Accepts a no-cost agreement with Community Resources For Science to support elementary science teaching

Community Resources For Science will lead science lessons in OUSD classrooms and give teachers resources, training, field trip and grant information, and planning help for all OUSD elementary schools, at no cost to the district. It runs August 20, 2025 through July 30, 2026. The agreement period began before the board's vote.

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Vendor / partner: Community Resources For Science · Berkeley, CA
Action: MOU or data sharing
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 20, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026
Funding: No Fiscal Impact
Vendor no.: 001159
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2496 · agenda O.-26
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 12, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement - 2025-2026 by and between the District and Community Resources For Science, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide information and professional support services for all OUSD elementary schools, in collaboration with the Elementary STEM Center Team, to strengthen science teaching and learning; lead standards-aligned science lesson presentations in OUSD classrooms; connect presentations to the OUSD-adopted FOSS curriculum, state standards, and OUSD science and literacy goals; provide year-round support to OUSD teachers and staff through curated resources, professional development opportunities, field trip and grant information, and on-call planning assistance to ensure coherence with OUSD’s instructional vision, via Academics and Instruction Department, for the period of August 20, 2025 through July 30, 2026, at no cost to the District.

History

Nov 12, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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