Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/24/2021 - 5:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF EQUITY AND ACCESS - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION
Type: Action
Subject: 17.8 Digital Resources for YPS Schools
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
2021-2022-Price Agreement.pdf
Appendix B.xlsx
BOCS Worksheet.xlsx
Rationale: CONTRACTORS/VENDOR:
Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc./BookFlix /SOLE SOURCE-NY PC67673/$19,313.00
TrueFlix- SOLE SOURCE-NYC PC67674/$12,369.00
Teaching Books-SOLE SOURCE VENDOR/$1,230.00
One More Story-SOLE SOURCE VENDOR/$12,741.00
Country Watch-SOLE SOURCE VENDOR/$2,500.00
Follett Software-SOLE SOURCE VENDOR/$50,449.75
TERM: 2021-2022 School Year
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PURCHASE ORDERS: Total expenditures shall not exceed for digital resources $98,602.75.
SCOPE: To provide digital resources for Yonkers Public Schools libraries at discounted costs using pricing from New York State contracts and Sole Source Vendors. All contracts are extended until May 31, 2022.
Funding: PENDING NON-CIP - $100,000.00 G/L Acct.# -TBA Project # -TBA
Resolution: WHEREAS, the vendors listed above are NY State Contract or Sole Source Vendors that may be used by the Yonkers Public Schools under the current Yonkers Board of Education Policy and New York State General Municipal Law, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approved the use of these vendors to provide digital resources for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the total expenditures pursuant to this award shall not exceed a total dollar amount of $100,000.00 for digital resources.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Tracey Wong - Director
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
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 Abdool H. Jamal seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the vendors listed above are NY State Contract or Sole Source Vendors that may be used by the Yonkers Public Schools under the current Yonkers Board of Education Policy and New York State General Municipal Law, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approved the use of these vendors to provide digital resources for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the total expenditures pursuant to this award shall not exceed a total dollar amount of $100,000.00 for digital resources.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Abdool H. Jamal     Yes