Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/16/2022 - 6:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS
Type: Action
Subject: 21.3 CLUSTER Community Services
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Cluster Performance Based Contract Guidelines - 10 Questions -TEENS Program 2022.docx
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - Schedule B - Pal. Prep 2022.xlsx
Cluster BOCS.xlsx
Rationale: CLUSTER Community Services
Term: January 1,2022-August 31, 2022
Amount: $24,500
Scope: The TEENS program is designed to create a sustainable, inclusive method that will allow at-risk teens to learn conflict resolution techniques and life skills from qualified professionals and pass these skills onto other teens. Our teens will become positive role models, leaders, activists or advocates, which is historically not how young people from southwest Yonkers have ever viewed themselves. Studies have demonstrated that peer to peer interaction and mentorship among teens leads to 93% agreement when resolving conflicts, which empowers youth to continue using peer mediation later in life. (Burrell, Zirbel, and Allen (2003).
Funding: Title IV- 490.5241.22F212. 2110.B2300-Pending Budget Amendment Approval
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with CLUSTER Community Services to purchase consulting services to support the TEENS program, which is designed to create a sustainable, inclusive method that will allow at-risk teens to learn conflict resolution techniques and life skills from qualified professionals and pass these skills onto other teens. for the 2021-20222 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with CLUSTER Community Services 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 CLUSTER Community Services 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 CLUSTER Community Services at a cost not to exceed $24,500.

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.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Elaine Shine - Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovation
Signed By:
Lissette Colon-Collins - Assistant 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:
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with CLUSTER Community Services to purchase consulting services to support the TEENS program, which is designed to create a sustainable, inclusive method that will allow at-risk teens to learn conflict resolution techniques and life skills from qualified professionals and pass these skills onto other teens. for the 2021-20222 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with CLUSTER Community Services 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 CLUSTER Community Services 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 CLUSTER Community Services at a cost not to exceed $24,500.

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: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes