Ratifies up to $20,000 for Growing Together to teach garden-based classes at Lockwood STEAM Academy

Growing Together - Bay Area of Pinole will teach a sequence of subject-aligned garden classes in collaboration with classroom teachers and give students hands-on, project-based learning by building and maintaining the school garden at Lockwood STEAM Academy. The agreement runs August 7, 2023 through June 5, 2024 and is capped at $20,000.

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Vendor / partner: Growing Together - Bay Area · Pinole, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 5, 2024
This vote: $20,000
Schools: Lockwood STEAM Academy
Funding: ECE-Child Development Programs
Resource / site: 6105-160
Vendor no.: 008036
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 23-2054 · agenda T.-17
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 11, 2023

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and Growing Together - Bay Area, Pinole, CA, for the latter to 1) provide students with a sequence of subject-aligned, experiential learning classes in the school garden, in collaboration with their classroom teachers; and 2) give students opportunities to engage in project-based learning and hands-on activities by developing and maintaining the school garden at Lockwood STEAM Academy, for the period of August 7, 2023 through June 5, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

History

Oct 11, 2023 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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