Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
1/15/2025 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
18.4 JD's Regents Preparation, LLC.  
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
JD's Regents Preparation Quotes.pdf
BOCS Worksheet.pdf
Request for Non-Competitive Contract.pdf
Sole Source Letter.pdf
 
Rationale:
(JD’s Regents Preparation)
Term: 2024-2025
Amount: $17,111.43
Scope: JD's Regents Preparation is a Sole Source provider of the instructional materials they produce. This resolution is for the purchase of Regents preparation materials for students taking Algebra 1 in grade 9. The books provide students with released regents problems, organized by topic, with QR codes leading to helpful videos. This resource will be used in classrooms and as a tool for independent study across the 9 high schools in the district.
 
Funding:
20-21 Bank Street Education 490.5241.21E195.2110.B2520  
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with JD’s Regents Preparation to purchase materials to support students taking Algebra 1 in grade 9. for the 2024-2025 school year,



WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with JD’s Regents Preparation 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 JD’s Regents Preparation to purchase these materials, and



NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with JD’s Regents Preparation at a cost not to exceed $17,111.43.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Michael McDonald - Executive Director
Signed By:  
Dr. Daisy Rodriguez - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:  
Victor Martinez - Director of Purchasing
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 Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Sheila Greenwald seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with JD’s Regents Preparation to purchase materials to support students taking Algebra 1 in grade 9. for the 2024-2025 school year,



WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with JD’s Regents Preparation 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 JD’s Regents Preparation to purchase these materials, and



NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with JD’s Regents Preparation at a cost not to exceed $17,111.43.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes