Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/19/2022 - 5:30 PM
Category: DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS
Type: Action
Subject: 21.7 Empowering Creative Minds, 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-ECM.xlsx
Performance Based Contract Guidelines-ECM.pdf
Schedule B-ECM.pdf
Rationale: Empowering Creative Minds, LLC
Term: September 2022 - August 2023
Amount: $6,500
Scope: Empowering Creative Minds LLC will provide services to support Yonkers Public Schools in achieving its goals to promote proficiency in World Languages by providing professional learning sessions to World Language teachers in order to improve pedagogy as well as provide assistance in adopting the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Culture Standards, and the New York State Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education (CR-S) Framework to meet student needs. In addition, a professional learning session for administrators will also be offered on the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages and key components of observations in a World Language classroom.
Funding: Title III ENL- 490.5241.23G154.2110B2300 Pending NYSED Approval
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Empowering Creative Minds, LLC to purchase consulting services to provide services to support Yonkers Public Schools in achieving its goals to promote proficiency in World Languages by providing professional learning sessions to World Language teachers in order to improve pedagogy as well as provide assistance in adopting the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Culture Standards, and the New York State Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education (CR-S) Framework to meet student needs. In addition, a professional learning session for administrators will also be offered on the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages and key components of observations in a World Language classroom for the 2022-2023 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Empowering Creative Minds, 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 Empowering Creative Minds, 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 Empowering Creative Minds, LLC at a cost not to exceed $6,500.

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 Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Gail Burns seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Empowering Creative Minds, LLC to purchase consulting services to provide services to support Yonkers Public Schools in achieving its goals to promote proficiency in World Languages by providing professional learning sessions to World Language teachers in order to improve pedagogy as well as provide assistance in adopting the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages, the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Culture Standards, and the New York State Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education (CR-S) Framework to meet student needs. In addition, a professional learning session for administrators will also be offered on the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages and key components of observations in a World Language classroom for the 2022-2023 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Empowering Creative Minds, 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 Empowering Creative Minds, 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 Empowering Creative Minds, LLC at a cost not to exceed $6,500.

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 Abstain: 1.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Abstain
Gail Burns     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes