Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 7/19/2023 - 6:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS
Type: Action
Subject: 18.3 Arts House, Inc.
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Enclosure BOCS
Schedule B
Performance Based Contract Guidelines
File Attachment:
BOCS- Arts House Inc, 2023-2024.xlsx
Arts House-Schedule B-Signed.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines-Arts House-Signed.pdf
Rationale: Arts House, Inc
Term: July 2023- June 2024
Amount: $35,500
Scope: To provide support to the teachers in during the Saturday programming and during the summer intensive program. Art’s House will infuse the curriculum with the Arts and provide opportunities to students to interpret their poetry through other art genres and link the linguistic experiences of poetry and metaphoric language to other art forms such as digital arts, painting, sculpture, dance, and music.
Funding: ESD/SVP Language & Arts Academy
490.5241.24H277.2110.B2300
Pending NYSED Approval
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Arts House, Inc to provide supports to the teachers in during the Saturday programming and during the summer intensive program. Art’s House will infuse the curriculum with the Arts and provide opportunities to students to interpret their poetry through other art genres and link the linguistic experiences of poetry and metaphoric language to other art forms such as digital arts, painting, sculpture, dance, and music. Services will be provided to the Yonkers Public Schools to meet the requirements of the ESD/SVP Grants for the 2023-2024 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Arts House, 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 Arts House, 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 Arts House, Inc at a cost not to exceed $35,500.00

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:
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 Gail Burns Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Arts House, Inc to provide supports to the teachers in during the Saturday programming and during the summer intensive program. Art’s House will infuse the curriculum with the Arts and provide opportunities to students to interpret their poetry through other art genres and link the linguistic experiences of poetry and metaphoric language to other art forms such as digital arts, painting, sculpture, dance, and music. Services will be provided to the Yonkers Public Schools to meet the requirements of the ESD/SVP Grants for the 2023-2024 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Arts House, 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 Arts House, 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 Arts House, Inc at a cost not to exceed $35,500.00

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.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes