Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 9/30/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: Finance and Operations
Type: Action
Subject: 10.18 Donation from Good Sports
Strategic Plans:
Priority 6.1
6.1 Establish and staff the Office of Strategic Partnerships to enhance the district’s and schools’ engagement with the many external organizations that provide resources, programs, and supports to schools and students.
Enclosure Donation letter from Good Sports
File Attachment:
Newark Public Schools and Good Sports.pdf
Summary: WHEREAS, Good Sports is a national non-profit that donates brand-new sports equipment to programs in high need communities across the country; and

WHEREAS, Good Sports is providing an equipment donation with a value of $25,012.09 to benefit NBOE high schools that meet our criteria of 51% or higher free and reduced lunch rate; and

WHEREAS, Good Sports is donating items such as: track shoes, socks, polos, t-shirts, and golf gloves that will be accepted by the Office of Health and Physical Education to be distributed to schools.
Funding : Approximate value $25,012.09
Recommendation to the Board: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Newark Board of Education accepts the donation of sports equipment with a value of $25,012.09 from Good Sports to support the athletic high school programs and intends to comply with all conditions set forth in the donation letter.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Michelina Thornton - Director of Grants
Signed By:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Hasani Council seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Newark Board of Education accepts the donation of sports equipment with a value of $25,012.09 from Good Sports to support the athletic high school programs and intends to comply with all conditions set forth in the donation letter.'. 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