Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/23/2025 - 5:30 PM
Category: OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
Type: Action
Subject: 17.2 Yonkers Partners In Education-Amendment 1
District Goals:
Goal 1 Student Achievement
Strengthen academic outcomes and graduation pathways through culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum and instruction.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Vendor Evaluation.pdf
Signed questions.pdf
YPIE BOCS updated.pdf
Schedule B updated.pdf
Non Comp updated.pdf
Rationale: Original Term: October 2024-August 2025 Original Amount: $79,499.80 Amendment 1 Amount increase: $13, 842.45 New Total Amount:$93,342.25 Yonkers Partners in Education’s services will provide FAFSA completion services to students and families across the district including young men of color. They will also prepare and review Yonkers Public Schools college readiness, enrollment, and persistence data with relevant audiences, as determined by YPS.
Funding: Obama Foundation-490.5241.24H344.2110.B2300
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend contract #2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education to purchase consulting services to provide FAFSA completion services to students and families across the district including young men of color. They will also prepare and review Yonkers Public Schools college readiness, enrollment, and persistence data with relevant audiences, as determined by YPS for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Yonkers Partners in Education 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 amend contract # 2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education to provide these services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to amend contract #2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education at a cost not to exceed $93,342.25.
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 Rosemarie Linton Moved, Member Lawrence Sykes seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to amend contract #2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education to purchase consulting services to provide FAFSA completion services to students and families across the district including young men of color. They will also prepare and review Yonkers Public Schools college readiness, enrollment, and persistence data with relevant audiences, as determined by YPS for the 2024-2025 school year,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Yonkers Partners in Education 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 amend contract # 2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education to provide these services, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to amend contract #2025-00000506 with Yonkers Partners in Education at a cost not to exceed $93,342.25.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Gail Burns     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Sheila Greenwald     Yes
Rosemarie Linton     Yes
Arz Raheem     Yes
Lawrence Sykes     Yes