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Meeting Date:
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DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS |
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Subject:
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District Goals:
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Goal 1 To educate all students for academic excellence.
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Enclosure:
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BOCS Schedule B Performance Guidelines Questions SOW |
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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WestEd Term: 2020-2021 Amount: $36,000 Scope: Quality Teaching for English Learners professional development institute now for all K-12 teachers. Twelve-day institute to develop expertise in designing and implementing instruction for ELL/MLL students. |
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Funding:
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Title III-ENL 490.5241.20E154.2110.B2300-$16,000 TRLE Grant- $20,000-Pending NYSED Approval |
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Resolution
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WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with WestEd to purchase consulting services to support Quality Teaching for English Learners professional development institute for K-12 teachers for the 2020-2021 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with WestEd 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 WestEd 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 WestEd at a cost not to exceed $36,000. 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. |
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Approvals:
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Jordan Gonzalez - Director of Language Acquisition |
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Lissette Colon-Collins - Assistant Superintendent |
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director |
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer |
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner |
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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 Lakisha Collins-Bellamy Moved, Member Abdool H. Jamal seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with WestEd to purchase consulting services to support Quality Teaching for English Learners professional development institute for K-12 teachers for the 2020-2021 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with WestEd 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 WestEd 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 WestEd at a cost not to exceed $36,000. 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 | | | Gail Burns | Yes | Lakisha Collins-Bellamy | Yes | Abdool H. Jamal | Yes | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | Kevin Cacace | Yes | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | Andrea Brown | Yes | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | |
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