Approves up to $15,000 for the National College Resources Foundation's HBCU college fairs
The district contracts with the National College Resources Foundation, with the NAACP and Oakland Promise, to bring at least 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Oakland for two college fairs and an awards ceremony. Students may get on-the-spot scholarship offers and admissions. It runs November 1, 2023 through February 17, 2024, with a cap of $15,000.
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- Vendor / partner
- National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) · Diamond Bar, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Nov 1, 2023 – Feb 17, 2024
- This vote
- $15,000
- Funding
- High School Linked Learning Office
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
24-1368· agendaT.-59- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 5, 2024
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), Diamond Bar, CA, for the latter, in partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Oakland Promise (OP), to bring at least 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to OUSD to host two college fairs: HBCU Caravan and HBCU Expo, where students will be introduced to HBCU representatives and if students qualify, will be offered on the spot scholarship opportunities and on the spot college admissions; host in partnership with OUSD, NAACP and the OP, the HBCU Awards Ceremony, via the High School Linked Learning Department, for the period of November 1, 2023 through February 17, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report