14-0446 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Roberta Furger, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide six case studies, including sidebars and short profiles and/or an overview piece that highlights key themes across all case study schools, with each case study being about 2500 words in length, and based upon a review of background information and data about the school, and transcript review, meeting notes and other quantitative data provided by QAA (Quality, Accountability, and Analytics), for the period of February 17, 2014 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.