Partners with WestEd on a no-cost NASA-funded Earth science program in participating high schools
The district is approving a no-cost letter of agreement in which WestEd carries out the GLOBE Mission Earth - West program, which uses NASA resources to build STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, in participating high schools. The agreement period runs July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026, and began before this approval.
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- Vendor / partner
- WestEd · San Francisco, CA
- Action
- MOU or data sharing
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026
- Funding
- No Fiscal Impact
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
22-1977· agendaS.-53- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 14, 2022
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Letter of Agreement by and between the District and WestEd, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to implement the GLOBE Mission Earth - West (GME-West) Fusing GLOBE with NASA Assets to Build Systemic Innovation in STEM Education Program (hereinafter the "Project") in participating high schools, as described in Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2026, at no cost to the District.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report