Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 2/26/2025 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Type: Action
Subject: 18.9 Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness)
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
LRL Sole Source Letter 8-2024.pdf
Yonkers K+1 Quote.pdf
Yonkers Pre-K Starter Bundle Quote.pdf
Literacy Resources-Non-Comp. Form.pdf
Literacy Resources-Heggerty- BOCS.pdf
Rationale: Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness), Title I Supplemental Materials
Term: 2024-2025
Amount: $38,809.40
Scope: Purchase of Heggerty supplemental materials for Pre-K-1 classrooms for school year 2024-25. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness provides explicit, systematic instruction for early literacy skills. This purchase includes paper and digital supplemental materials for all Pre-K, K and grade 1 classrooms across the district.
Funding: Title I- 490.5241.25I152.2181.B2520/($28,275.00) GF- 450.5241.100000.2027.B2520/($10,534.40)
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) to purchase supplemental materials to support early literacy instruction for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL) 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 Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) to purchase these supplemental materials, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) at a cost not to exceed $38.809.40.

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:
Alyssa Colon-Garcia - Executive Director
Signed By:
Dr. Daisy Rodriguez - Associate Superintendent
Signed By:
Victor Martinez - Director of Purchasing
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 Kevin Cacace Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) to purchase supplemental materials to support early literacy instruction for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL) 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 Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) to purchase these supplemental materials, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Literacy Resources, LLC(LRL), (Heggerty Phonemic Awareness) at a cost not to exceed $38.809.40.

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.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes