Approves a no-cost, three-year arts program with the Museum of the African Diaspora at six elementary schools

The district and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) are entering a no-cost memorandum of understanding (MOU). The museum will provide an arts program built around coordinated school visits at Burckhalter, Emerson, Horace Mann, Joaquin Miller, Manzanita SEED and Markham Elementary Schools. The agreement runs from December 7, 2019 through December 6, 2022 at no cost to the district.

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Vendor / partner: Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) · San Francisco, CA
Action: MOU or data sharing
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Dec 7, 2019 – Dec 6, 2022
Schools: Burckhalter Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, Joaquin Miller Elementary, Manzanita SEED Elementary, Markham Elementary
Funding: No Fiscal Impact
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 19-2027 · agenda P.-36
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 23, 2019

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Memorandum of Understanding, No Cost between the District and Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD), San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide an evidence-based arts program that is consistent with recent research showing that coordinated school visits to museums increase children’s confidence and ability to retain knowledge while adding to their depth of knowledge in critical content areas such as social studies and history, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Burckhalter, Emerson, Horace Mann, Joaquin Miller, Manzanita SEED and Markham Elementary Schools, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of December 7, 2019 through December 6, 2022, at no cost to the District.

History

Oct 23, 2019 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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