Pays a consultant up to $10,800 to support Spanish language development in dual-language schools

The district pays an individual consultant up to $10,800 to help the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Department with a Spanish language development program for dual-language immersion schools. Work includes a teacher group, curriculum feedback, staff training and coaching. It runs August 15, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The term began before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $10,800
Funding: Dual Language Immersion
Resource / site: 7819-954
Vendor no.: 008222
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 23-1837 · agenda T.-39
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 13, 2023

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and Laura Alvarez, Oakland, CA, for the latter to complete the following work: ● Collaborate with ELLMA team to design and facilitate a teacher inquiry group focused on Spanish Language Development (SLD) with the goal of developing and piloting a consistent and quality SLD program for OUSD’s dual-language immersion schools; ● Review and provide feedback on SLD curriculum drafts; ● Provide professional development focused on second language acquisition, instructional practices to support Spanish and English Language Development, and culturally and linguistically affirming practices in dual-language immersion programs; and ● Provide thought partnership and leadership coaching to ELLMA team to support implementation of the Dual Language Immersion Grant (DLIG) and Multilingual Institute 2024, via English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Department, for the period of August 15, 2023 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $10,800.00.

History

Sep 13, 2023 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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