15-1958 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Tao Shi, San Leandro, CA, for the latter, as a member of the Purple Silk Music Education Foundation Residency Program, to introduce students to the joy of music, to support and enhance the classroom curriculum through in-depth, sequential instruction in traditional Chinese musical instruments, folk music, and opera, serving students, grades 3-5, through instruction and rehearsals for a total of 35 weeks; teach students musical techniques, note reading, proper phrasing of Chinese and other multicultural folk songs and orchestral music; provide instruction on the history of Chinese and Asian music and use music and songs to teach students about history as well as increase their literacy in History and Language Arts, at Lincoln Elementary School, for the period of September 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $6,500.00.