15-1712 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bennie Patterson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as a communications consultant for School Board Director Jumoke Hinton-Hodge to develop content about STEM corridor, facilities updates, the Marcus foster project, OUSD realignment efforts, and student achievement updates for the period of August 15, 2015 through June 30, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $3,500.10.