Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/17/2020 - 5:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES
Type: Action
Subject: 13.6 Agreement with Family Services of Westchester
For Therapeutic Intervention Services, July 1, 2020 through June 30,2021
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Schedule B 2020-2021 Contract Family Services of Westch.pdf
BOCS Worksheet Family Services of Westchester.xlsx
Guidelines Family Services.docx
Rationale: 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.
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 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.
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 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