Ratifies up to $22,500 for TeachBar's test prep classes for the CSET teacher exam

TeachBar organizes at least three small-group classes of eight sessions each to prepare students for the Multiple Subject Test, Subtest II, of the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET). It uses its own materials alongside online tools from OUSD Talent. The agreement runs September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. The period began before the board vote.

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Vendor / partner: TeachBar · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Staff & hiring
Term: Sep 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025
This vote: $22,500
Funding: Other State and Federal
Resource / site: 7810-944
Vendor no.: 004208
Presented by: Deputy Chief, Talent
File: 24-2952 · agenda L.-17
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jan 8, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2024-2025 by and between the District and TeachBar, Oakland, CA, for the latter organize ongoing scheduled classes and prepare students in a minimal of 3 small group classes (8 sessions each) that moves them through a set curriculum focused on: CSET Multiple Subject Test - Subtest II; use proprietary materials in addition to online tools and resources provided by OUSD Talent; and recommend students use an independent test prep book to practice problems and further reinforce their skills, via Talent / Human Resources Department, for the period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $22,500.00.

History

Jan 8, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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