Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
11/20/2024 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
17.9 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH)  
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
10 Questions_SIGNED.pdf
YPS VendorPartner Evaluation Form_SIGNED.pdf
YPS Bill of Rights_HMH.pdf
Please_DocuSign_Yonkers_Public_School_NY__H.pdf
Schedule B.pdf
Request for Non-Competitive Contract_SIGNED.pdf
HMH-BOCS Worksheet.pdf
 
Rationale:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH)
ELA Core Curriculum Pilot at Enrico Fermi School in Grades 2, 3, and 5
Term: November 2024 – January 2025
Amount: $0
HMH Education Company, Inc. will provide instructional materials and professional development services for a 3 month pilot (November 2024- January 2025) of their ELA core curriculum, Into Reading/Arriba Lectura in grades 2, 3, and 5 at Enrico Fermi School.
 
Funding:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
N/A
 
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a pilot agreement contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH) to provide ELA core curriculum pilot materials in HMH Into Reading/Arriba Lectura and related professional development services in grades 2, 3, and 5 at Enrico Fermi School beginning in November 2024 and ending January 2025.

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH) 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 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH)
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 HMH Education Company, Inc. for HMH Into Reading/Arriba Lectura curriculum pilot at a cost not to exceed $0.
 
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 Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a pilot agreement contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH) to provide ELA core curriculum pilot materials in HMH Into Reading/Arriba Lectura and related professional development services in grades 2, 3, and 5 at Enrico Fermi School beginning in November 2024 and ending January 2025.

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH) 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 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH)
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 HMH Education Company, Inc. for HMH Into Reading/Arriba Lectura curriculum pilot at a cost not to exceed $0.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes