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Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for a Fieldwork Learning Experience Program-applying to District placements of University students, regarding course work for Advanced Degrees and Certifications, including covered categories in the fields of Allied Health, Behavioral Health, and Biomedical Sciences, as specified, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing Practice, and Physician Assistant Practice (Article 1/F), and including Master of Arts or Science and other Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel Services, and other Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credentials and certifications, as may be specified (Article 2/E)-is entered into by and between Oakland Unified School District (District or OUSD), a public school district in the State of California, County of Alameda, and Samuel Merritt University (University, or SMU), a California nonprofit public benefit corporation in Oakland, California-for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, at no cost to the District other than for certain Non-Teaching Interns in PPS categories (Article 4/#2), who are not employees of the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 4/#3) drawn from non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund), administered by the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact]