Ratifies $8,000 for htm.elle to teach girls computer science and creativity at Fremont High
htm.elle Inc, of San Francisco, will teach classes at Fremont High School that combine computer science, cognitive science and creativity to help girls solve real-world problems. The program aims to narrow the gender gap in tech. The term is November 1, 2019 through May 29, 2020, and the work began before the Board's approval.
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- Vendor / partner
- htm.elle Inc · San Francisco, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Nov 1, 2019 – May 29, 2020
- This vote
- $8,000
- Schools
- Fremont High School
- Funding
- Partnership Academy Program
- Resource / site
7220-302- Vendor no.
006292- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
19-2358· agendaP.-90- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Dec 11, 2019
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and htm.elle Inc, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide an educational program that provides classes that integrate computer science, cognitive science, and creativity into one, using this new method of problem solving, to teach girls how to come up with innovative solutions to real world problems; address and disrupt the widening gender gap in the tech sphere by building the next generation of female tech leaders at Fremont High School, for the period of November 1, 2019 through May 29, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report