Ratifies up to $15,000 for National College Resources Foundation to bring HBCUs to Oakland college fairs
The Foundation will work with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the Oakland Promise to bring at least 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to two college fairs and an awards ceremony. Students who qualify could be offered on-the-spot scholarships and admission. The agreement ran from November 1, 2022 to February 5, 2023, and the Board is approving it after the fact.
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- Vendor / partner
- National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) · Diamond Bar, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Nov 1, 2022 – Feb 5, 2023
- This vote
- $15,000
- Funding
- Central Supplemental Fund
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
23-0540· agendaT.-31- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 22, 2023
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2022-2023 by and between the District and National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), Diamond Bar, CA, for the latter to work in partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Oakland Promise (OP), to bring at least 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the District to host two college fairs: HBCU Caravan and HBCU Expo; introduce District pupils to HBCU representatives and if students qualify, be offered on the spot scholarship opportunities and on the spot college admissions; and host the HBCU Awards Ceremony, via the High School Linked Learning Office, for the period of November 1, 2022 through February 5, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report