Ratifies up to $54,000 for Luna Dance & Creativity to train early childhood teachers to teach through dance
Luna Dance & Creativity would continue its partnership with the district's Early Childhood Education department, offering yearlong training that helps teachers use dance in their classrooms and grows the number of participating educators. The agreement runs from September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The period began before the board's vote, which approves it after the fact.
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- Vendor / partner
- Luna Dance & Creativity · Berkeley, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Sep 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
- This vote
- $54,000
- Funding
- Prop28 Arts and Music and Inclusive Early Education Exp Program
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
25-2163· agendaO.-49- 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 Luna Dance & Creativity, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to continue to provide partnership with OUSD Early Childhood Education (ECE) to support teachers in integrating dance as a culturally responsive and holistic teaching strategy; expand, through sustained, yearlong professional development, expand the number of participating educators and deepen their capacity to use dance within anti-bias, trauma-informed, and SEL frameworks; emphasize continued teacher engagement beyond introductory workshops and foster in-house leadership to ensure long-term sustainability of dance integration, via Early Childhood Education Department, for the period of September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $54,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report