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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jennifer B. Abrams, Palo Alto, CA, for the latter to provide 70 hours of support for three one-day workshops for 300 new and veteran Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Induction Coaches, site administrators and support staff entitled: Having Hard Conversations, which will teach participants strategies for having hard conversations with teachers, students, and families including questions participants should ask themselves before engaging in hard conversation and creation of environments that promote the best outcome of hard conversations, as further described in Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of October 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $10,500.00.