Ratifies up to $6,500 for Ball for Life Oakland virtual basketball cohorts for grades 6-8

Ball for Life Oakland runs two online cohorts for students in grades 6 to 8, meeting twice a week for 45 minutes. Sessions mix basketball skill coaching, yoga warm-ups and trivia. The period is March 17 to May 30, 2021, and the cost cannot exceed $6,500. The work began before the board's vote.

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Vendor / partner: Ball for Life Oakland · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Mar 17, 2021 – May 30, 2021
This vote: $6,500
Schools: LaEscuelita Elementary School
Funding: Measure G1 Parcel Tx
Resource / site: 9332-121
Vendor no.: 006975
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 21-0918 · agenda V.-17
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 12, 2021

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Agreement 2020-2021 between the District and Ball for Life Oakland, Oakland, CA, for the latter to facilitate two cohorts for students in grades 6th through 8th twice a week for 45 minutes each - consisting of clear objectives, opening and closing quotes, interactive trivia via Kahoot, opportunities for student interaction via zoom and chat box, yoga integrated full-body warm-up; live individual skill coaching instructional/interdisciplinary videos (e.g. sport science, basketball, and protest, etc.), emphasis on connections between basketball and life opportunities for appreciations/feedback; provide students with the opportunity to be physically and mentally active in a supportive communal virtual environment - at LaEscuelita Elementary School, for the period of March 17, 2021 through May 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $6,500.00.

History

May 12, 2021 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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