Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 12/19/2023 - 6:00 PM
Category: Instruction & Programs - Votes
Type: Action
Subject: 17.9 Approval of a Research and Data Sharing Agreement between the Newark Board of Education and Rupu Gupta Consulting
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 NBOE_DataSharingAgreement Year2 Resilient S1 Initiative Data Sharing Agreement 2023 10 8.pdf
File Attachment:
Summary: Whereas, Rupu Gupta Consulting will partner with Solar One to evaluate their partnership with three of our schools. Solar One is working with Technology High School, Malcolm X. Shabazz, and Barringer High School in order to deliver solar-energy-related climate literacy, solar career and technical education (CTE) training to students. In order to evaluate the program, the researcher would like to survey all student participants, as well as conduct focus groups with participating teachers. The purpose of this project is to gather feedback about the Solar One curriculum and to identify ways to ultimately strengthen the program.
Funding : At no cost to the district
Recommendation to the Board: Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Newark Board of Education approve the Research and Data Sharing Agreement between Rupu Gupta Consulting and the Newark Board of Education.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Diana Da Silva - Supervisor
Signed By:
Brenda Liss - General Counsel
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member A'Dorian Murray-Thomas seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Newark Board of Education approve the Research and Data Sharing Agreement between Rupu Gupta Consulting and the Newark Board of Education.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1.
The motion Carried 7 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Dawn Haynes     Yes
A'Dorian Murray-Thomas     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Crystal Williams     Abstain
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes