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Meeting Date:
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10/19/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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21.2 Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D.
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District Goals:
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Goal 1 To educate all students for academic excellence.
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Enclosure
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BOCS
Performance Based Contract Guidelines
Schedule B
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D.
Term: September 2022-June 2023
Amount: $20,000
Scope: To support the Yonkers Public Schools Multilingual Learner Literacy through the Arts program, this service will provide hands-on professional learning workshops for teachers of Multilingual Learners to introduce students to the writing genre of poetry, to afford MLLs opportunities to write and share poetry as a SEL practice, to transition MLLs to a more structured writing among many genres across the curriculum, and to teach students how to analyze and produce metaphoric language structures. In addition, participants will engage in job-embedded professional learning through coaching and mentoring to provide ongoing support and to tailor the application of the workshop learning to the teachers’ individual instructional context. Lastly, this service will engage in a needs assessment of the target population with a pre and post survey analysis.
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Funding:
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ESD/SVP Language & Arts Academy 490.5241.23F277.2110.B2300
Pending NYSED Approval
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D., For Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. To support the Yonkers Public Schools Multilingual Learner Literacy through the Arts program, this service will provide hands-on professional learning workshops for teachers of Multilingual Learners to introduce students to the writing genre of poetry, to afford MLLs opportunities to write and share poetry as a SEL practice, to transition MLLs to a more structured writing among many genres across the curriculum, and to teach students how to analyze and produce metaphoric language structures. In addition, participants will engage in job-embedded professional learning through coaching and mentoring to provide ongoing support and to tailor the application of the workshop learning to the teachers’ individual instructional context. Lastly, this service will engage in a needs assessment of the target population with a pre and post survey analysis.
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. a 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 Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. 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 Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. at a cost not to exceed $20,000. 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.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Lissette Colon-Collins - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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Signed By:
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
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Signed By:
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John Liszewski - Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Gail Burns seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D., For Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. To support the Yonkers Public Schools Multilingual Learner Literacy through the Arts program, this service will provide hands-on professional learning workshops for teachers of Multilingual Learners to introduce students to the writing genre of poetry, to afford MLLs opportunities to write and share poetry as a SEL practice, to transition MLLs to a more structured writing among many genres across the curriculum, and to teach students how to analyze and produce metaphoric language structures. In addition, participants will engage in job-embedded professional learning through coaching and mentoring to provide ongoing support and to tailor the application of the workshop learning to the teachers’ individual instructional context. Lastly, this service will engage in a needs assessment of the target population with a pre and post survey analysis.
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. a 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 Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. 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 Brett Elizabeth Blake, Ph.D. at a cost not to exceed $20,000. 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: 7 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Lawrence Sykes | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Gail Burns | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Abstain | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | |
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