Pays Growing Together-Bay Area up to $30,000 toward the Castlemont High School farm

The district is paying Growing Together-Bay Area up to $30,000.00 toward a farm manager's partial salary and related support for the farm at Castlemont High School. The work includes leading food production, hands-on education and training, and community engagement. The term is January 1 through June 30, 2023. This is a ratification, meaning the board approves it after the agreement was made.

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Vendor / partner: Growing Together-Bay Area · Pinole, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jan 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023
This vote: $30,000
Schools: Castlemont High School
Funding: Measure N
Resource / site: 9333-301
Vendor no.: 008036
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 23-1196 · agenda T.-141
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 24, 2023

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2022-2023 by and between the District and Growing Together-Bay Area, Pinole, CA, for the latter to contribute the following: 1) Partial Salary of Farm Manager [Oscar Cervantes, responsible for leading food production activities, support of hands-on education/training programs, hosting after school programming; 2) Agreed upon days per week (overseen by Oakland Kids First), and communications with other entities using the farm, between 32 and 40 hours per week; 3) Administrative support and technical assistance provided to farm managers, as needed or requested; and 4) Collaborative community engagement, program and partner development, and pursuit of fiscal resources that propel shared goals, benefiting students, the farm and community, via Castlemont High School, for the period of January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.

History

May 24, 2023 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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