Pays Thena Gee Consulting up to $45,000 for mindfulness training for early childhood educators

Thena Gee Consulting will run its EMBRACE professional development sessions for early childhood educators, focused on mindfulness and on tools to help children manage emotions and calm down in the classroom. The agreement runs from August 18, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The Board is approving it after the fact.

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Vendor / partner: Thena Gee Consulting · Sunnyvale, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 18, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $45,000
Funding: Inclusive Early Educ Exp Prog
Resource / site: 6128-910
Vendor no.: 008624
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2040 · agenda O.-54
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 Thena Gee Consulting, Sunnyvale, CA, for the latter to provide its EMBRACE professional development sessions to early childhood educators focused on mindfulness exercises that support both educator well-being and children’s emotional regulation; equip educators with practical tools to help children develop skills for self-regulation and de-escalation in the classroom, via Early Childhood Development Department, for the period of August 18, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00.

History

Sep 10, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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