Resolution Regarding the Rescission of Approval for Champion
Learning Center Contract Approved at the November 8, 2012 Panel Meeting
WHEREAS, pursuant to Education Law § 2590-g the Panel for
Educational Policy has the power and duty to approve certain contracts awarded
by the City District or the Community Districts; and
WHEREAS a proposed contract for Champion Learning Center was
submitted to the Panel for Educational Policy for approval at the November 8th
2012 meeting of the Panel described as contract item 8 listed in the contracts
agenda; and
WHERAS the contract was approved over the objections and
dissenting votes of the Queens (Fedkowskyj), Brooklyn (Diamond) and Manhattan
(Sullivan) representatives who cited previous substantiated investigations into
improper billing practices of Champion by the NYC Comptroller; and
WHEREAS Daily News reporter Juan Gonzalez reported on
January 16th that the NYC Comptroller had refused to register the
Panel-approved contract citing "sufficient reason to believe that the
proposed contractor is involved in corrupt activity" and that the
Comptroller also noted in a letter to DOE that Champion had revealed a federal
probe into its billing practices in an October 9th update to the VENDEX system
used by DOE procurement staff to track disclosures regarding vendors; and
WHEREAS the Panel for Educational Policy in its role to
provide governance over procurement must now act to maintain the integrity of
that process; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that in accordance with Education Law § 2590-g,
the Panel for Educational Policy hereby rescinds its prior approval of the
contract with Champion Learning and rejects the contract.
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