West Contra Costa Unified School District

November 12,2014 Board Meeting

CONTRACTS
The following contracts are recommended for approval.

DEPARTMENT

Effective
Date

VENDOR
NAME

COST&
FUNDING

PURPOSE

Educational Services

10/21/14
Thru
6/30/15

Dovetail Learning

$18,657
Title II

Increase existing $75,000 contract to add services at Montalvin

Elementary School. Currently Dovetail Learning is providing
toolbox behavior intervention strategies at Stege, Grant,
Coronado, Chavez and Lincoln Elementary Schools. Dovetail
will provide two 6-hour new teacher trainings, one 2-hour new
classified staff training, one 2-hour circle of friends training,
and eight to ten 2-hour teacher cohort meetings with supplies
and related items. Dovetail will also provide teacher stipends
for cohort participation and data collection. Each school will
receive 2 hours of teacher training, 2 hours of classified staff
training, 2 hours of parent training, as well as materials
necessary for the delivery of the program.

Curriculum

8/1/14
Thru
6/30/15

Bay Area Community

Resources

$80,000
LCFF

Create programming to address issues of bullying and other

school climate issues as reported by the California Healthy
Kids Survey results. Create programming to increase the
number of caring and supportive relationships on campus.
Provide individual and group mental health support in an effort
to foster school connectedness, decrease incidents of
harassment, bullying, and violence per the school climate plan
for the De Anza High School campus. In addition,
programming to include case management and conflict
mediation.

Associate
Superintendent K-12

10/15/14
Thru
6/30/15

Greater Richmond InterFaith Program (GRIP)

$68,130
Homeless
Neglected &
Delinquent

To provide an equitable education under the McKinney-Vento

act through the expedition of school enrollment, case
management and outreach programs for the homeless children
and their families. The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
in collaboration with the West Contra Costa Unified School
District shall coordinate services with group homes and local
shelters to ensure the identification and aid of homeless
children and youth in the district. Provide case management
services to 60 homeless students and their families per month.
Provide van transportation to school sites and social service
agencies. Provide referral services to social service programS
and enroll in community engagement programs directed by
their needs.

Curriculum

10/27114
Thru
6/30/15

YMCA of the East Bay

$54,000
LCAP
S3Replacemnt

The YMCA, through the James Morehouse Project, will

provide student support services at El Cerrito High School
(ECHS) with funding from ECHS LCAP S3 Replacement
Funds. Specifically, the YMCNJMP will provide:
1. Individual Weekly & Crisis Counseling
2. Peer Conflict Mediation
3. Youth Development Groups
The IMP will coordinate closely with school administration,
maintaining documentation of project services and ensuring
proper data collection and required reporting.

Business Services

10129/14
Thru
6/30/15

Ramsey & Ehrlich LLP

$350,000

Increase existing $150,000 contract to provide legal

representation to Charles Ramsey, Board President, in response
to subpoena by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Business Services

10/1/14
Thru
6/30/15

Barg Coffm Lewis &

TrappLLC

$20,000

Provide representation of Sheri Gamba in deposition by the

Securities and Exchange Commission.

Business Services

10/1114
Thru
6/30/15

Swanson & McNamara

$100,000

Provide representation of Madeline Kronenberg, Board

Member, in response to subpoena by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

Business Services

10/31/14
Thru
6/30/15

Fl Discovery

$15,000

Increase existing contract of $10,000 to cover additional data

production ai:td retention fees.