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Meeting Date:
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6/17/2020 - 5:00 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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13.6 Agreement with Family Services of Westchester For Therapeutic Intervention Services, July 1, 2020 through June 30,2021
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District Goals:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Special Education- GML-104B Term: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 Amount: $95,130.00 Account:450-5270-100000-2870-B2300 Scope - The Family Services of Westchester will provide Crisis Intervention to the 3 Rockland classroom at Cross Hill. They will assist teachers and teacher assistants/aides with any escalating behavior of the students within the classroom in order to help the student attain his/her educational potential. They will assist the staff with students who may be disruptive enough to affect the educational process of his/her classmates. Family Services will also facilitate group activities during unstructured times and to present during less structured times in order to prevent crisis (lunch time, gym, dismissal, ets.) Clinicians will run skill groups to proactively provide students with tools to cope with stressors within the classroom and school building. There will be team meeting to discuss concerns, behavior plans, progress, etc. and to communicate with both Rockland teach and Yonkers school staff.
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Funding:
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Account:450-5270-100000-2870-B2300 $95,130.00
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Resolution:
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Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to obtain the services of a Clinical Social Worker to provide Crisis 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 2020-2021 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.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Luis Rodriguez - Assistant Superintendent
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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._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
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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 Abdool H. Jamal 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 Crisis 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 2020-2021 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: 7 Nay: 0. | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | Abdool H. Jamal | Yes | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | Kevin Cacace | Yes | Andrea Brown | Yes | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | Judith_Ramos Meier | Yes | |
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