Pays Tandem up to $150,000 for family and educator workshops and early-learning books

The district is paying Tandem, Partners in Early Learning, up to $150,000 for the Early Childhood Development Department. The money buys workshops for families and educators on trauma-informed practices and social-emotional development, a collection of multilingual children's books, online events and ongoing support for educators. The period is November 14, 2022 to June 30, 2023, and it began before the Board vote.

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Vendor / partner: Tandem, Partners in Early Learning · San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Nov 14, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
This vote: $150,000
Funding: American Rescue Plan Act IX
Resource / site: 5059-910
Vendor no.: 004184
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 22-2815 · agenda I.-43
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jan 17, 2023

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2022-2023 by and between the District and Tandem, Partners in Early Learning, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide workshops for families and educators on trauma-informed practices and social emotional development; access to a collection of high-quality, multicultural, multilingual age-appropriate books and book-sharing materials through the StoryCycles program, Access to Tandem’s online events: monthly trilingual (English, Spanish, Cantonese) workshops for educators and Read Aloud for families and classrooms, and Ongoing implementation support for educators through phone and email including access to online tools and videos to support child development and family engagement efforts, via Early Childhood Development Department, for the period of November 14, 2022 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00.

History

Jan 11, 2023 Postponed to a Date Certain
Jan 17, 2023 Adopted on the General Consent Report

Also on the agenda: Jan 11, 2023

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