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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Chapter 510 Ink, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a deeply collaborative and coached professional learning experience for fourth-grade teachers during the 2025-2026 school year, designed to enhance the existing EL Education Poetry Module by integrating specialized creative writing pedagogy; provide practical strategies for cultivating student voice, fostering internal inspiration, and supporting students in expressing complex identities through poetry-skills that align with district priorities and that educators have expressed a strong desire to incorporate into their instructional practice; bring distinct expertise in guiding young writers through identity-based and reflective writing, while simultaneously reinforcing academic standards and social-emotional development, more specifically described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via Academics and Instruction Department, for the period of December 10, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.