Pays Hope Reimagined up to $10,000.30 to train four staff in nature-based stress reduction

Hope Reimagined will give four district staff a three-day overnight training in forest bathing and nature connection, ending in a certification they can use with students during summer credit recovery and the school year. Trainers will also support Summer HAcK 2024 nature outings, through the OPSR Counseling Department. The period is May 15 to June 30, 2024, with a cap of $10,000.30. The agreement period began before the Board vote.

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Vendor / partner: Hope Reimagined · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Student health, support & family services
Term: May 15, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024
This vote: $10,000.30
Funding: A-G Access Grant and ESSER III ASES Summer
Resource / site: 3225-928, 7412-928
Vendor no.: 008699
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 24-1222 · agenda T.-125
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 22, 2024

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and Hope Reimagined, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide stressor reduction through 3 days, overnight immersive training for 4 District staff, in partnership with The Forest Therapy Hub, to complete a full Nature Connection Facilitation Specialist certification training at Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove Guest Cottage: by gaining access to online synchronous and asynchronous training materials in the area of Forest Bathing and Nature Connection with certification in nature connection facilitation to use with students during the summer credit recovery and school year academic recovery moving forward; with training practitioners supporting the Summer HAcK 2024 nature outings for students participating in the credit recovery program, via OPSR Counseling Department, for the period of May 15, 2024 through June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.30.

History

May 22, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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