15-1972 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bay Area Education Consulting, Martinez, CA, for the latter to 1) Conduct/ Facilitate professional development for Professional Learning Communities on Common Core Implementation and ELA instructional strategies; 2) Facilitate curriculum and instructional alignment to support Core Curriculum Standards; 3) Establish Linked-Learning College and Career Pathways across school program and 4) Facilitate Wednesday Professional Development, for the Sojourner Truth Independent Study Program, for the period of September 1, 2015 through June 15, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.