Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/28/2021 - 6:00 PM
Category: Instruction & Programs - Votes
Type: Action
Subject: 14.8 Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Friendly Center 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:
Summary: Whereas, the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Friendly Center has agreed to provide Hawkins Street School with youth and family programming and to connect them with useful community contacts within the Ironbound.

Under this agreement, the ICC Family Friendly Center agrees to provide:
 Access to youth and family programming specifically through ICC’s
Family Support Centers and other ICC programs
 Collaborative opportunities under Neighborhood revitalization
planning and implementation with additional support provided by
ICC’s Environmental Justice programming
 Promote Hawkins Street School materials in ICCs office and at
community centered events
 Connect Hawkins Street School with useful community contacts
within the Ironbound.

Under this agreement, Hawkins Street School agrees to provide:
 Four classrooms and access to the gym and playground for
afterschool programming use
 Attend East Ironbound Revitalization Planning/Community
Advisory Board or Steering Committee meetings when possible
 Connect ICC’s FFC to community resources
 Display ICC programming information and calendars
 Collaborate on programming to strengthen community cohesion and
celebrate cultural diversity.
Funding : No cost to the district.
Recommendation to the Board: Now therefore, be it resolved that the Newark Board of Education approve this Memorandum of Understanding between the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Friendly Center and the Newark Board of Education.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Dr. Mary Ann Reilly - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Nicole T. Johnson - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Brenda Liss - General Counsel
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member A'Dorian Murray-Thomas Moved, Member Josephine Garcia seconded to approve the Original motion 'Now therefore, be it resolved that the Newark Board of Education approve this Memorandum of Understanding between the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Friendly Center and the Newark Board of Education.'. 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