Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
10/16/2024 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
16.6 Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc.  
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Rationale:
Term: October 2024 - June 2025 Amount: $15,000.00 Scope: Groundwork Hudson Valley will support Barack Obama School for Social Justice in providing experiential learning opportunities for the students in the Pathways in Technology Program (P-Tech). Groundwork Hudson Valley will provide a curriculum and facilitate 16 lessons to students in Cohort 1 that will eventually lead to the creation of a proposed greenhouse on school grounds.  
Funding:
PTECH Obama- 490.5273.25J348.2110.b2300  
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. to purchase consulting services to support Barack Obama School for Social Justice in providing experiential learning opportunities for the students in the Pathways in Technology Program (P-Tech). We provide a curriculum and facilitated 16 lessons to students in Cohort 1 that will eventually lead to the creation of a Greenhouse on school grounds for the 2024 – 2025 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. 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 Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. 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 Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $15,000.00.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
RoseAnne Collins-Judon - 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 Dr. John Castanaro Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. to purchase consulting services to support Barack Obama School for Social Justice in providing experiential learning opportunities for the students in the Pathways in Technology Program (P-Tech). We provide a curriculum and facilitated 16 lessons to students in Cohort 1 that will eventually lead to the creation of a Greenhouse on school grounds for the 2024 – 2025 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. 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 Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. 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 Groundwork Hudson Valley, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $15,000.00.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0 Abstain: 2.
The motion FAILED 4 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Abstain
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Abstain
Felix Rios     Yes