Ratifies up to $18,500 for African drumming classes at Sequoia Elementary

The district approves, after the contract period began, a contract with an Oakland contractor for 224 hours of African drumming instruction for grades TK-3 at Sequoia Elementary School. The classes build cultural awareness and rhythm skills. The pay is up to $18,500. The text gives an end date of May 15, 2019, which is before the September 3, 2019 start.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. AI summary · amounts checked against official text

Discrepancy from the official text. The action text gives the contract period as September 3, 2019 through May 15, 2019, so the end date falls before the start date and the term is unclear. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Sep 3, 2019
This vote: $18,500
Schools: Sequoia Elementary School
Funding: PTA Local Schools
Resource / site: 9337-151
Vendor no.: 001743
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 19-2234 · agenda P.-58
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Dec 11, 2019

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Robert Frazier, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 224 hours of instruction to students in African Drumming Classes in grades TK through 3rd grade that promote cultural awareness; instill respect for the various cultures and styles of music represented within the lessons; and allow students to learn and establish rhythm in accordance to a beat established by the teacher at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period of September 3, 2019 through May 15, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $18,500.00.

History

Dec 11, 2019 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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