Approves a no-cost intern and fieldwork partnership with Saint Mary's College through 2029
This memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets up intern and fieldwork placements in district schools for Saint Mary's College students seeking teaching, special education and pupil personnel services credentials, and related degrees. It costs the district nothing beyond teacher interns' regular pay as employees. Some non-teaching interns may get stipends from nonprofit grants such as Ed Fund. The term is July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.
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- Vendor / partner
- Saint Mary's College of California · Moraga, CA
- Action
- MOU or data sharing
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- Staff & hiring
- Term
- Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2029
- Presented by
- Deputy Chief, Talent
- File
24-2659· agendaL.-12- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 13, 2024
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for an Intern Partnership Program and Practica Program-applying to credentials in K-12 Teaching, including Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, Designated Subjects, and Special Education Categories, including Added or Supplementary Authorizations; including Pupil Personnel Services in Communicative Sciences & Disorders, Mental Health & Wellness, Counseling & Guidance, Educational Therapy, Administration, and other Pupil Personnel Services credentials and certifications, as may be specified; including Fieldwork Experience for Master of Arts or Science and other Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel Services; including Fieldwork Experience for Pre-Credential Candidate Undergraduate Students-is entered into by and between Oakland Unified School District (District or OUSD), a public school district in the State of California, County of Alameda, and Saint Mary’s College of California (College or SMC), Moraga, CA, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation-for the term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, at no cost to the District other than for Teacher Interns, who are employees of the District, who therefore are paid with District funds associated with their employment, and for certain Non-Teaching Interns in PPS categories, who are not employees of the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 6/#6) drawn from non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund), administered by the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact]
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report