Applies for a $2.1M state Outdoor Equity grant for three Oakland middle schools

The district is applying to the California Department of Parks and Recreation for $2,100,000 so students in grades 6 to 8, their families and residents connected to three middle schools can spend time outdoors. This is an application only, not an award. The grant period would run June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2027.

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Vendor / partner: California Department of Parks and Recreation · Sacramento, CA
Action: Grant or funding in
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jun 30, 2024 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $2,100,000
Schools: Urban Promise Academy, West Oakland Middle School, Elmhurst United Middle School
Funding: California State Parks Office of Grants and Local Services
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 24-0450 · agenda T.-42
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 13, 2024

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of District's Outdoor Equity Grants Program Application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, seeking $2,100,000.00, to support students Grade 6-8, their families and residents of Urban Promise Academy, West Oakland Middle School, Elmhurst United Middle School to spend time outdoors, facilitating the ability of each, to experience the natural world as a component of their day lives, via the Middle Schools Network, for the period of June 30, 2024 through June 30, 2027.

History

Mar 13, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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