Approves applying for a $271,734.72 state grant for newcomer student nature access programs
The Board is approving a District application to the California Department of Natural Resources for a Youth Community Access grant of $271,734.72. If awarded, the money would pay for programming that gives recent immigrant students (called newcomers) in central East Oakland schools access to local natural resources, supports science instruction and youth leadership, and supports student wellbeing. The grant period would be July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
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- Vendor / partner
- California Department of Natural Resources
- Action
- Grant or funding in
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- Student health, support & family services
- Term
- Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2024
- This vote
- $271,734.72
- Funding
- California Department of Natural Resources, Youth Community Access Grant
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
21-1485· agendaV.-95- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 23, 2021
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of District Grant Application to the California Department of Natural Resources seeking Youth Community Access Grant Program - Urban Creek Access and Research for Recent Immigrant Youth Grant in the amount of $271,734.72 to develop programming to provide access to local natural resources, enhance science instruction, promote youth leadership development in service of sustaining natural resources, and support the wellbeing of recent immigrant students (known as "newcomers") in central East Oakland schools, via the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement (ELLMA) Department, for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report