1 PRESENTATIONS Info
COMMUNICATIONS
 
- COMMITTEE REPORTS
6.1 REPORT OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2024 Info
6.2 REPORT OF THE AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2024 Info
6.3 REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 11, 2024 Info
- FROM BOARD MEMBERS
7.1 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD Info
- FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
8.1 SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES Info
- OTHER ITEMS
9.1 DONATIONS RECEIVED UNDER $10,000 Info
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL
10.1 PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL Action
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
11.1 ADOPTION OF BOARD MEMBERS REPORTS - 11.2 - 11.5 Action
11.2 Reappointment of Library Trustee Mr. Joseph J. Puglia Action
11.3 Reappointment of Library Trustee Mr. Stephen Jannetti Action
11.4 Amendment to John Tobin and Co. - Claims Auditor Contract Renewal Action
11.5 2023 - 2024 - Leadership in Education Award - Sanah Susan Naber Action
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS
12.1 ADOPTION OF SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS - 12.2 Action
12.2 2024-2025 Yonkers City School District Adopted Budget Action
PERSONNEL
13.1 ADOPTION OF PERSONNEL REPORTS - 13.2 - 13.10 Action
13.2 Certified Personnel Resolutions Action
13.3 Abolishment of Certified Personnel Position Action
13.4 Non-Certified Personnel Resolutions Action
13.5 Tenure - Administrators Action
13.6 Tenure - Teachers & Teaching Assistants Action
13.7 Rescission of the Abolishment of Certified and Non-Certified Positions Action
13.8 Approval of Stipulation of Settlement regarding Employee #42687 Action
13.9 Approval of the Stipulation of Settlement regarding a tenured teacher, ID #344417 Action
13.10 Approval of the Stipulation of Settlement regarding a tenured teacher, ID #344073 Action
DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES Action
14.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES REPORTS - 14.2 - 14.28 Action
14.2 Annual Review of Preschool Disabled Children Action
14.3 Annual Review of Disabled School Age Children Action
14.4 Initial Program Recommendations for Preschool Disabled Children- 2023-2024 School Year Action
14.5 CSE Initial Program Recommendations for Disabled Children 2023-2024 Action
14.6 Chapter 243- Committee on Preschool Special Education Action
14.7 Chapter 853 - Committee on Special Education Action
14.8 Amendment to 18.5 Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Approved March 21, 2024 Action
14.9 Student Assistance Services Corp for RECOVS: Recover from COVID School Program Mental Health Grant (Pending NYSED Approval) Action
14.10 Bridge The Break, LLC (Doing Business As Don't Snooze On Clues) Action
14.11 Agreement with HTA of New York Related Services for Disabled/Homebound Students July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 Action
14.12 Agreement with Family Services of Westchester, July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Action
14.13 Agreement with PearlCare Search Group, LLC., July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Action
14.14 Agreement with Frontline Education July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 Action
14.15 Agreement with Isa Marrs Speech Language Pathology, P.C. July 1,2024- June 30,2025 School Year Action
14.16 Purchase of Furniture and Materials for New Classrooms in the Yonkers Public School District Action
14.17 Agreement with Consulting Child Psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Behar to provide psychiatric services on an hourly basis. Action
14.18 Educational Services for Hospitalized Students July 1, 2024- June 30, 2025 Action
14.19 Agreement with Horizon Healthcare Staffing for 2024- 2025 School Year Action
14.20 Purchase of Testing Material from NCS Pearson, Inc. Action
14.21 Agreement with School Health Corporation July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Action
14.22 Amendment to Resolution 13.10 AFYA Foundation - Donation to the Yonkers Public Schools approved January 18, 2023 Action
14.23 Agreement with St. Joseph's Hospital, Related Services for Disabled Children July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 Action
14.24 Agreement with Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc. July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Action
14.25 Agreement with Epikidz, July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 Action
14.26 Resolution for funding of Independent Evaluations in settlement of a due process complaint Action
14.27 Settlement Resolution of a Notice of Intent to file a due process complaint Action
14.28 Resolution for funding of Independent Evaluation Action
STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Action
15.1 ADOPTION OF STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS REPORTS - 15.2 Action
15.2 PowerSchool Group, LLC – Amendment to Resolution approved June 2023 Action
FINANCE Action
16.1 ADOPTION OF FINANCE REPORTS - 16.2 - 16.3 Action
16.2 Authorization for $15,035,166 State Aid Advance Action
16.3 Authorization for $49,473,950 State Aid Advance Action
SAFETY & SECURITY Action
17.1 ADOPTION OF SAFETY & SECURITY REPORTS 17.2-17.3 Action
17.2 Rave Mobile Safety - Motorola Solutions Company Action
17.3 ALTECH Electronics Action
SCHOOL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Action
18.1 ADOPTION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT REPORTS 18.2 - 18.32 Action
18.2 Re-Authorization for Capital Projects Action
18.3 SEQRA Determination as Type II Action for Various Capital Improvement Projects Action
18.4 Closeout of Capital Contracts and Purchase Orders Action
18.5 Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company – Award Action
18.6 Greenwich Insurance Company – Award Action
18.7 United States Fire Insurance Company - Award Action
18.8 Zurich American Insurance Company – Award Action
18.9 H2M Architects & Engineers (CIP 10930) - Amendment 2 Action
18.10 Adelaide Environmental Health Associates, Inc. (CIP 10878) - Amendment 2 Action
18.11 Adelaide Environmental Health Associates, Inc. – Assignment Action
18.12 Memasi (CIP 10939) - Amendment 1 Action
18.13 Zurich American Insurance Company – Amendment 1 Action
18.14 Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C. – Assignment Action
18.15 Tectonic Engineering Consultants, Geologists & Land Surveyors, D.P.C. – Assignment Action
18.16 Abbott & Price, Inc. – Award Action
18.17 Abbott & Price, Inc. – Award Action
18.18 Brightly Software Inc. - Award Action
18.19 Award Milburn Flooring Action
18.20 Milburn Flooring – Award Action
18.21 Allied Fire Control Services, Inc. – Award Action
18.22 Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP - Award Action
18.23 Celtic Building Supplies - Award Action
18.24 NY Replacement Parts - Award Action
18.25 Insurance Settlement Claim No. 21-4074818 – release Mercedes Vargas and Progressive Advanced Insurance, regarding vehicle accident occurred at Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School on September 4, 2021 Action
18.26 Univerus Software Canada Inc. (Formerly Book King) - Award Action
18.27 Stratagem Security, Inc. – Award (Monitoring & Repairs) Action
18.28 Stratagem Security, Inc. – Award (Conversions) Action
18.29 Arsenal Scaffolding - Award Action
18.30 Energy Management of Facilities, Inc.– Amendment 5 Action
18.31 Unitec Elevator Company – Amendment 3 Action
18.32 Abbott & Price, Inc. – Change Order 1 Action
DIVISION OF EQUITY AND ACCESS - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION Action
19.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF EQUITY AND ACCESS CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION REPORTS 19.2 - 19.9 Action
19.2 Yonkers Partners in Education Action
19.3 American 3B Scientific, LP Action
19.4 AMENDMENT- PRINT AND DIGITAL LIBRARY BOOKS FOR PUBLIC & NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS to add Sonia Sotomayor & Robert Halmi Sr. Academy of Film and Television Schools (Library Books) Action
19.5 Follett Platform Renewal (Digital ) Follett Platform New Schools (Digital) Action
19.6 Math For Love, LLC Action
19.7 Chef Depot Action
19.8 Frontline Technologies Group LLC Action
19.9 Supply vendors per attached list Action
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS Action
20.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS REPORTS - 20.2 - 20.4 Action
20.2 Amendment #1 to Resolution 18.4 (Contract #2024-0678;BOCS Approved 12-20-2023/BOCS Approved 1-3-2024 for Dr. Nonie Lesaux to increase contract by $25,000 for a total not to exceed $40,000. Action
20.3 Royal Buying Group, Inc Action
20.4 CLUSTER Community Services Action
TRANSPORTATION Action
21.1 ADOPTION OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS - 21.2 - 21.5 Action
21.2 EXTENSION to Transportation Contracts for Summer 2024, with 0% C.P.I. increase Action
21.3 High School students' monthly and single ride Metrocards 2024-25 SY - County of Westchester County DPW & Transportation Action
21.4 Southern Westchester BOCES Transportation - Shuttle Service for 2024 -2025 SY Action
21.5 AMENDMENT 5 to Transportation RFB 6834 for the 2023-2024 Athletics with the options to extend for the 2025 School Year and RFB 6834-A (Supplemental Transportation services for Athletics, McKinney Vento, Special Education) Action
DIVISION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES Action
22.1 ADOPTION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES REPORTS 22.2 - 22.7 Action
22.2 23.4 Gray Software, Inc. - ABSWorks Action
22.3 SAS Institute Inc. Renewal agreement for analytical software. Action
22.4 Rockland Bakery Award for School Year 2024-2025 Action
22.5 Imperial Bag & Paper Co LLC. Award for School Year 2024- 2025 Action
22.6 Derle Farms Milk Award for School Year 2024-2025 Action
22.7 WB Mason Company Inc. and Sam Tell & Son Inc. award to purchase food service small wares for all YPS school kitchens. Action
ADJOURNMENT
23.1 ADJOURNMENT Action