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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 EQUITY AND ACCESS - CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, SCHOOL SUPERVISION
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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18.3 Bank Street College of Education Grant
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District Goals:
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Goal 1 To educate all students for academic excellence.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Rationale:
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Division of Equity and Access
Term: June 2020 - December 2024
Amount: $2,266,295
Scope: The Bank Street Education Center (BSEC), a division of Bank Street College of Education (Bank Street), is partnering with the Yonkers Public Schools in a Gates-funded Yonkers Public Schools Network for School Improvement Project. The goal of this work between the Yonkers Public Schools and Bank Street is to participate in a network of schools committed to continuous and collective learning in order to strengthen teaching and student achievement. The grant of $2,266,295 will be used by YPS to further advance the district Professional Development goal of implementing Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at all organizational levels: at the district level, among principals and School Support Systems (SSS), and in schools with teacher teams. YPS and Bank Street College share the goal of using continuous improvement to increase the number of Black, Latinx, and low-income students who complete 8th grade prepared to succeed in high school and college.
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Funding:
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Not Applicable
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS, the Bank Street College of Education, wishes to grant $2,266,295 and technical assistance support to the YPS in order to implement this goal,
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with the Bank Street Education 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 the Bank Street Education Center to provide these services, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approves the grant of $2,266,295 and technical assistance support.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The district will allocate these funds toward advancing the deliverables of the MOU.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr._Christopher Macaluso - Executive Director of Professional Development
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Signed By:
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Dr. Corey W. Reynolds - 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._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. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Judith_Ramos Meier seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the Bank Street College of Education, wishes to grant $2,266,295 and technical assistance support to the YPS in order to implement this goal,
WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with the Bank Street Education 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 the Bank Street Education Center to provide these services, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the Board of Education hereby approves the grant of $2,266,295 and technical assistance support.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The district will allocate these funds toward advancing the deliverables of the MOU.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Judith_Ramos Meier | Yes | | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | | Kevin Cacace | Yes | | Andrea Brown | Yes | | Abdool H. Jamal | Yes | | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | | Dr. John Castanaro | Yes | |
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