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Meeting Date:
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11/16/2022 - 5:30 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FUNDED PROGRAMS & THE ARTS
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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17.2 Yonkers Wellness Center
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District Goals:
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Goal 1
Student Achievement Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive
and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Yonkers Wellness Center
Term: November 2022-August 2023
Amount: $3,750
Scope: Yonkers Wellness Center will provide Yoga and Meditation Instruction to all students, staff members and parents for Cross Hill Academy. A growing body of research indicates that Yoga and Meditation for children may be an effective strategy for proactively managing classroom behavior and efficiently boosting student learning and performance.
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Funding:
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$3,750-1003 Targeted: 490.5241.23G251. 2110.B2300
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Resolution:
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Executive Director
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Yonkers Wellness Center to purchase consulting services to provide Yoga and Meditation Instruction to all students, staff members and parents for Cross Hill Academy for the 2022-2023 school year,
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Yonkers Wellness Center 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 Yonkers Wellness Center 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 Yonkers Wellness Center at a cost not to exceed $3,750.
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.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Elaine Shine - Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovation
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Signed By:
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Lissette Colon-Collins - Assistant Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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Signed By:
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Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
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Signed By:
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Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
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Signed By:
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John Liszewski - Commissioner
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Signed By:
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Matthew Gallagher - Corporation Counsel
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Signed By:
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Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | Member Dr. John Castanaro Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'Executive Director
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Yonkers Wellness Center to purchase consulting services to provide Yoga and Meditation Instruction to all students, staff members and parents for Cross Hill Academy for the 2022-2023 school year,
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Yonkers Wellness Center 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 Yonkers Wellness Center 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 Yonkers Wellness Center at a cost not to exceed $3,750.
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: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Rosemarie Linton | Yes | | Sheila Greenwald | Yes | | Lawrence Sykes | Yes | |
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