Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 9/30/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: Instruction & Programs - Votes
Type: Action
Subject: 13.12 Memorandum of Understanding between Seton Hall University Upward Bound and the Newark Board of Education
Strategic Plans:
Priority 3.4
3.4 Establish an array of ongoing and diverse opportunities for staff, parents, students, and partners to plan for strategies to connect learning to students’ lives and promote student learning in the community.
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Seton Hall Upward Bound MOU SY 21-22.pdf
Summary: WHEREAS, Partner is a not-for-profit educational corporation in the State of New Jersey that participates in the Upward Bound Program in order to provide, inter alia, ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO STUDENTS FROM NEWARK SCHOOL DISTRICTS ; and

WHEREAS, Partner’s staff has the education, certification, training and/or work experience in this area so as to be able to provide these services responsibly; and

WHEREAS, the Board voluntarily desires to allow Partner to provide such services to the Board.

Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. Participants will have the opportunity to come to Partner’s South Orange campus two (2) Saturdays a month during the school year to engage in the Upward Bound Program.
Funding : There is no payment of monies exchanged between the parties for the services rendered or received.
Recommendation to the Board: The Newark Board of Education accepts the Memorandum of Understanding with Seton Hall University Upward Bound Program and intends to comply with all provisions in the document.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Mary Harvey - Director
Signed By:
Carolyn Granato - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Dr. Mary Ann Reilly - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Nicole T. Johnson - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member A'Dorian Murray-Thomas Moved, Member Josephine Garcia seconded to approve the Original motion 'The Newark Board of Education accepts the Memorandum of Understanding with Seton Hall University Upward Bound Program and intends to comply with all provisions in the document.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 9 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 9 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Flohisha Johnson     Yes
Dawn Haynes     Yes
Asia J. Norton     Yes
Shayvonne Anderson     Yes
A'Dorian Murray-Thomas     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes