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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Elizabeth R. Simons, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 260 hours of support: meet with the Principal for 1 hour per week in order to support the planning of agendas and materials for the middle school teachers' weekly professional development sessions in two areas: (1) Understanding by Design, and (2) Individual Learning Plans; meet with the 6th-8th grade teachers individually for 6 hours per week to support them in backwards planning, data-based inquiry, content area learning, and academic English development strategies; and conduct 4 hours of group professional development sessions a month on the concept of backwards planning at ASCEND Elementary School for the period of December 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $13,000.00.
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