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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Kusum Crimmel, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,635 hours of service to increase the number of students receiving supports in connection with the S3 School Climate Grant in an effort to reduce suspension, substance abuse, bullying and other forms of harassment and violence, and foster student leadership; develop, within the framework of Response to the Intervention (RTI), a school-wide Restorative Justice program in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) for students, staff, and families to reduce the disproportionally in suspensions and unwarranted referrals to special education; train peer mediators to provide mediation in response to minor offenses and to resolve peer conflicts and repair harms caused, and implement restorative justice practices including community building circles; facilitate associated family and community conferences as an alternative to suspension, and circles to support the re-entry of students returning from expulsion and incarceration; maintain documentation of students served and assist in the evaluation of outcomes related to interventions provided, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period September 17, 2012 through June 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $75,400.00.