Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/15/2025 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
Type: Action
Subject: 17.2 B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Signed Non Competive.pdf
Signed questions.pdf
BOCS B-Boy.pdf
Copy of Performance Based Contract Guidelines - Schedule B - Template (002).pdf
Proposal.pdf
Rationale: B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes
Term: January 2025-June 2025
Amount: $7,500
Scope: The purpose of the presentation by London Reyes is to inspire and empower students by sharing his personal life story, demonstrating how breakdancing and the support of his community helped him overcome the challenges of growing up during the "Bronx is Burning" era, surrounded by gangs and the crack epidemic. The presentation will also highlight how breakdancing became a gateway for London to travel the world and enter the entertainment industry. It will connect these themes to My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) values of mentorship, resilience, and community involvement. Additionally, it aligns with Milestone 3: Graduate from High School and Milestone 6: All Youth Remain Safe From Violent Crimes.
Funding: Obama Foundation-490.5241.24H344.2110.B2300-pending approval
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes to purchase consulting services to highlight how breakdancing became a gateway for London to travel the world and enter the entertainment industry. It will connect these themes to My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) values of mentorship, resilience, and community involvement for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes 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 B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes 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 B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes at a cost not to exceed $7,500.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jason Baez - Executive Director
Signed By:
Lissette Colon-Collins - 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 Sheila Greenwald Moved, Member Felix Rios seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes to purchase consulting services to highlight how breakdancing became a gateway for London to travel the world and enter the entertainment industry. It will connect these themes to My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) values of mentorship, resilience, and community involvement for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes 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 B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes 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 B-Boy Entertainment LLC/London Reyes at a cost not to exceed $7,500.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. John Castanaro     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Amjed Kuri     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes
Felix Rios     Yes