Pays The Teaching Well up to $91,630 for new-teacher training, coaching and staff wellness

The Teaching Well will give six training sessions and 20 hours of coaching to new teachers, four wellness sessions for Community School Managers and staff, leadership coaching and a retreat for the Community Schools Leadership Team, and up to 20 hours of staff support circles after crises. It runs September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The agreement period began before the board's vote.

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Vendor / partner: The Teaching Well · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Sep 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $91,630
Funding: Kaiser Health&wellness W/ebcf, CCSPP Implementation Grant
Resource / site: 6332-922, 9225-922
Vendor no.: 004278
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2449 · agenda O.-16
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 12, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and The Teaching Well, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 6 professional development sessions for new teachers, and provide 20 hours of coaching for new teachers; conduct 4 professional development sessions for Community School Managers or other staff to support staff wellness at their school sites and integrate wellness into their own professional practice; provide bi-monthly leadership coaching and facilitate a retreat for the Community Schools Leadership Team, and facilitate up to 20 hours of staff circles and somatic healing following crises, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $91,630.00.

History

Nov 12, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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