Ratifies up to $8,000 for a West African dance program at Piedmont Avenue Elementary

A contractor will teach traditional West African dance from Ghana to students at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School for physical fitness, enrichment, performance skills and self-esteem, with students performing at school and in the community. The contract runs January 7 to May 26, 2020. This ratifies a contract whose work period had already begun.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jan 7, 2020 – May 26, 2020
This vote: $8,000
Schools: Piedmont Avenue Elementary School
Funding: Unrest Supplemental Support
Resource / site: 0002-146
Vendor no.: 003286
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 20-0756 · agenda P.-57
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 13, 2020

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Paul Ackah, Alameda, Ca, for the latter to provide: to provide physical fitness through the experience of traditional west African Dance from Ghana for the students of Piedmont Avenue elementary School. The program is designed to offer academic enrichment, physical fitness, performance skills as well as help to build self-esteem; the students will learn the dances rehearse and perform at our school and in the community at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School for the period of January 7, 2020 through May 26, 2020 in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00 and COVID Amendment thereto.

History

May 13, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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