Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
10/16/2024 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
17.8 Scholastic- Pre-K On My Way  
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Rationale:
Scholastic Education Solutions
Prekindergarten Curriculum Based Professional Development
Term: October 2024 – June 2025-Fiscal Year
Amount: $11,995.00
Scholastic is the publisher for the pre-kindergarten curriculum, Pre-K On My Way (PKOMW). In effort to support implementation of the curriculum with fidelity and provide the circumstances for the best outcomes for our pre-k students, the vendor will provide professional development.
 
Funding:
2024-2025 UPK Grant

ACCOUNT NUMBER:
Project: 451 Task: 5274 Award: 25I112 Expense: 2510 Org: B2300
 
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Scholastic Education Solutions to provide professional development in the pre-kindergarten curriculum Pre-K On My Way to all pre-k classroom teachers in the 2024-2025 school year.

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Scholastic Education Solutions a program that 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 Scholastic Education Solutions 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 Scholastic Education Solutions professional development sessions for Pre-K On My Way at a cost not to exceed $11,995.00.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Alyssa Colon-Garcia - Executive Director
Signed By:  
Dr. Daisy Rodriguez - Associate 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 Dr. John Castanaro seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Scholastic Education Solutions to provide professional development in the pre-kindergarten curriculum Pre-K On My Way to all pre-k classroom teachers in the 2024-2025 school year.

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Scholastic Education Solutions a program that 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 Scholastic Education Solutions 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 Scholastic Education Solutions professional development sessions for Pre-K On My Way at a cost not to exceed $11,995.00.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Felix Rios     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes