Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
9/18/2024 - 5:30 PM  
Category:
OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
18.3 Putnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services(BOCES)  
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Goal 2 Professional Development
Continue to develop teacher content and pedagogy to increase opportunities and outcomes for each student.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Rationale:
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES
Term: September 2024-June 2025
Amount: $7,968.00
Scope: BOCES will facilitate Collegial Circles (4 sessions each) across 8 content areas. Collegial Circles are content specific meetings for instructional Leaders across the region (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and the Arts.) Collegial Circle members meet 4 times per year and explore topics of relevance and importance, State Education Department updates and the latest news from the field for their respective content area. The group addresses current trends and issues and enduring questions. The agendas are shaped around elements of curriculum and instruction, Group members seek advice and pose solutions with their colleagues, share ideas, improve programs, and hear how different school districts across the region approach a variety of issues.
 
Funding:
ACCOUNT NUMBER: GENERAL FUND
Fund:450 Dept:5241 Project:100000 Activity:2027 Object:B2300
 
Resolution
WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES to purchase consulting services to support content area Executive Directors and Directors for ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and the Arts. Executive Directors and Directors will participate in these regional trainings. Content learned at these regional meetings will be shared with building leaders and Department Representatives to ensure staff have the most current information for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES 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 Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCESA 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 Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES at a cost not to exceed $7,968.00.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Daisy Rodriguez - 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 Sheila Greenwald Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES to purchase consulting services to support content area Executive Directors and Directors for ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and the Arts. Executive Directors and Directors will participate in these regional trainings. Content learned at these regional meetings will be shared with building leaders and Department Representatives to ensure staff have the most current information for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES 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 Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCESA 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 Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES at a cost not to exceed $7,968.00.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes