Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
8/15/2018 - 6:30 PM  
Category:
DIVISION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
17.23 Action for Healthy Kids – Donation to Yonkers Public Schools  
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
AFHK Awarded Schools and Amounts.xlsx
 
Rationale:
Division of Teaching and Learning – GML104B

Amount: $59,000

Scope: The Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) Grant will help the District to comply with State mandated policies that require districts to provide students with breakfast after the bell. Grant funding will help with the acquisition of POS System Kiosks that will track student allergies. The AFHK Grant will also provide funding to acquire cold food storage equipment.
 
Funding:
NOT APPLICABLE  
Resolution
WHEREAS, the donor, Action for Healthy Kids, wishes to donate $59,000 to the Yonkers Public Schools to implement breakfast after the bell,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approves the donation of $59,000 to Yonkers Public Schools.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:  
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:  
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:  
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:  
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:  
Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:  
Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:  
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Edgar Santana Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the donor, Action for Healthy Kids, wishes to donate $59,000 to the Yonkers Public Schools to implement breakfast after the bell,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approves the donation of $59,000 to Yonkers Public Schools.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Edgar Santana     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh     Abstain