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Meeting Date:
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9/21/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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12.2 Student Assistance Services For Substance Abuse Prevention Services September 1,2022 - June 30, 2023 School Year
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District Goals:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Special Education- GML-104B
1. Student Assistance Services For Substance Abuse Prevention Services
Term: September 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
Account: 490-5271-23G114-2250-B2300 (Pending NYSED approval)
490-5241-23G159-2110-B2300 (Pending NYSED approval)
Amount: $ 423,254.00
Scope: The purpose of the Student Assistance Services Program is to prevent and reduce substance use and abuse by providing the following activities: identification and assessment of high risk students; on-site counseling; parent education; referral to community agencies and case management; small group activities that focus on developing and improving social competency skills and the promotion of positive healthy alternatives; participation in child study team meetings; coordination of special events related to alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention; participation in community and school task forces and coordination of in-service training on alcohol and drug issues for school staff.
BOE Recommendation: Stated Meeting 9/21/22
(This contract is a renewal for the 2022-2023 school year.)
The contract is funded by Special Education’s Section 611 IDEA Grant.
This resolution is to the State mandate to use a percentage of Section 611 IDEA funds to address disproportionality.)
FOCUS POPULATION: At-Risk High School Students
ASSESSMENT PROCESS:
The results will be measured by using questionnaires to document change in students’ attitudes and behaviors. The questionnaires will be completed by the Student Assistance Services Counselor upon first meeting the student, and at the end of the school year.
CONTRACTOR:
Student Assistance Services
660 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 332-1300
Ellen Morehouse – Executive Director
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Funding:
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Account: 490-5271-23G114-2250-B2300 $407,578.00 (Pending NYSED approval)
490-5241-23G159-2110-B2300 $15,676.00(Pending NYSED approval)
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Resolution:
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools wishes to fulfill its obligations to provide a comprehensive drug prevention intervention and education program to its high school students in order to maintain a safe school environment, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services Program increases perception of risk of harm of drug use, decreases students’ association with peers involved in delinquent behavior, increases student bonding to school, and prevents and reduces student’s substance use, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services helps students with chemically dependent parents become educated about their parents’ addiction and improve school performance, interactions with others, and increase participation in healthy activities, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services is a science-based national model prevention program as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services will provide part-time Student Assistance Counselors in the high schools.
WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement to provided these services, and
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Students Assistive Services at a cost not to exceed $ $ 423,254.00
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.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Elaine Shine - Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovation
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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 Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Yonkers Public Schools wishes to fulfill its obligations to provide a comprehensive drug prevention intervention and education program to its high school students in order to maintain a safe school environment, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services Program increases perception of risk of harm of drug use, decreases students’ association with peers involved in delinquent behavior, increases student bonding to school, and prevents and reduces student’s substance use, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services helps students with chemically dependent parents become educated about their parents’ addiction and improve school performance, interactions with others, and increase participation in healthy activities, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services is a science-based national model prevention program as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Education, and
WHEREAS the Student Assistance Services will provide part-time Student Assistance Counselors in the high schools.
WHEREAS the Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement to provided these services, and
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Students Assistive Services at a cost not to exceed $ $ 423,254.00
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 | | | | | Lawrence Sykes | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Amjed Kuri | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | | Gail Burns | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | |
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