Pays an Arabic translator up to $5,000 to serve Hoover Elementary families

An individual contractor will translate school documents, such as event announcements and parent-teacher conference messages, and provide oral translation when needed, so Arabic-speaking families at Hoover Elementary School can follow school communications. The agreement runs September 1, 2026 through May 28, 2027, for no more than $5,000. The service period started before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: Sep 1, 2026 – May 28, 2027
This vote: $5,000
Schools: Hoover Elementary School
Funding: Title I-Basic Grant Low Income and Unrestricted Supplemental
Resource / site: 0002-170, 3010-170
Vendor no.: 000216
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1901 · agenda R.-32
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 23, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and Maryam Abdi, Emeryville, CA, for the latter to provide Arabic translation services to ensure all school communications are accessible and available to Arabic-speaking families; responsible for accurately translating a variety of documents including event announcements, parent-teacher conference communications, and other important written and oral school-related materials when necessary for Hoover Elementary School, for the period of September 1, 2026 through May 28, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

History

Sep 23, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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