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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and Lorenz Morales Consulting dba Ocelotl, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to complete the following services, supporting the site as a community school and the goals of CCSPP and the outlined goals of the SPSA to increase graduation rates, attendance and academic outcomes:
● Hire, train and supervise 18 MPA student interns as Language Navigator (LN) mentors at 4 hours a week, who will support N1-N4 identified Newcomer students. As multilingual high school students, the 18 Language Navigators will work with instructors and International (Newcomer) students to navigate the classroom environment and the curriculum for the International (Newcomer) students. Language Navigators are focused on understanding and developing relationships with international students to increase their comfort level in having questions answered, receive support, be more comfortable with English, and allow them to feel safe, understood, knowable and cared for in this new environment.
● Hire, supervise and manage Language Navigator mentor alumni to deliver a 9-hr training to the 18 new mentors.
● Work in collaboration with MPA support staff and school administrators to support the coordination and sustainability of the LN program:
1. Attending weekly meetings focusing on the specific needs of International students in regards to basic needs, academic and emotional supports.
2. Collaboration with lead teachers and coaches on the planning and coordination for effective communication between LN and teachers.
3. Implement systems to track progress of the program to meet the outlined goals of the SPSA and CCSPP in collaboration with the MPA Admin team
at Madison Park Academy-Upper, for the period of August 30, 2024 through May 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00.