Ratifies up to $6,400 for a contractor's anti-tobacco and drug prevention work at three high schools

The district is paying an individual contractor to give anti-tobacco and anti-marijuana presentations and to train peer educators. The contractor also leads Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) awareness sessions for students who violate district policy, plus cessation and life skills coaching, at three high school sites. The contract runs August 19, 2019 to May 29, 2020, and the Board is approving it after it began.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Aug 19, 2019 – May 29, 2020
This vote: $6,400
Funding: Tobacco Use Prevention Education - Prop 56
Resource / site: 6695-922
Vendor no.: 006241
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 19-1969 · agenda P.-30
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 23, 2019

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Dwana Timms, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide classroom and assembly anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations, train and lead peer educators to provide classroom and assembly anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations, and Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) awareness sessions for students violating District’s tobacco/drug free policies, cessation and strengths-based life skills and behavior coaching in coordination with the site's COST and administrative team and school site staff at three (3) high school sites, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of August 19, 2019 through May 29, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $6,400.00.

History

Oct 23, 2019 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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