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Meeting Date:
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8/21/2019 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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DIVISION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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16.3 1ST Amendment-Four Year Old Program (PreK-4)
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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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1ST AMENDMENT-Four Year Old Program (PreK-4) Term: September 2019 – June 2020 ORIGINAL Amount of Contract & Date of BOE/BOCS Approval: $732,000.00/BOE: 7.17.2019; BOCS: 7.25.2019 INCREASE Amount: $372.000.00 NEW Amount: $1,104.000.00 Scope: To provide sixty-two (62) additional seats to 4 year old students which will increase the dollar amount from $732,000.00 to $1,104,000.00.
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Funding:
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Universal PreK Grant (UPK) Fund: 451 Dept.: 5274 Project: 20D112 Activity: 2510 Object: B2300
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Resolution:
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WHEREAS, six (6) schools submitted requests to provide prekindergarten services to four-year old students from the Yonkers Public Schools, and WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools wishes to provide an additional sixty-two (62) prekindergarten (PreK-4) seats for students and families collaborating with Community Based Organizations (CBO's) as required by New York State Universal Prekindergarten Regulations, and WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools convened a Universal Prekindergarten Committee to evaluate the proposals submitted and conducted site visits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Yonkers Public Schools hereby awards its Universal Prekindergarten contracts to the following CBO's (listed in rank order from highest to lowest scores) providing one hundred eighty-four (184) seats for a total dollar amount of $1,104,000.00: 1. St. Peter’s Child Care Center (22 Additional Students=$132,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 54 STUDENTS=$324,000.00 2. Westchester Community Opportunity Program Inc. (12 Additional Students=$72,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 44 STUDENTS=$264,000.00 3. Catholic School Region of Central Westchester (32 Students =$192,000.00)-REMAINS THE SAME 4. Rising Ground (Formerly Leake & Watts) (8 Additional Students=$48,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 5. Andalusia School (8 Additional Students=$48,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 6. ACDS Westchester (12 Additional Students=$72,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Public Schools authorizes the Superintendent to amend the applicable contracts negotiations and agreements with the Community Based Organizations listed above for the 2019-2020 school year. It is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education (“BOE”) and the City of Yonkers (the “City”) as filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of this agreement are subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City’s Board of Contract and Supply. Furthermore, this Agreement shall not be enforceable until signed by both parties and approved by the Corporation.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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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 Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, six (6) schools submitted requests to provide prekindergarten services to four-year old students from the Yonkers Public Schools, and WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools wishes to provide an additional sixty-two (62) prekindergarten (PreK-4) seats for students and families collaborating with Community Based Organizations (CBO's) as required by New York State Universal Prekindergarten Regulations, and WHEREAS, the Yonkers Public Schools convened a Universal Prekindergarten Committee to evaluate the proposals submitted and conducted site visits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Yonkers Public Schools hereby awards its Universal Prekindergarten contracts to the following CBO's (listed in rank order from highest to lowest scores) providing one hundred eighty-four (184) seats for a total dollar amount of $1,104,000.00: 1. St. Peter’s Child Care Center (22 Additional Students=$132,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 54 STUDENTS=$324,000.00 2. Westchester Community Opportunity Program Inc. (12 Additional Students=$72,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 44 STUDENTS=$264,000.00 3. Catholic School Region of Central Westchester (32 Students =$192,000.00)-REMAINS THE SAME 4. Rising Ground (Formerly Leake & Watts) (8 Additional Students=$48,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 5. Andalusia School (8 Additional Students=$48,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 6. ACDS Westchester (12 Additional Students=$72,000.00)-FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 18 STUDENTS=$108,000.00 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Yonkers Public Schools authorizes the Superintendent to amend the applicable contracts negotiations and agreements with the Community Based Organizations listed above for the 2019-2020 school year. It is acknowledged and agreed that pursuant to the terms of that certain intermunicipal agreement by and between the City of Yonkers Board of Education (“BOE”) and the City of Yonkers (the “City”) as filed in the Office of the City Clerk on June 16, 2014, the terms of this agreement are subject to review and revision by the Corporation Counsel, as well as approval by the City’s Board of Contract and Supply. Furthermore, this Agreement shall not be enforceable until signed by both parties and approved by the Corporation.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | Abdool H. Jamal | Yes | Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio | Yes | Dr._Ammir Rabadi | Yes | Kevin Cacace | Yes | Rev. Steve Lopez | Yes | |
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