ALBANY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD AGENDA BACKUP Regular Meeting of January 26, 2016 ITEM:

APPROVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALBANY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND Z SPACE STUDIO.

PREPARED BY:

Peter I. Parenti Director III, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

TYPE OF ITEM:

Review and Action

PURPOSE: The purpose is to provide enrichment programs to elementary students during the regular school day. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: ZSpace Studio is a unique arts education program that reaches hundreds of Bay Area youth annually. Teaching artists lead students in transforming fiction or poetry into staged performances in Word for Word style. By helping youth become better listeners, speakers, and readers, the program aims to instill a love of language and reading, enhance performance skills, and bolster confidence and self-esteem in the classroom and beyond! There are Elementary Enrichment Programs that operate during the school day. Often, contractors are brought back year after year. Sometimes new contractors are brought on board. This is a new contractor. DATES OF SERVICE: March 1st 2016 through April 5th, 2016 DETAILS: This is a standard contract that provides the following services: Cornell Elementary Schools Teaching Artist Fees: $3,750 ($100 per class x 18 visits x 2 TAs +$150 for live demo) Dan Wolf and Laura Marlin One visit constitutes a 45-55 minute block of class time TOTAL: $3,750

KEY QUESTIONS/ANSWERS: • Question #1 = How many students will this serve? Answer to #1 = Approximately 83 (per enrollment report for all 4 gr classes at Cornell) •

Question #2 = Overall, how does the district ensure that all students receive an equitable amount of enrichment during the school day? Answer to #2 = The district receives the donations from the Albany Education Giving Campaign and redistributes the funding across the three school sites based on

the total number of students enrolled at the school site. The district also monitors a matrix of services and reviews the grade levels and the approximate number of hours for each classroom. The school site leadership teams collaborate with their colleagues to choose enrichment programs that fall within the general categories of visual arts, performing arts, strategy games, and music.

STRATEGIC GOALS ADDRESSED: Strategy #1 “Assessing and Increasing Academic Success,” Goal #2: Implement an array of research-based teaching and learning strategies to increase student engagement and motivation. Strategy #2 “Supporting the Whole Child,” Goal #2: Foster students’ social-emotional development by providing a safe and inclusive learning environment and a positive school culture. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Cost not to exceed: $3,750 Funding source: donations from the Albany Elementary Giving Campaign

X_ Standard Contract __ Contract deviates from Standard Contract. Description below.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Master Contract between Albany Unified School District and ZSpace Studio.