13-2478 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and TMI Consulting, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide Executive Coaching: Focus on developing strategic thinking, facilitating change and building departmental accountability; Weekly executive coaching to build leadership capacity-coaching and strategic planning; Establishing networking opportunities with other leaders of local community-based organizations; Development of strategy to enhance parent/community awareness of CCSS: Research and share best practices from other large urban school districts and grass-roots community organizations around effective communication strategies with diverse parent communities; Assist with distribution of CCSS tools/resources via social networks and local community organizations, for the period of October 1, 2013 through June 16, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.