Pays a consultant up to $100,000 to develop career pathway programs in the district's high schools

John Watkins of Oakland provides consulting for the Fashion, Computer, Engineering, and Race, Policy & Law academies. Work includes coaching plans, planning calendars, and building work-based learning, advisory boards and dual enrollment at Oakland Technical High School. The agreement began July 1, 2024, before the Board's vote, and is limited to $100,000.

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Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
This vote: $100,000
Schools: Oakland Technical High School
Funding: CTE Incentive Grant
Resource / site: 6387-912
Vendor no.: 008679
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 24-2333 · agenda L.-28
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 9, 2024

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and John Watkins, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide pathway development consulting to the Fashion Academy, Computer Academy, Engineering Academy, and Race, Policy & Law Academy, including facilitating communities of practice; developing and maintaining a coaching plan that supports continuous improvement; participating in central Pathway Coach community of practice meetings to facilitate coherence across pathway development efforts in the high school network; supporting high-capacity pathway teams by developing pathway planning calendars; and facilitating the developing and alignment of Work-Based Learning, Advisory Boards, and Dual Enrollment at Oakland Technical High School, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00.

History

Oct 9, 2024 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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