Pays Spanish Speaking Unity Council up to $209,000 for Latino student mentoring and academic support

The Unity Council would run mentoring and academic programs for Latino students, working with the Office of Equity, with a goal of improving academic outcomes for 500 students in grades 6 to 12. The agreement runs September 15, 2025 to May 29, 2026, up to $209,000.00.

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Discrepancy from the official text. The action text says the services cover 8 middle schools and 2 high schools (10 schools) but later says 500 students across 16 secondary schools. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Spanish Speaking Unity Council · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Sep 15, 2025 – May 29, 2026
This vote: $209,000
Funding: Central Concentration
Resource / site: 0004-929
Vendor no.: 004014
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2373 · agenda O.-22
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 22, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Spanish Speaking Unity Council, Oakland, CA, for the latter to advanced Latino student academic outcomes, as measured by the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Goal Area 2 Metrics 2.2.1 and 2.2.5-2.2.9, across 8 middle schools and 2 high schools, via implementation of The Unity Council’s Latino Men & Boys (LMB) and Latinx Mentoring & Achievement (LMA) programs and Latinx Studies Association (LSA) Chicano Studies Programs; in combination with LSA site based programs and close partnership with Office of Equity’s Latino Achievement Targeted Specialists, improve academic outcomes for 500 students in grades 6-12 across 16 secondary schools, via Office of Equity, for the period of September 15, 2025 through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $209,000.00.

History

Oct 22, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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