Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/18/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
Type: Action
Subject: 16.7 CLUSTER Community Services, LLC
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Enclosure BOCS Performance Based Contract Guidelines Schedule B
File Attachment:
BOCS-Cluster.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - 10 Questions - Schedule A- YMHS-CLUSTER 2024.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - Schedule B - YMHS-CLUSTER 2024.pdf
Rationale: Cluster Community Services Term: December 2024 - June 2025 Amount: $10,948 Scope: CLUSTER Community Services will provide support to students, parents, and faculty at Yonkers Middle High School by way of Restorative Practices education that includes Peer Mediation activities (i.e. circle keeping practices). All of these Practices are used to reduce incidences of disciplinary infractions and to resolve conflicts.
Funding: 21st Century Grant 490.5241.25J312.2110.B2300-$10,948
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Cluster Community Services, LLC to purchase consulting services to provide support to students, parents, and faculty by way of Restorative Practices education that includes Peer Mediation activities (i.e. circle keeping practices). All of these Practices are used to reduce incidences of disciplinary infractions and to resolve conflicts for the 2024-2025 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Cluster Community Services, LLC 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, LLC 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, LLC at a cost not to exceed $10,948. 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:
Madelyn Guzman - Executive Director
Signed By:
Lissette Colon-Collins - 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 the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Cluster Community Services, LLC to purchase consulting services to provide support to students, parents, and faculty by way of Restorative Practices education that includes Peer Mediation activities (i.e. circle keeping practices). All of these Practices are used to reduce incidences of disciplinary infractions and to resolve conflicts for the 2024-2025 school year, WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Cluster Community Services, LLC 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, LLC 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, LLC at a cost not to exceed $10,948. 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
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes