Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on September 25, 2024, and signed by the Mayor on September 26, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement with Flying Classroom for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Saturday STEAM Program - (October 5th, 2024, to November 23, 2024, funding in the amount of $18,000.00, will be provided from Revenue Code A4820 and Budget Code A7316.458. No matching funds are required, and the City of Mount Vernon will not be financially burdened), be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FLYING
CLASSROOM FOR THE MOUNT VERNON
YOUTH BUREAU SATURDAY STEAM PROGRAM
Whereas, by letter dated September 18, 2024, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard to enter into an agreement with Flying Classroom, led by Captain Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), to provide services for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Saturday STEAM Program for the period of October 5, 2024, through November 23, 2024. The total cost of the contract is not to exceed $18,000.00; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to providing educational and enrichment opportunities for its youth through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau; and
Whereas, the Flying Classroom, led by Captain Barrington Irving and his team at the Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), has developed a program specifically designed to provide engaging and immersive STEM+ Aviation experiences to students in grades 3-6; and
Whereas, this program will equip participating students with essential knowledge in science, technology, mathematics, literacy, and critical skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity, while offering hands-on design challenges and real-world STEM+ learning opportunities; and
Whereas, th...
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