Ratifies up to $5,400 for a music instructor to teach beat making at Dewey Academy

An individual contractor will teach beat making by finger drumming and music production workshops at Dewey Academy, meeting Mondays at 1 P.M. for 30 weeks. Students will finish with original tracks on a compilation album with original artwork. The agreement runs January 7 to May 29, 2025, and began before the Board's approval.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jan 7, 2025 – May 29, 2025
This vote: $5,400
Schools: Dewey Academy
Funding: CCSPP Implementation Grant
Resource / site: 6332-310
Vendor no.: 009303
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-0135 · agenda L.-40
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 12, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and Ken Laxamana, Oakland, CA, for the latter to teach beat making by finger drumming, and music production workshops to students at the school, 1 P.M. on Mondays, for 30 Weeks, culminating in original tracks to a final compilation album, complete with original artwork, at Dewey Academy, for the period of January 7, 2025 through May 29, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $5,400.00.

History

Feb 12, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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