Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 7/11/2018 - 6:30 PM
Category: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Type: Action
Subject: 11.7 Agreement with Family Services of Westchester
For Therapeutic Intervention Services, July 1, 2018 -June 30, 2019
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Family Services of Westchester Guidelines.docx
BOCS WORKSHEET Family Services of Westchester.xlsx
Family Services of Westchester.pdf
Rationale: Special Education- GML-104B
Term: July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Amount: $95,130.00
Account:450-5270-100000-2870-B2300
Scope - The Family Services of Westchester will provided a part-time clinician for the Rockland Day Treatment Program classes located in the Cross Hill Academy. By securing the services of the clinician, we can maintain ten students in an in-district placement as opposed to sending them to a costly out-of-district day treatment program.(This contact is a renewal for the 2018-2019 school year. The funding is from General Funds account. The resolution is responsive to the District's efforts to maintain students in-district as opposed to costly out-of district programs).
BOE Recommendation- Stated Meeting 7/11/18
Funding: Account:450-5270-100000-2870-B2300
$95,130.00
Resolution: Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to obtain the services of a Clinical Social Worker to provide Therapeutic Intervention to students in the Rockland Day Treatment Program, and

WHEREAS the Board has selected the Family Services of Westchester to provide these services for the 2018-2019 school year, at a cost of $95,130.00

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contract with the above named provider for the said amount.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Assistant Superintendent
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:
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 'Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to obtain the services of a Clinical Social Worker to provide Therapeutic Intervention to students in the Rockland Day Treatment Program, and

WHEREAS the Board has selected the Family Services of Westchester to provide these services for the 2018-2019 school year, at a cost of $95,130.00

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into a contract with the above named provider for the said amount.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh     Yes
Judith_Ramos Meier     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Edgar Santana     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes