Title
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Soccer Without Borders, Oakland, CA, for the latter to be responsible for the following activities for at least 25 newly-arrived refugee middle and elementary school students: weekly boys soccer training session (for 15+ students) and weekly games; weekly girls soccer training session (for 10+ students) and weekly games; integration of weekly goal-setting and teambuilding activities into all weekly trainings; Friday afternoon "soccer school" for 15+ refugee boys, that includes high school planning, report card review, goal setting and tutoring; and end of year celebration integrating family members, coaches, students and teachers; responsible for planning and implementing all lessons, acquiring all necessary equipment and securing field space, ensuring a safe, constructive and positing learning environment for youth, with the expect outcomes to be that 25+ refugee students will have weekly access to healthy, constructive and safe outdoor activities, opportunities to make friendships across cultures, incentives to learn and practice English and confidence and excitement to set and maintain positive goals for the school year, for the period of October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.