Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 8/22/2024 - 6:00 PM
Category: Finance and Operations
Type: Action
Subject: 10.26 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:

• Truancy Task Force

• Shuttle Transportation - Peshine Daily Shuttle, Ridge Street Shuttle, ELL Shuttle – Louis A. Spencer (South Shuttle), ELL Shuttle – Quitman/Camden Shuttle, ELL Shuttle Louis A. Spencer (West Side /Central, ELL Shuttle – Sussex Shuttle (Ironbound), ELL Shuttle (Substitute), ELL Shuttle – Louis A. Spencer (Ironbound Shuttle), ELL Shuttle – Quitman/Camden Shuttle, ELL Shuttle – Louise A. Spencer (Ironbound)

• College Programs –East Side to Essex County College (Daily) Forensic Program – Weequahic/University, Central/History HS Autism Program, NJIT-Forensic (Technology) (1 way), NJIT – FSI Science/West Side/Central, NJIT – Forensic Program (Barringer/American History High, Automotive in Maintenance – Science/American History/Weequahic/Eagle Academy /Barringer/East Side, Kean University, West Side HS – Essex County (one way)


• Transitional Programs – New Jersey Regional Day, John F. Kennedy School, Central High School
Funding : No Cost
Recommendation to the Board: WHEREAS, the proposed in-state trips have been reviewed, approved and recommended by the Program & Instruction Committee and recommended 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:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Kanileah Anderson seconded to approve the Original motion 'WHEREAS, the proposed in-state trips have been reviewed, approved and recommended by the Program & Instruction Committee and recommended 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: 7 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Crystal Williams     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes
Helena Vinhas     Yes