Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/15/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORTS
Type: Action
Subject: 11.2 Religious Observance Days for the 2024-2025 School Year
District Goals:
Goal 4 Support Student Needs
Establish inclusive learning communities that support students with diverse social and emotional needs for equitable student growth and development.
Goal 5 Community-wide Engagement
Develop family and community partnerships through active engagement, participation and communication to support stronger and meaningful connections.
Enclosure Religious Observance Days for the 2024-2025 School Year Memo
File Attachment:
Religious Observance Days for the 2024-2025 School Year.pdf
Rationale: Yonkers Public Schools Religious Observance days for the 2024-2025 school year.
Funding: N/A
Resolution: WHEREAS based on New York State requirements for State Aid, all religious holidays where students are allowed approved absences must be officially recognized by the Board of Education Trustees. To comply, a list of state approved religious holidays, other than those observed and documented on the 2024-2025 districtwide School Calendar, are being submitted for approval, and

WHEREAS the Superintendent of Schools has prepared the attached list of religious observance days for the Yonkers Public Schools, for the school year 2024-2025, based on dates obtained from the Interfaith Calendar.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education approves and adopts the attached list, for the Yonkers Public Schools, for the 2024-2025 school year.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Sabree Webb - Executive Director
Signed By:
Frank Hernandez - 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:
Anibal Soler, Jr. - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Gail Burns Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS based on New York State requirements for State Aid, all religious holidays where students are allowed approved absences must be officially recognized by the Board of Education Trustees. To comply, a list of state approved religious holidays, other than those observed and documented on the 2024-2025 districtwide School Calendar, are being submitted for approval, and

WHEREAS the Superintendent of Schools has prepared the attached list of religious observance days for the Yonkers Public Schools, for the school year 2024-2025, based on dates obtained from the Interfaith Calendar.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education approves and adopts the attached list, for the Yonkers Public Schools, for the 2024-2025 school year.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes