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Ratification by the Board of Education of a Network Agreement [2025-2026] by and between the District and National Center for Teacher Residencies (NTCR), Inc., Chicago, IL, for the latter to provide ongoing support for the Oakland Teacher Residency Program (Partner), more specifically delineated in Section 4 - NCTR Commitments to Partner of the Agreement: A. Provide Partner with electronic access to content, data collection and visualization tools, consultation services, communication with NCTR and peer network participants, and other shared knowledge and resources to strengthen Partner’s program design and implementation; B. Support programs to collect, analyze, and apply findings from surveys to drive program improvement and quality implementation of the residency model; C. Offer programming focused on program improvement aligned with NCTR Levers; D. Use research and data to support state and national public policy advocacy efforts aimed at driving the sustainability and expansion of the teacher residency model; and E. Utilize the NCTR website to support Partner’s efforts in the recruitment of high-quality staff, via Talent / Human Resources Department, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $16,000.00.