Ratifies $79,500 for FM3 Research to survey 1,200 parents on views of OUSD schools

FM3 Research will conduct research reaching 1,200 Oakland parents, including parents of children in OUSD, private and charter schools, to learn how the public sees the district and what it wants from it. The work also tests how parents respond to messages about elementary, middle and high school programs, and is run through the Student Assignment Department. The board is approving this after the work period began on April 1, 2024; it ends June 30, 2024.

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Vendor / partner: FM3 Research · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Food, transportation & operations
Term: Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $79,500
Funding: 5857 - Enrollment Stabilization Prog
Resource / site: 5857-907
Vendor no.: 006493
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 24-0960 · agenda T.-1
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 22, 2024

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and FM3 Research, Oakland, CA, for the latter to conduct research to reach 1,200 Oakland parents: 400 parents of children ages 0-4, 400 with children in 3rd and 4th grade and 400 with children in 6th and 7th grade, including parents of children enrolled in OUSD schools, and parents of children who attend private schools, charter schools, and schools outside of the district, seeking community and public input on the following: 1) The public perception of OUSD and its program; 2) What the public wants from the school district, where the district is doing well, and where we can improve; 3) How the public responds to certain messages about programs at elementary, middle, and high school, via the Student Assignment Department, for the period, April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $79,500.00.

History

May 22, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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