Pays The IKUNA Group up to $86,400 for after-school social-emotional programs at six schools

The IKUNA Group will offer culturally responsive social and emotional learning programs in after-school settings, with a focus on Pacific Islander students. It will serve 120 students at six schools over 24 weeks, from September 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026. The Board is approving it after the fact.

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Vendor / partner: The IKUNA Group · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: After-school & summer programs
Term: Sep 1, 2025 – May 31, 2026
This vote: $86,400
Schools: Laurel Elementary School, McClymonds High School, Elmhurst United Middle School, Madison Park Academy, Castlemont High School, Skyline High School
Funding: Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs
Resource / site: 2600-922
Vendor no.: 006859
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-1990 · agenda O.-37
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 10, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and The IKUNA Group, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide culturally responsive Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programming to students across Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), with a focus on supporting Pacific Islander students, placements in afterschool settings, designed to enhance academic achievement and support students’ social-emotional well-being, more specifically described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, with deliver to 120 students across six school sites - Laurel Elementary School, McClymonds High School, Elmhurst United Middle School, Madison Park Academy, Castlemont High School, and Skyline High School - over a 24-week period, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $86,400.00.

History

Sep 10, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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