Pays UC Berkeley's Bay Area Writing Project up to $8,275 for teacher training at Emerson Elementary

The Bay Area Writing Project would lead three teacher workshops at Emerson Elementary School on teaching writing, building consistency from grade to grade, and creating a positive classroom culture. The workshops were scheduled for February to April 2020, before this August 2020 approval. The contract is for no more than $8,275.

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Vendor / partner: Regents of the University of California, on behalf of its Bay Area Writing Project · Berkeley, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Feb 3, 2020 – May 15, 2020
This vote: $8,275
Schools: Emerson Elementary School
Funding: Unrestricted Supplemental
Vendor no.: 000637
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 20-1344 · agenda P.-20
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 26, 2020

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and the Regents of the University of California on behalf of its Bay Area Writing Project, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide a professional development series - workshops February 12, 2020, March 25, 2020, April 15, 2020 - focused on advancing teacher practice in the teaching and uses of writing for learning and building instructional consistency from grade to grade; aligned with expectations identified in the Common Core Standards for ELA; and emphasis placed on addressing the social-emotional contexts students bring to the learning environment, building strong student identities, and developing a positive classroom culture and community at Emerson Elementary School, for the term February 3, 2020 through May 15, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $8,275.00.

History

Aug 26, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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