Approves up to $297,000 for Sown to Grow's student wellness check-in platform and training

Sown to Grow will provide its online platform for weekly student social-emotional check-ins and wellness surveys, along with teacher and principal training, coaching, a social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum and screener, and data reports, rolling out in all TK-12 schools. The agreement runs September 3, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The official text reads "not $297,000.00" with the words "to exceed" missing.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. AI summary · amounts checked against official text

Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote on September 25 (4–3), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Aug 28, 2024 · Postponed to a Date Certain. Postponed to a Date Certain.

Sep 25, 2024 · Adopted (passed). A motion was made by Director Lerma, seconded by Vice President Hutchinson,that this Agreement or Contract be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote.

Michele Vasquez Absent
Maximus Simmons Absent
Jennifer Brouhard Nay
VanCedric Williams Nay
Jorge Lerma Aye
Valarie Bachelor Nay
Clifford Thompson Aye
Mike Hutchinson Aye
Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye

Notes on the official text

The action text reads "in an amount not $297,000.00" with the words "to exceed" apparently missing, but the single dollar figure of $297,000.00 is clear.

Vendor / partner: Sown to Grow · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Sep 3, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
This vote: $297,000
Funding: Central Supplemental Funds
Resource / site: 903-0006
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 24-2000 · agenda T.-28
Outcome: Adopted, Sep 25, 2024

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and Sown to Grow, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide its proprietary platform licenses and support for teachers, students, and Administrator staff that allows students to do a weekly social-emotional check-in, and pre and post survey to measure wellness; provide trainings for teachers and principals through-out the year and roll out in all schools TK-12; assist with the District implementation of its Comprehensive Program, which includes core modules (emotional check-in, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and academic), SEL screener, SEL curriculum, software licenses for teachers, students, and admin, PD/training, ongoing coaching, and administrator data reports to measure growth in student well-being, SEL skills, and technical support, via the Chief Academic Officer (Multi-Tiered Support Systems Department), for the period of September 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not $297,000.00.

History

Aug 28, 2024 Postponed to a Date Certain
Sep 25, 2024 Adopted

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