Ratifies up to $21,600 for a contractor to support drug and tobacco prevention education

The district is paying an individual contractor for 540 hours at $40 an hour, which comes to the $21,600 cap, to support teachers in classroom lessons on drug education, holistic health, and how race, law and politics affect incarceration and exploitation of youth. It also covers Tobacco Use Prevention Education services. The service period is August 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, and the board is approving it after the start date. The agenda text says 548 hours; the attached agreement says 540.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

Discrepancy from the official text. The text lists 548 hours at $40.00 per hour, which equals $21,920, but the not-to-exceed amount is stated as $21,600. The attached agreement says 540 hours, which equals $21,600. (Confirmed by a reviewer.)

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
This vote: $21,600
Funding: Tupe Grade 6-12 Tier 2
Resource / site: $21,600.00
Vendor no.: 006733
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 21-1946 · agenda V.-36
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 8, 2021

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Agreement 2021-2022 between the District and Mary James, Oakland, CA, for the latter to work 548 hours at $40.00 per hour to support teachers in the zoom classroom and the actual classroom with collaborating on activities that teach youth drug education, holistic health practices, how race, law, and politics influence rates of incarceration and exploitation of youth; provide Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) services, and other services as defined in Exhibit A, 1 A General Description of Services to Be Provided, in Agreement, incorporate herein by reference a though fully set forth, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of August 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $21,600.00.

History

Sep 8, 2021 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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