Ratifies up to $20,000 for a consultant to strengthen college and career pathways at four schools

An independent consultant would give virtual and in-person coaching and planning help to up to four school sites that lack an assigned pathway coach, to improve their college and career pathways. The consultant would also design a districtwide event for sharing practices across pathways. The agreement runs from August 15, 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: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 15, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $20,000
Schools: Young Adult Program, Met West High School, Oakland International High School, Coliseum College Preparatory Academy
Funding: Measure H
Resource / site: 9339-912
Vendor no.: 008704
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2166 · agenda O.-52
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 Robert Curtis, Sebastopol, CA, for the latter to provide consulting services to support pathway development at up to four District school sites: the Young Adult Program, Met West High School, Oakland International High School and / or Coliseum College Preparatory Academy, with services virtual and in-person technical assistance to school leaders and designated staff to strengthen and align their college and career pathways with the 2023-2026 College and Career for All framework and the Linked Learning Quality Standards; provide coaching, planning support, and implementation guidance for schools that do not currently have an assigned pathway coach, with the goal of improving pathway coherence, integration, and student-centered design; lead the design of a districtwide College and Career for All Practice-Sharing Event, collaborating with District staff to establish event goals, develop an engaging and inclusive agenda, and create tools or facilitation structures to support knowledge sharing across pathways, via Linked Learning Department, for the period of August 15, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

History

Sep 24, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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