Ratifies up to $14,000 for Oakland Youth Chorus to run the choral music program at Bret Harte

Oakland Youth Chorus will help design and run the school's choral music program at Bret Harte Middle School, including providing music lessons, hiring and coaching music teachers, and evaluating the program. The agreement runs August 9, 2021 to May 26, 2022, so the Board is ratifying it after the start date. Cost is capped at $14,000.

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Vendor / partner: Oakland Youth Chorus · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 9, 2021 – May 26, 2022
This vote: $14,000
Schools: Bret Harte Middle School
Funding: General Purpose-Unrestricted
Resource / site: 0000-206
Vendor no.: 003151
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 22-0102 · agenda V.-23
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 9, 2022

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2021-2022 by and between the District and Oakland Youth Chorus, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: 1. Support the School in designing, creating, implementing, and evaluating school based choral music program; 2. Provide needed additional finding to the program as funding permits; 3. Design a program budget for the school year; 4. Provide music curricula that fulfills CA State VAPA standards; 5. Recruit and hire qualified music teachers for the school program; 6. Provide ongoing training and mentoring to music teachers to improve their teaching skills; 7. Collaborate with school leadership on program management, assessment, and development; 8. Communicate with parents, students and the community at large about OYC and facilitate quality instructional and performance opportunities; and 9. Evaluate programs on an ongoing basis and make recommendation for continued growth and development, including replacement of faculty when required at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period of August 9, 2021 through May 26, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $14,000.00.

History

Feb 9, 2022 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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