13-2823 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 provide 320 hours to facilitate the WASC Self -Study Process by training administrative, leadership and certificated staff; co-created a Professional Development Calendar and student achievement outcomes; train instructional leaders and model use of a protocol that maintains and supports effective communications and decision-making processes; support and facilitate data based inquiry ...; a Professional Learning Community (PLC) to inform decision-making to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of students, at Sojourner Truth Independent Study Program, for the period November 15, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.