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Subject:
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14.2 District-wide Hardware (ESSER II) |
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District Goals:
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Enclosure:
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Information Technology Department – GML 104B
Apple (Sole Source) $637,840.80
CDW (Sourcewell 081419-CDW) $614,983.00
Dell (NCPA 01-42) $299,994.22
Term – July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
Total Amount Not to Exceed – $1,552,818.02
Account Number – 490-5241-22F270-2635-B2520 (ESSER II Funding)
Scope – Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the Yonkers Public Schools was fortunate enough to receive approval to procure up to 14,650 Chromebooks using funding made available through the Federal Emergency Connectivity Fund. This funding provided us with the ability to purchase enough Chromebooks to support a 1:1 pilot program for all students in Grades 3 -8. This put the District in a position to inch closer to a District-wide implementation of a 1:1 initiative. Through funding allocated to the District via the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II fund, we are seeking to procure hardware to further support students in the secondary schools as well as in the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten. Purchasing educational technology (including hardware and connectivity) for students who are served by Yonkers Public Schools aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including low-income students and students with disabilities, which may include assistive technology or adaptive equipment. We are looking to purchase, pending Board approval, the following items:
Apple iPads with cases and 10 unit charging stations – 20 devices per PreK and K classroom (1,440 iPads and 144 charging stations in total)
HP Laptops and charging carts for secondary schools – 60 devices and 2 charging carts per school (480 laptops and 16 charging carts in total)
Promethean Boards with stand – 3 boards per school (117 Boards in total)
Dell Servers to replace all current District Servers
The attached chart and quotes provides the individual item detail, unit cost and applicable purchasing contract information. |
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Funding:
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490-5241-22F270-2635-B2520 (ESSER II Funding) |
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Resolution
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WHEREAS the District is seeking to purchase additional hardware and peripherals for distribution and use in all school, and,
WHEREAS the hardware will be procured using the funding made available through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II fund, and,
WHEREAS this hardware is in support of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students as well as students in grades 9-12, by providing more classroom technology for all students. Additionally, we will be replacing the District’s current servers with more robust ones that are more than capable of running all network functions District-wide. The additional storage will be used to house the District’s virtual servers as well as various user files while providing redundancy and failover capabilities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue purchase orders to Apple Computer (Sole Source), CDW (Sourcewell 081419-CDW Contract and Dell Computer (NCPA 01-42) in the amount of $637,840.80, $614,983.00 and $299,994.22 respectively for the procurement of the above listed hardware. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Christopher Carvalho - Director |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration |
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Signed By: |
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Bob Cacace - Commissioner |
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Cheryl Green - Deputy Commissioner Dept. of Information Technology |
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director |
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer |
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Signed By: |
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner |
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Signed By: |
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John Liszewski - Commissioner |
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel |
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Dr. John Castanaro seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the District is seeking to purchase additional hardware and peripherals for distribution and use in all school, and,
WHEREAS the hardware will be procured using the funding made available through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) II fund, and,
WHEREAS this hardware is in support of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students as well as students in grades 9-12, by providing more classroom technology for all students. Additionally, we will be replacing the District’s current servers with more robust ones that are more than capable of running all network functions District-wide. The additional storage will be used to house the District’s virtual servers as well as various user files while providing redundancy and failover capabilities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Yonkers Public Schools issue purchase orders to Apple Computer (Sole Source), CDW (Sourcewell 081419-CDW Contract and Dell Computer (NCPA 01-42) in the amount of $637,840.80, $614,983.00 and $299,994.22 respectively for the procurement of the above listed hardware.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Lawrence Sykes | Yes | |
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