Pays Tethered Tree up to $38,000 for teacher training and family events at EnCompass
The board is approving, after the fact, an agreement with Tethered Tree for monthly learning sessions for the principal and teacher leaders, support for family-led schoolwide events, and weekly mentor artist circles on visual storytelling and self-expression at EnCompass Academy. It covers the 2025-26 school year.
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- Vendor / partner
- Tethered Tree LLC · Oakland, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
- This vote
- $38,000
- Schools
- EnCompass Academy
- Funding
- CCSPP Implementation Grant
- Resource / site
6332-181- Vendor no.
008781- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
25-2106· agendaO.-29- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 24, 2025
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Tethered Tree LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide monthly professional learning sessions to support the principal and designated teacher leaders in implementing schoolwide communication tools, and hosting events; provide design and logistical support for family-led schoolwide events, supporting parent partners and the Community School Manager in celebration planning, recruitment, and visuals; lead small mentor artist circles weekly that focus on visual storytelling, identity affirmation, and multimedia self-expression aligned to Crew values and Social Emotional Learning development-not tied to Tier 3 instructional services at EnCompass Academy, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $38,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report