Pays a literacy consultant up to $104,500 to train and coach special education staff
An individual consultant will provide professional development on the science of reading, train Special Education Department and academic staff in the adopted reading intervention curricula, and coach teachers. The consultant will also mentor new special education leaders and help build a system for classroom observation and progress monitoring in early literacy for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The agreement runs July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
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Notes on the official text
- The title and text label the agreement "2022-2023," but the stated service period is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, which governs.
- Vendor / partner
- Individual contractor
- Action
- New agreement
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- Special education“Special Education” lumps together very different kinds of spending, from full-time private school placements to everyday staffing, and the public record rarely says which is which, so read its totals with caution. Why this matters
- Sub-category
- Programs & support
- Term
- Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
- This vote
- $104,500
- Funding
- Special Education Funding
- Resource / site
6500-975- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
23-1677· agendaT.-26- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 13, 2023
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2022-2023 by and between the District and Allison Guilfoil, Oakland, CA, for the latter to: ● Prepare, present and track participation in high-quality professional development specific to the science of reading and multisensory literacy; ● Provide foundational training to Department and Academic Division personnel in adopted intervention curricula; ● Mentor new Special Education leaders to build their content knowledge and leadership skills in the area of scaling instructional quality; ● Provide ongoing coaching to teachers to ensure adequate support for implementation of adopted intervention curricula with fidelity; ● Prepare and present data related to our literacy initiative for a variety of audiences; and ● Collaborate with the Department personnel to build and implement a system for classroom observation, implementation data collection and student progress monitoring in the area of early literacy skills for students with IEPs, via the Special Education Department, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $104,500.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report