16-1900 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ann Wettrich, Oakland, CA, for the latter work with the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) team to plan, create and implement Strategic Arts Blueprint support structures for OUSD schools to engage the arts to advance learning and positive outcomes for students, including performance of the following tasks:. 1) Attend regular planning meetings with the VAPA team. 2) Provide technical assistance and coaching to school sites as needed in planning and implementing arts programming. 3) Build leadership capacity and understanding of quality arts education among school site teacher leaders. 4) Co-convene planning and professional development exchange sessions among district visual arts teachers including: Buy-back Days (full day session), Monthly Art PD meetings on 2nd Wed from 2:00-3:30; upload notes and resources for online access. 5) Co-create VAPA web-site content with educational resources and links, via the Teaching and Learning Department, for the period of August 26, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $19,980.00.