Public Agenda
TYPE: Board of Education Stated Meeting
DATE: 6/21/2023 TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: Saunders High School Auditorium
DETAILS:
 
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY
1.1 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY Info
CALL TO ORDER
2.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Info
2.2 PRAYER Info
2.3 MOMENT OF SILENCE Info
ROLL CALL AND QUORUM CHECK
3.1 ROLL CALL AND QUORUM CHECK Info
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
4.1 APPROVAL OF THE MAY 17, 2023 BOARD OF EDUCATION STATED MEETING MINUTES Action
PRESENTATIONS
5.1 PRESENTATIONS Info
COMMUNICATIONS
 
- COMMITTEE REPORTS
6.1 REPORT OF THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 13, 2023 Info
6.2 REPORT OF THE AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 13, 2023 Info
6.3 REPORT OF THE WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OF JUNE 13, 2023 Info
- FROM BOARD MEMBERS
7.1 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD Info
PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL
8.1 PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL Action
- FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
9.1 SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES Info
- OTHER ITEMS
10.1 DONATIONS RECEIVED UNDER $10,000 Info
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
11.1 2023/2024 Appropriation of Fund Balance Action
11.2 ITEM ADDED FROM THE FLOOR TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS TO BE VOTED UPON SEPARATELY - Appointment of Interim Superintendent of Schools Action
11.3 ITEM ADDED FROM THE FLOOR TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS TO BE VOTED UPON SEPARATELY - Amendment to Employment Agreement for Superintendent of Schools Action
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS
12.1 2023/2024 Yonkers City School District Adopted Budget Action
12.2 Hazard Young Attea & Associates (HYA) Action
PERSONNEL
13.1 ADOPTION OF PERSONNEL REPORTS - 13.2-13.9 Action
13.2 Certified Personnel Action
13.3 Non-Certified Personnel Action
13.4 Tenure Action
13.5 Tenure - Administrators Action
13.6 Approval of Stipulation of Settlement regarding Employee #344587 Action
13.7 Approval of the Stipulation of Settlement regarding a Civil Service Worker, Employee #303478 Action
13.8 Approval of the Stipulation of Settlement regarding a Civil Service Worker, #305862 Action
13.9 Approval of Withdrawal of Charges regarding Employee #304843 Action
DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES Action
14.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES REPORTS - 14.2-14.23 Action
14.2 Annual Review of Disabled Children Action
14.3 Annual Review of Preschool Disabled Children Action
14.4 CSE Initial Program Recommendations for Disabled Children 2022-2023 Action
14.5 Initial Program Recommendations for Preschool Disabled Children- 2022-2023 School Year Action
14.6 Agreement with Frontline Education July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 Action
14.7 Agreement with Family Services of Westchester , July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 Action
14.8 Agreement with Consulting Child Psychiatrist, Dr. Michael Behar to provide psychiatric services on an hourly basis. Action
14.9 Agreement with Isa Marrs Speech Language Pathology, P.C. July 1,2023- June 30,2024 School Year Action
14.10 Agreement with HTA of New York, Inc. Related Services for Disabled/Homebound Students July 1,2023 through June 30, 2024 Action
14.11 Chapter 243- Committee on Preschool Special Education Action
14.12 Chapter 853 - Committee on Special Education Action
14.13 Agreement with St. Joseph's Hospital, Related Services for Disabled Children July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 Action
14.14 Agreement with Brittany Beaver, BCBA,MA. July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Action
14.15 Agreement with Maxim Healthcare Staffing July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Action
14.16 Purchase of Furniture for New and Existing Classrooms in the Yonkers Public Schools District Action
14.17 Agreement with OT KIDS PLUS, LLC. Related Services July 1,2023 through June 30, 2024 Action
14.18 Purchase of Testing Material from NCS Pearson, Inc. Action
14.19 Educational Services for Hospitalized Students July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Action
14.20 Agreement with Horizon Healthcare Staffing for 2023- 2024 School Year Action
14.21 Agreement with School Health Corporation, July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 Action
14.22 Resolution for funding of Independent Evaluation Action
14.23 Resolution for funding of Independent Evaluation Action
STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Action
15.1 ADOPTION OF STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS REPORTS - 15.2-15.3 Action
15.2 PowerSchool Renewal 2023-2024 Action
15.3 Marcia Brenner Associates Renewal 2023-2024 Action
FINANCE Action
16.1 ADOPTION OF FINANCE REPORTS - 16.2-16.4 Action
16.2 Authorization for $49,473,950 State Aid Advance Action
16.3 Authorization for $15,035,166 State Aid Advance - Public Pension Accrual Action
16.4 Budget Transfers Action
HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS Action
17.1 ADOPTION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS REPORT - 17.2 Action
17.2 Agile Sports Technologies, Inc. dba Hudl Action
SAFETY & SECURITY Action
18.1 ADOPTION OF SAFETY AND SECURITY REPORTS - 18.2-18.3 Action
18.2 Adoption of 2023-2024 Emergency Response Plan/Districtwide School Safety Plan Action
18.3 Altaris Consulting Group, LLC Action
SCHOOL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Action
19.1 ADOPTION OF SCHOOL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT REPORTS - 19.2-19.36 Action
19.2 Authorization/Re-Authorization for Capital Projects Action
19.3 Amendment 2 10845 “Reconstruction of Building Envelope, Interiors, Site and Security” at School 16 to CPL Architecture & Engineering, Increasing PO 2021-3782 by $24,000.00, Increasing Cost of Task to $320,384.00 Action
19.4 Amendment 1 to Environmental Monitoring Services PO 2023-0626 with Adelaide Environmental Health Associates, Inc. for the amount of $25,000.00 Action
19.5 Amendment 1 10905 "Emergency Underground Fuel Tank Replacement" at School 16 to E&R Engineering for $3,095.00 Action
19.6 Amendment 1 for “Playground & Select Building Upgrades" at Four Schools to Fuller & D'Angelo Architects for $34,700.00 Action
19.7 Assign CIP 10959 “Cafeteria Access/Egress Improvements” at Riverside High School to Fuller and D’Angelo Architects for $33,300.00 Action
19.8 Assign CIP 10960 “Pre-Design Study for Kitchen and Serveries Improvements” at Lincoln High School to Fuller and D’Angelo Architects for $15,500.00 Action
19.9 Assign "Integrated Security System Maintenance" to ITG Larson, Inc. for $195,528.20 Action
19.10 Amendment 1 “On-Call” Professional Construction Management Services for Three Schools CIP 10948, 10949, & 10951 to Savin Engineers, P.C. for $229,000.00 Action
19.11 Award 10948 “High-Tech Security Upgrades” at Barack Obama School for Social Justice - Electrical Construction to All Bright Electric for $842,000.00 Action
19.12 Award 10949 “High-Tech Security Upgrades” at Charles E. Gorton High School - Electrical Construction to Fran Corp (d/b/a All Bright Electric) for $822,000.00 Action
19.13 Award 10951 “High-Tech Security Upgrades” at Yonkers Montessori Academy - Electrical Construction to Fran Corp (d/b/a All Bright Electric) for $967,800.00 Action
19.14 Award Purchase Order to “Furnish and Deliver New Playground Equipment” at Montessori School 27 to Kompan Inc. for $72,102.00 under Omnia Partners Purchasing Cooperative Action
19.15 Award District Automobile Insurance and Excess Liability Insurance to Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. for $193,085.00 Action
19.16 Award Educators’ Management & Employment Liability Insurance to Greenwich Insurance Co. for $100,460.00 Action
19.17 Award Property, Boiler & Machinery Insurance to Travelers Indemnity Company for $1,568,139.00 Action
19.18 Award Student Accident Insurance to United States Fire Insurance Co. for $50,500.00 Action
19.19 Award "Cement, Brick & Allied Building Materials" to Celtic Building Supplies for $17,000.00 Action
19.20 Assign CIP 10948, 10949 and 10951 “High-Tech Security Upgrades” in Three Schools to ITG Larson, Inc. for $917,798.11 Action
19.21 Award "Plumbing Supplies" to New York Replacement Parts for $15,000.00 Action
19.22 Award “Paint, Painting Supplies & Equipment, Field Paint and Gym Floor Finishes” to Pollack Paint for $40,000.00 Action
19.23 Closeout of Capital Contracts and Purchase Orders Action
19.24 Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP for “Fire Alarm Inspection and Service” for $250,000.00 Action
19.25 Change Order 1 10895 "High-Tech Security" at Cross Hill Academy and Montessori School 27 to All Bright Electric for $15,420.00 Action
19.26 Change Order 1 10895 "High-Tech Security" at Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies to All Bright Electric for $49,484.00 Action
19.27 Extension 1 “Annual Service and Repair of Electric Motors and Pumps” to A&C Furia for $22,125.00 Action
19.28 Extension 2 "Annual On-Call Electrical Services" to Scotty Electrical Corp. for $97,070.00 Action
19.29 Extension 2 "Annual Air-Conditioning Maintenance & Repair" to Best Climate for $654,422.00 Action
19.30 Extension 2 “Annual Maintenance and Repair of HVAC Controls” to Energy Management of Facilities, Inc. for $933,600.00 Action
19.31 Extension 2 "Annual Integrated Pest Management" Parkway Pest Services for $63,966.00 Action
19.32 Extension 2 for “Annual Maintenance and Repairs of Elevators” to Unitec Elevator for $193,000.00 Action
19.33 Extension 3 “Maintenance and Repair of Oil Burners & Boilers” with Ultimate Power, Inc., for $716,000.00 Action
19.34 Award Annual Subscription for “Book King Software" to Univerus (formerly Pacific Tier Solutions) for $11,292.83 Action
19.35 Renewal "Internet Based Facilities and IT Management System Services" to Renewal Brightly Software, Inc. (formerly Dude Solutions) for $33,009.48 Action
19.36 SEQRA Determination as Type II Action for Various Capital Improvement Projects Action
DIVISION OF EQUITY AND ACCESS - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION Action
20.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF EQUITY AND ACCESS CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION REPORTS 20.2-20.8 Action
20.2 Flinn Scientific Action
20.3 Amendment 2 to Contract#2023-0576/Sebco- Print and Electronic Library Books Action
20.4 LEGO Brand Retail, Inc. Action
20.5 Interactive Health Action
20.6 Center for Technology and School Change, Teachers College, Columbia University (CTSC) Action
20.7 Request for Amendment to Resolution # 20.5 of Board Meeting 4-19-2023 due to change of vendors name, GoGuardian changed to Liminex, Inc., dba GoGuardian Action
20.8 Center for Technology and School Change, Teachers College, Columbia University (CTSC) (22-23) Action
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS Action
21.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS REPORTS -21.2-21.7 Action
21.2 CLUSTER Community Services-Amendment 3 Action
21.3 Yonkers Partners in Education-Amendment 1 Action
21.4 Monroe College Action
21.5 Amendment #1 to Resolution 19.5 Precise Translations, LLC (Contract #2023-00000620) to increase the price to $43,500 to accommodate additional requests. Action
21.6 914United-Amendment 4 Action
21.7 Amendment #1 to Resolution 17.5 Dr. Nonie Lesaux (BOE approved 2-15-23, BOCS Approved 3-2-23 Contract #2023-00000696) to increase the price by $3,500 for a total of $28,500 to include August 15th Keynote presentation for Administrators and staff. Action
TRANSPORTATION Action
22.1 ADOPTION OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTS - 22.2-22.6 Action
22.2 High School students' monthly and single ride Metrocards 2023-24 SY - County of Westchester County DPW & Transportation Action
22.3 Yonkers Public Schools Bus Monitors NYSED Mandated Professional Development Workshops, Basic Course & Physical Performance Test for the 2023-2024 School Year Action
22.4 Southern Westchester BOCES Transportation - Shuttle Service for 2023 -2024 SY Action
22.5 EXTENSION to Transportation Contracts for Summer 2023, with 0% C.P.I. increase, with the option to extend through 2024 SY: Regular Big Bus, Special Education in District, Special Education out of district, Activity/Late Buses, Charter Trips. Action
22.6 AMENDMENT to Extend Transportation Contracts for the 2023-2024 SY with 3.5% CPI increase as per RFP 459 (Regular Big bus, Special Education - In District, Special Education - Out of District, Activity/Late Buses/Special Education Intakes / Charter Field Trips) and RFB 6834-A (Supplemental Transportation services for Athletics, McKinney Vento, Special Education) Action
DIVISION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES Action
23.1 ADOPTION OF DIVISION OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES REPORTS - 23.2-23.4 Action
23.2 Supply vendors per attached list Action
23.3 Equipment vendors per attached list Action
23.4 Gray Software, Inc. - ABSWorks Action
ADJOURNMENT
24.1 ADJOURNMENT Action