Pays a health advocate up to $35,000 to support students at Rudsdale Newcomer High

The Board is ratifying (approving after the fact) a 2020-21 contract with an individual contractor at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, paid with Measure N funds. The contractor will help students navigate the health care system, train students to become health advocates, teach a Health Advocacy elective on Wednesdays, and join the school team supporting students with MediCal and appointments. Pay is capped at $35,000.

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 agreement period as August 3, 2020 through June 30, 2020, an end date that falls before the start date, so the actual term is unclear. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Aug 3, 2020
This vote: $35,000
Schools: Rudsdale Newcomer High School
Funding: Measure N
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 20-1551 · agenda P.-32
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 26, 2020

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Agreement 2020-2021 between the District and Elizabeth Gomez, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide advocacy for students as they deal with the health care system as well as create a training for students to become Health Advocates themselves; teach a Health Advocacy elective course on Wednesdays; participate in COST team focused on supporting students dealing with MediCal and appointments, at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, for the period of August 3, 2020 through June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

History

Aug 26, 2020 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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