Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/20/2017 - 7:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Type: Action
Subject: 19.8 CLUSTER, Inc., Amendment to August 2017 Resolution 19.14
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
Enclosure Performance Based Contract Guidelines
Appendix B
BOCS Worksheet
File Attachment:
CLUSTER MUSEUM 25-DODSON-MLKA Performance Based Contract Guidelines.docx
CLUSTER - Dodson-School 25-MLKA Appendix B.xls
CLUSTER Amendment 17-18 BOCS Worksheet.xlsx
Rationale: CLUSTER Community Services
Term: December, 2017 – June 30, 2018
Amount: $66,500
Scope: Agreement to amend existing contract with CLUSTER Community Services to provide additional consulting services to Museum School 25, Robert C. Dodson School and Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy during the 2017-18 school year. CLUSTER will hire, train and place a Restorative Practice Coordinator in Museum School 25 for three days a week and Robert C. Dodson School two days a week. CLUSTER will also place a full time AmeriCorp counselor at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy to conduct Restorative Circles with students. This is an amendment to the existing master contract #2018-00000153. The original resolution for $100,000 was approved by the Board on 8/16/17 and BOCS approved on 8/25/17. This amendment represents an increase of $66,500 due to an increase in schools and services being provided. The total contract amount will be $166,500.

Contractor:
Tajae Gaynor, Director of the Westchester Rockland Mediation Center of CLUSTER
CLUSTER Community Services
20 South Broadway, Suite 501
Yonkers, NY 10702
Ph# (914)-963-6500
TGaynor@clusterinc.org
Funding: $66,500 – 2017 – 2018 – SIG Museum 25, CSG, EMPIRE YASA
$30,000 (SIG Museum 25) Fund: 490, Dept: 5241, Project: 18B146, Activity: 2110, Account: B2300
$6,500 (CSG) Fund: 490, Dept: 5241, Project: 18B182, Activity: 2110, Account: B2300
$30,000 (EMPIRE YASA) Fund: 490, Dept: 5241, Project: 18B186, Activity: 2110, Account: B2300
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend its existing contract with CLUSTER Community Services to purchase additional consulting services to hire, train and place a Restorative Practices Coordinator in Museum School 25 and Robert C. Dodson School and provide a full time AmeriCorp counselor at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy to conduct Restorative Circles with students during the 2017-18 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with CLUSTER Community Services, a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the District has determined that these research based services can best be provided by CLUSTER Community Services, and,

WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that CLUSTER Community Services has performed in a satisfactory manner, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with CLUSTER Community Services at a cost not to exceed $66,500.

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:
Elaine Shine - Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovation
Signed By:
Dr. Corey W. Reynolds - Assistant Superintendent
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:
Michael Curti - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh Moved, Member Edgar Santana seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend its existing contract with CLUSTER Community Services to purchase additional consulting services to hire, train and place a Restorative Practices Coordinator in Museum School 25 and Robert C. Dodson School and provide a full time AmeriCorp counselor at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy to conduct Restorative Circles with students during the 2017-18 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with CLUSTER Community Services, a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the District has determined that these research based services can best be provided by CLUSTER Community Services, and,

WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that CLUSTER Community Services has performed in a satisfactory manner, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with CLUSTER Community Services at a cost not to exceed $66,500.

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
   
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Edgar Santana     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes