Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
5/15/2024 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
19.8 The North Star Project - Amendment #1 to Resolution 20.5 (Contract #2024-00000353 BOE approved 8-16-23 BOCS approved 9-7-2023 to increase the contract by $50,000 for a grand total of $143,000.  
District Goals:
 
Enclosure:
BOCS
Performance Contract Guidelines
Schedule B
 
File Attachment:
BOCS- The North Star Amendment #12024.xlsx
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - 10 Questions - Schedule A SUMMER 2024-Signed.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - Schedule B - SUMMER 2024.xls
 
Rationale:
The North Star Project
Original Term: September 2023-August 2024 (No change in term)
Amount: $50,000
Scope: Amendment #1 to Resolution 20.5(Contract #2024-00000353) BOE approved 8-16-23 BOCS approved 9-7-2023 to increase the contract by $50,000 for a grand total of $143,000. The North Star Project will continue to provide consulting services for different Yonkers Public Schools initiatives in addition to the 2024 Bilingual Summer Academies at Hostos and Roosevelt High School.
 
Funding:
ARP Reserves Grant: 490.5241.22F290.2110.B2300  
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend the contract with The North Star Project to provide consulting services for the Bilingual Summer Academy for the 2023-2024 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with The North Star Project a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The North Star Project to provide these services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The North Star Project at a cost not to exceed $143,000.

It is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education (“BOE”) and the City of Yonkers (the “City”) as filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of this agreement are subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City’s Board of Contract and Supply. Furthermore, this Agreement shall not be enforceable until signed by both parties and approved by the Corporation Counsel’s Office.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Lissette Colon-Collins - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:  
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:  
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:  
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:  
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:  
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:  
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Sheila Greenwald Moved, Member Rosemarie Linton seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend the contract with The North Star Project to provide consulting services for the Bilingual Summer Academy for the 2023-2024 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with The North Star Project a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The North Star Project to provide these services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The North Star Project at a cost not to exceed $143,000.

It is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education (“BOE”) and the City of Yonkers (the “City”) as filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of this agreement are subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City’s Board of Contract and Supply. Furthermore, this Agreement shall not be enforceable until signed by both parties and approved by the Corporation Counsel’s Office.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Felix Rios     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes