Ratifies up to $9,000 for a consultant's courses to help teachers pass a credential performance assessment

The district would pay an individual consultant up to $9,000 to teach two professional development courses and give one-on-one feedback to teachers who need to pass the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA). The consultant shares strategies from her faculty experience in supporting teacher candidates. The service period began August 1, 2025, before this approval.

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Notes on the official text

The start date is printed as "August 1, 12025", a typo for 2025 that is evident from the 2025-2026 title and the July 31, 2026 end date.

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Staff & hiring
Term: Aug 1, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026
This vote: $9,000
Funding: General Purpose-unrestricted
Resource / site: 0000-944
Vendor no.: 006933
Presented by: Deputy Chief, Talent
File: 25-2063 · agenda O.-7
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 10, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Nadja Conway, San Jose, CA, for the latter to offer two professional development courses for groups of teachers who need to pass the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) and 1:1 support and feedback on their written submissions for the TPA; share strategies and resources developed from vendor’s own faculty experience as well as from supporting teacher candidates over the years; provide teachers with a deeper understanding of performance assessments and practical tools to help them prepare, via the Talent / Human Resources Department, for the period August 1, 12025 through July 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $9,000.00.

History

Sep 10, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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