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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and We Lead Ours, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 700 hours of Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) coaching in identified Secondary schools, including implementation of the intervention model to reduce tobacco and other substance use among students; providing individual and group interventions with students who have been referred by the Coordination of Services Team (COST), and provide motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and strengths based coaching sessions for students who are identified consumers of tobacco and marijuana or who have violated tobacco/drug free policies (when schools are in person); facilitation by coach of youth development activities and present to faculty and parents, as requested; and may support youth with their senior capstone projects, with internship activities, with creating social media or other health education for peers, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $38,500.00.