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Meeting Date:
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9/27/2022 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Finance and Operations
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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11.9 Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grant - Year 4
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Strategic Plans:
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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. Priority 5.3 5.3 Implement prevention and early intervention strategies that include a full continuum of services to address the basic needs of all students in classrooms and schools in order to decrease the need for higher-level services.
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Whereas, the Newark Board of Education has been approved by the USDOE to continue the Supportive Schools Newark Project for Year 4; and
Whereas, the Supportive Schools Newark project is a partnership between the NBOE and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metro Campus (FDU) to create a pipeline of school psychologists into high needs schools and increase capacity to effectively address the needs of youth who have experienced trauma. Graduate students from FDU will complete practicum and internship requirements in one of six demonstration K-8 schools, impacting approximately 4,300 students.; and
Whereas, the Supportive Schools Newark seeks to achieve the following goals:
(1) to significantly increase the number of school psychology graduate trainees who are well-prepared to provide mental health services in high needs schools and pursue employment in such schools following graduation through high-quality practicum and internship training opportunities
(2) to increase the capacity of the NBOE to effectively educate students who have been impacted by trauma and/or traumatic stress by establishing six demonstration schools
Whereas, the Newark Board of Education was awarded this five–year grant, with a total amount of $1,973,007 with the project period starting October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024. The budget periods and amounts are:
Year 1- 10/1/19-9/30/2020 - $342,605
Year 2- 10/1/20-9/30/2021 - $350,829
Year 3- 10/1/21-9/30/2022 - $423,472
Year 4- 10/1/22-9/30/2023 - $428,265
Year 5- 10/1/23-9/30/2024 - $427,836
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Funding :
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$428,265
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Recommendation to the Board:
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Now, Therefore It Be Resolved That, the Newark Board of Education will accept the grant funds from the USDOE in the amount of $423,472 for Year 4 of Supportive Schools Newark and will adhere to the spending plan and components established in the grant application.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Michelina Thornton - Director of Grants
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Signed By:
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Nicole T. Johnson - Deputy Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Hasani Council Moved, Member Josephine Garcia seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now, Therefore It Be Resolved That, the Newark Board of Education will accept the grant funds from the USDOE in the amount of $423,472 for Year 4 of Supportive Schools Newark and will adhere to the spending plan and components established in the grant application.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 8 - 0 | | | | | Josephine Garcia | Yes | | Flohisha Johnson | Yes | | Asia J. Norton | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Vereliz Santana | Yes | | Daniel Gonzalez | Yes | | Crystal Williams | Yes | |
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