Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/20/2019 - 7:00 PM
Category: DIVISION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
Type: Action
Subject: 22.21 Groundwork Hudson Valley
District Goals:
Goal 1
To educate all students for academic excellence.
Enclosure Performance Based Contract Guidelines
Appendix B
BOCS Worksheet
File Attachment:
Groundwork HV 18-19 Performance Based Contract Guidelines Empire Grant.docx
Groundwork HV 18-19 Performance Based Contract Guidelines Cesar Chavez.docx
Groundwork HV 18-19 Dodson and School 13 Schedule B.xls
Groundwork HV 18-19 Cesar Chavez Schedule B.xls
Groundwork HV 18-19 BOCS Worksheet.xlsx
Rationale: Groundwork Hudson Valley
Term: March, 2019 – June, 2019
Amount: $63,200
Scope: Groundwork Hudson Valley will provide S.T.E.A.M. educational programming to School 13, Cesar Chavez School and Robert C. Dodson School. The program focus for 4th to 6th grade students in Robert C. Dodson School will be 21st Century Technology and Sustainability, the program focus for 4th to 8th grade students in School 13 will be Young Entrepreneurship. The program focus for 7th to 8th grade students in Cesar Chavez School will be the discovery and exploration of human, animal and plant cells through an arts lens.

Contractor:
Brigitte Griswold, Executive Director
Groundwork Hudson Valley
22 Main Street
Yonkers, NY 10701
Ph# 914.375.2151
Brigitte@groundworkhv.org
Funding: $63,200 – 2018 – 2019 – EMPIRE YASA I
Fund: 490, Dept: 5241, Project: 19C186, Activity: 2110, Account: B2300
Resolution: WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Groundwork Hudson Valley to purchase consulting services to support S.T.E.A.M. educational programming at School 13, Cesar Chavez School and Robert C. Dodson School for the March 2019 to June 2019 term,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Groundwork Hudson Valley, a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the District has determined that these services can best be provided by Groundwork Hudson Valley, and,

WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Groundwork Hudson Valley has performed in a satisfactory manner, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Groundwork Hudson Valley at a cost not to exceed $63,200.

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 Counsel’s Office.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Elaine Shine - Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovation
Signed By:
Dr. Corey W. Reynolds - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
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. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio Moved, Member Edgar Santana seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS the Board of Education wishes to enter into a contract with Groundwork Hudson Valley to purchase consulting services to support S.T.E.A.M. educational programming at School 13, Cesar Chavez School and Robert C. Dodson School for the March 2019 to June 2019 term,

WHEREAS the district administration has designed in conjunction with Groundwork Hudson Valley, a program which meets the objectives set forth by the Board and the New York State Education Department, and,

WHEREAS the District has determined that these services can best be provided by Groundwork Hudson Valley, and,

WHEREAS the District has evaluated past services from the vendor and has determined that Groundwork Hudson Valley has performed in a satisfactory manner, and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to enter into an agreement with Groundwork Hudson Valley at a cost not to exceed $63,200.

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 Counsel’s Office.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Edgar Santana     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Dr._Ammir Rabadi     Yes