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Meeting Date:
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10/16/2024 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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OFFICE OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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15.5 Amendment 1 to Resolution #12.5 Agreement with The Harris Project for the 2023-2024 School Year approved December 20, 2023, Contract #2024-00000864
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District Goals:
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Goal 4 Support Student Needs Establish inclusive learning communities that support students with diverse social and
emotional needs for equitable student growth and development.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Amendment 1 to Resolution #12.5 Agreement with The Harris Project for the 2023-2024 School Year approved December 20, 2023-Contract #2024-00000864
Original Terms: December 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
Amount: $40,175.00 (No change in amount)
Amendment Terms: December 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Scope - The purpose of this amendment is to extend the terms of the resolution to December 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025. The Harris Project will provide comprehensive Middle School/High School curriculum focused on increasing awareness of the relationship between mental health, trauma, and substance misuse/addition (co-occurring disorders), including pathways to use, risk of self-medication, and negative consequences of use on the developing brain. This will include a combination of information sharing , knowledge building, skill development and norms clarification, for students, staff and parents.
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Funding:
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Amount: $40,175.00 (No change in amount)
Account #:(No change in account #)
490-5241-24H343-2210-B2300 $25,200.00 (Opioid Settlement Special Project)
490-5241-24H343-2110-B2520 $14,975.00 (Opioid Settlement Special Project)
Contract # 2024-00000864
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Resolution:
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with The Harris Project to provide these services to Yonkers students in grades six through twelve (middle school and high school),
WHEREAS the District has determined that the services can best be provided by The Harris Project, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The Harris Project in a total amount not to exceed $430,175.00.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Stephanie McCaskill - Associate 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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Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Felix Rios Moved, Member Dr. John Castanaro seconded to approve the Original motion 'Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with The Harris Project to provide these services to Yonkers students in grades six through twelve (middle school and high school),
WHEREAS the District has determined that the services can best be provided by The Harris Project, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with The Harris Project in a total amount not to exceed $430,175.00.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Abstain | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Felix Rios | Yes | |
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