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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Lauren Markham, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 719 hours of service as a Community Program Consultant, in accordance with funding requirements from the Zellerbach Foundation, with duties as follows: 1) coordinate at least eight school-based parent meeting, in conjunction with school staff and refugee/immigrant community leaders, 2) liaise with refugee/immigrant service providers to increase on-site services, including (but not limited to) increased mental health support, an ESL class for parents, community gardening programs, computer classes with Oakland Tech, and immigration legal support, 3) coordinate at least 15 new volunteers serving at OIHS, 4) develop/improve social support referral systems for high-need students, including (but not limited to) a streamlined referral systems with Oakland Tech's "Techni Clinic," an efficient leader-based referral system for mental health services and home-based tutoring services through Refugee Transitions, and 5) develop at least one community-based professional development session for OIHS teachers on students/families' backgrounds and cultures, at Oakland International High School (OIHS), for the period October 5, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $20,132.00.
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