S.-25 22-1760 Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2022-2023 by and between the District and Deborah Jacobson, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to serve as a mediator for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to proactively generate creative solutions to ongoing Special Education disputes or disagreements that were not successfully resolved through the standard Individualized Education Program (IEP) process; actively respond to requests for ADR, liaising with participating families and district personnel; and generate agreements and coordinate next steps for execution with legal administrative support personnel, via the Special Education Department, for the period of September 15, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $98,000.00.