Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/18/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: Finance and Operations
Type: Action
Subject: 12.18 Transportation Agreement for the Newark Board of Education Pupil Transportation Office – District-Provided Transportation Services
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.1
1.1 Organize and align departments and resources to support district priorities, strategies, and initiatives.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Summary: WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education has committed itself to providing transportation services for District facilitated Programs.

WHEREAS, Newark Board of Education Transportation will be provided for the following programs and services:

• Shuttle Transportation for Elementary Schools – Belmont Runyon/Dr. E. Alma Flagg/George Washington Carver/Louise A. Spencer/Oliver Street/Park Elementary/Speedway Avenue/Hawkins Street/Ann Street/ Rafael Hernandez/Camden Street

• HSLT Summer Transportation OPT Buses – Slam Poetry/Animation Classes/Arts and Education District Tour (Walking)/Aspire NJ/Be Changer Maker/Voices International/Be The Change Makers at Essex County College/Brookside (Sped ED)/Berkeley College Summer Career Workshops/Concordia Arabic Immersion Camp/Creative Writing and Expression/Research Paper Prep/Culinary Arts/Design Summer Camp-Intro to Graphic Design/Energy Diamonds-Kidz Speed/Financial Literacy/Financial Literacy Experience/ Financial Literacy Experience/ Fundamentals of Art and Design/ Future Business Leaders/ Hamilton (Broadway)/ Lakehouse Studios Recording/ Mariano Rivera Organization- Metoring WBL/ Multilingual Student Support/ Newmark Associates/ Nilda Rosario/ NYC Harlem History Tour/ Port Authority Police Department PO Anthony M. Varvaro Youth Academy/ Reasearch Paper/ Rutgers Data Science Workshop Program/ Seton Hall Summer Entrepreneurship Institue/ Simple Trader Pro/ Solar One/ Tbass/ Te-Bass Music Production/ The Budgenista/ The Knowledge of Language and Conventions Seminar/ Voices International at Essex County College/ Port Authority Police Department PO Anthony M. Varvaro Youth Academy/ UHS Pay it Forward Scholars Program/ The Brooklyn Chop House Culinary/ Entrepeneurship/ Gambert Shirts
Funding : 10-11-000-270-512-403-000-000 and no cost busing
Recommendation to the Board: WHEREAS, the proposed in-state trips have been reviewed, approved and recommended by the Program & Instruction Committee and recommend for approval by the full Board, Now, therefore it is hereby resolved, that the Newark Board of Education approves the students’ transportation.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Cynthia Shaw - Clerk 3
Signed By:
Quanika Dukes-Spruill - Executive Director of Transportation Services
Signed By:
Krystle Whitlock - Assistant Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member Daniel Gonzalez seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the proposed in-state trips have been reviewed, approved and recommended by the Program & Instruction Committee and recommend for approval by the full Board, Now, therefore it is hereby resolved, that the Newark Board of Education approves the students’ transportation.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Crystal Williams     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes
Helena Vinhas     Yes