Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/16/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
Type: Action
Subject: 16.21 Inner Being, 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-Inner Being.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - 10 Questions - Schedule A-Inner Being.pdf
Performance Based Contract Guidelines - Schedule B -Inner Being.pdf
Rationale: Inner Being, LLC
Term: October 2024-June 2025
Amount:$17,280
Scope: Inner Being, LLC will introduce elementary school students at the Ella Fitzgerald Academy to the practice of yoga, mindfulness, and self-regulation techniques that support their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. The program is designed to help students improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance overall wellness through age-appropriate yoga poses, breathing exercises, and mindfulness activities. Workshops will incorporate creative arts, journaling, and games to foster engagement and make the learning process fun and effective. The goal is to equip students with tools to manage emotions, develop resilience, and promote a healthy lifestyle, both in and out of school.
Funding: 21st Century Grant-490.5241.25J313.2110.B2300-Pending NYSED Approval
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Inner Being, LLC to provide consulting services to support introduce elementary school students to the practice of yoga, mindfulness, and self-regulation techniques that support their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Inner Being, 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 Inner Being, 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 Inner Being, LLC at a cost not to exceed $17,280.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jason Baez - 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 Dr. John Castanaro Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Inner Being, LLC to provide consulting services to support introduce elementary school students to the practice of yoga, mindfulness, and self-regulation techniques that support their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Inner Being, 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 Inner Being, 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 Inner Being, LLC at a cost not to exceed $17,280.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0 Abstain: 2.
The motion FAILED 4 - 0
   
Felix Rios     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Abstain
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Abstain
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes