Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 11/20/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: OFFICE OF INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Type: Action
Subject: 14.5 Board Approval of Extra Classroom Activity (ECA) Clubs
District Goals:
Goal 4 Support Student Needs
Establish inclusive learning communities that support students with diverse social and emotional needs for equitable student growth and development.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
24-25 ECA Approved Club Apps.pdf
Rationale: In accordance with the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, the Extra Classroom Activity clubs for the 2024/25 school year be presented for approval by the Board of Education.
Funding: Not Applicable
Resolution: WHEREAS an organization within a school district whose activities are conducted by students and whose financial support is raised other than by taxation or through charges of the board of education shall be known as an extra classroom activity and the moneys received by it as extra classroom activity funds, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education of each school district having a population of less than one million and an educational program beyond the 6th grade shall make rules and regulations for the establishment, conduct, operation, and maintenance of extra classroom activities and for the safeguarding, accounting and audit of all moneys received, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education shall direct that the moneys received from the conduct, operation or maintenance of any extra classroom activity is deposited with an official designated by the Board of Education, who in such event shall be treasurer of such extra classroom activity fund, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: the Board of Education shall approve the Extra Classroom Club applications so the clubs will be able to conduct fund raising activities in accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Education for the 2024/25 school year.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Michelle Yazurlo - 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 Sheila Greenwald Moved, Member Felix Rios seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS an organization within a school district whose activities are conducted by students and whose financial support is raised other than by taxation or through charges of the board of education shall be known as an extra classroom activity and the moneys received by it as extra classroom activity funds, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education of each school district having a population of less than one million and an educational program beyond the 6th grade shall make rules and regulations for the establishment, conduct, operation, and maintenance of extra classroom activities and for the safeguarding, accounting and audit of all moneys received, and

WHEREAS the Board of Education shall direct that the moneys received from the conduct, operation or maintenance of any extra classroom activity is deposited with an official designated by the Board of Education, who in such event shall be treasurer of such extra classroom activity fund, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: the Board of Education shall approve the Extra Classroom Club applications so the clubs will be able to conduct fund raising activities in accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Education for the 2024/25 school year.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Felix Rios     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes