Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with The Flying Classroom, Parent Company of Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), to Provide a Drone and Aviation Stem Program for Middle School Youth Funded Through the Project Rise Program - (over a six- to eight-week period; compensation under said agreement shall not exceed the sum of $20,000.00, subject to the terms and conditions of the Project RISE grant The initial expenditures for this program shall be paid from budget line A7321.405 - Contracted Outside Services, with full reimbursement to the City to be made through the Project RISE grant, in accordance with grant requirements and procedures); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
FLYING CLASSROOM, PARENT COMPANY OF
BARRINGTON IRVING TECHNICAL TRAINING
SCHOOL (BITTS), TO PROVIDE A DRONE AND
AVIATION STEM PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH FUNDED THROUGH THE PROJECT RISE GRANT
Whereas, in correspondence dated January 5, 2026, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with The Flying Classroom, parent company of Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), to provide a Drone and Aviation STEM Program for middle school-aged youth; and
Whereas, the Flying Classroom proposes to provide a six (6) to eight (8) week instructional Drone Program serving approximately ten to fifteen (10-15) middle school students through a combination of in-person and virtual instruction; and
Whereas, the program will provide students with hands-on tools and instruction to build drones and learn core STEM concepts, including but not limited to aerodynamics, motion, coding, programming, flight pathways, mathematics, enginee...
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