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GENERAL BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA FOR CURRICULUM, LEGAL, FISCAL, FACILITIES, POLICY AND PERSONNEL MATTERS REQUIRING A VOTE October 15, 2014 CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Report and/or comments of Committee Chairperson on proposed resolutions A - Curriculum Resolutions A-1. Approve submission of a Memorandum of Understanding with St. Paul’s Community Development Corporation as part of an application for a Choice Neighborhoods planning grant in the amount of up to but not exceeding $500,000.00 to be used toward the Paterson Community and neighborhood schools (yet to be determined), for the period beginning September 2014 through September 2016, and authorize a contribution of in-kind services as required. APPROVED A-2. Approve the direct support and sustainability of YouthBuild Academy, in partnership with New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC), and approve the Paterson Public Schools monetary contribution to the NJCDC in the amount not to exceed $750,000.00 (based on available funds), for the period beginning July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. APPROVED A-3. Approve the continued and expanded partnership with Passaic County Community College for the use of their gymnasium for Silk City Academy and PANTHER Academy physical education classes, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-4. Approve collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education and Center for Disease Control and Prevention for a five-year grant project of school-based HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention, by enhancing the capacity of physical education and health teachers in middle and high schools that will increase the subject matter knowledge to improve student health outcomes, beginning September 2014. APPROVED A-5. Approve entering into a contract with Blessed Sacrament of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $4,160.00. APPROVED A-6. Approve entering into a contract with Dawn Treader Christian School of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $1,600.00. APPROVED A-7. Approve entering into a contract with Gilmore Memorial Christian Academy of Paterson to provide computers, educational software, distance learning equipment and other technologies that can improve their education by meeting their specific educational needs and to give nonpublic school teachers the skills, resources and incentives to use educational technologies effectively to improve teaching and learning in the classroom, through the Nonpublic Technology Initiative Program grant, from October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $448.00. APPROVED A-8. Approve utilizing the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) individualized assessments for students in the secondary career and technical education programs, to empower educators to use data to identify, monitor, and accelerate the academic achievement of every student, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $8,270.00 under the Carl D. Perkins Grant. APPROVED A-9. Approve the continued development and implementation of a Bengali Mentoring Program in partnership with New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) through the Full Service Community School at School No. 5 and the Bilingual/ESL/World Language Department, in grades K-6, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-10. Approve submission of an application to the Science Projects Are Really Kids Stuff (SPARKS) Foundation/AMETEK Foundation for implementation of the Science Explorers program at School No. 27, to engage students in first-hand experimentation and investigation in order to develop a solid understanding of the scientific principles and concepts, and to develop skills that students need to be life-long science learners, for ten weeks in grades K-3, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-11. Approve entering into a partnership with Youth Consultation Services and Eastside High School for a School-Based Youth Services Program to provide educational enhancement services, substance abuse counseling, leadership development, life skills development, health and nutrition counseling, anti- violence training workshops, employment counseling and placement, recreational and cultural activities, teen parenting and emergency child care services for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $125,006.00. APPROVED A-12. Approve collaboration with the Taub Foundation and the City of Paterson Division of Recreation for participation in an after school basketball program (Taub/Doby Basketball League) for students meeting certain criteria, at a cost of $165,607.00, during the 2014-2015 school year, with the Paterson Public School District share being $74,150.00. APPROVED A-13. Approve the agreement with Aunt Elsie’s Homestays for an immersion program with students from China who will visit Alexander Hamilton Academy between November 17 and 21, 2014, for mentoring and interaction, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-14. Approve entering into an agreement with The Blossom Sisters Foundation, LLC, to provide one month of on-site professional dance instruction in ballet and jazz to the students in grades K-8 at School No. 6, with a culminating community performance, at an amount not to exceed $3,290.00. APPROVED A-15. Approve collaboration with Little Kids Rock for music teachers to receive complementary instruments for the school’s performing arts instruction and programs, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-16. Approve participation in the eight week classes of theater provided by the MAYO Performing Arts Center at the Giggles Children’s Theater—St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital for students in grades 4-5 at Charles J. Riley/School No. 9, with a culmination performance, from October through June 2015, to enhance students critical thinking, problem-solving and overall civic and social skills, at an amount not to exceed $2,550.00. APPROVED A-17. Approve collaboration with 10 Hairy Legs for a dance education residency program “Get A Leg Up!” at Alexander Hamilton Academy, to enhance the physical, social, and emotional development of young students, and increase the use of creativity and important life skills, for the 2014-2015 school year, to be funded by a grant from The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. APPROVED A-18. Approve participation in the Metropolitan Opera Guild program in six schools (3, 4, 8, 18, 26, 28) for students to learn and grow in several art forms simultaneously, leveraging the multi-disciplinary (music, theatre, movement, dance, visual arts) basis of opera and making the connection between other classroom subjects (language arts, social studies and foreign language), thereby providing integrated instruction with explicit connections to curriculum standards, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $21,430.88. APPROVED A-19. Approve participation in the research and development study of a web-based professional development program for teachers entitled “Online Professional Learning Study for High-Quality Reading Comprehension Instruction” to be conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research & Development Center, to improve students’ reading skills through increased quality of reading comprehension instruction, for the 2014-2015 school year, at no cost to the district. APPROVED A-20. Approve collaboration with Montclair State University for the Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal Program for all district administrators and teachers to accomplish the task of setting direction, creating alignment, and supporting a culture and climate of collaborative learning, for the 2014-2015 school year, in the amount of $5,000.00. APPROVED A-21. Approve entering into a contract with Great Books Foundation to provide professional development for English Language Arts teachers in grades 3-8 at the Paterson Academy for the Gifted & Talented, to enable students to develop the critical thinking, close reading, and analytical skills that the Common Core State Standards now demand, for the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $1,950.00. APPROVED A-22. Approve entering into an agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company to provide a one-day training for Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultants, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $3,000.00. APPROVED A-23. Approve entering into an agreement with Saint Clare’s Hospital to provide tuition reimbursement for District students in need of bedside instruction services in a hospital setting, during the 2014-2015 school year, at an amount not to exceed $4,320.00. APPROVED A-24. Approve entering into an agreement with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital to provide 30 neurodevelopmental