Extends Peralta Community College District's no-cost garden intern support to June 2028

Peralta Community College District will keep supplying Merritt College interns 10 to 15 hours a week to help care for the Center instructional garden and support school garden programs such as seed starting, tool lending and farm to school. The term moves from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028 at no cost to the district.

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Vendor / partner: Peralta Community College District · Oakland, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 15, 2023 – Jun 30, 2028
Schools: The Center instructional garden
Funding: 0000 - General Purpose
Resource / site: 0000-986
Vendor no.: 008162
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 25-1552 · agenda L.-27
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 25, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, No Cost Services Agreement 2023-2024 by and between the District and Peralta Community College District, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide unchanged services supervising interns, from Merritt College, 10 to 15 hours a week to support the Center Instructional Garden through Steward landscaping, trees and raised beds at The Center instructional garden and support programming for school gardens, such as the Seed and Start, Tool Lending Library, off-site garden repairs, farm to school, potential field trip engagement opportunities, etc., and extending the term of the Agreement from August 15, 2023 through June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028, at no cost to the District, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department.

History

Jun 25, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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