Ratifies up to $10,000 for East Bay Consortium to run college application and financial aid workshops

East Bay Consortium will help students and families with college applications, review transcripts for college eligibility, present on A-G course requirements and application timelines, and run workshops on financial aid and scholarships. The agreement runs October 24, 2025 through May 25, 2026 and cannot cost more than $10,000. The board is approving it after the start date.

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Discrepancy from the official text. The title names Emiliano Zapata Street Academy, but the action text says the services will be provided at Oakland International High School. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: East Bay Consortium · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Oct 24, 2025 – May 25, 2026
This vote: $10,000
Schools: Oakland International High School
Funding: General Purpose-unrestricted
Resource / site: 0000-353
Vendor no.: 001478
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2744 · agenda O.-46
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Dec 10, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and East Bay Consortium, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide students and families support by, 1) Delivering college application workshops, including one-on-one support to write personal statements for California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), private, and community college applications; 2) Review transcripts to assess for college eligibility and create aligned post-secondary plans; 3) Deliver Senior College Knowledge Presentations that cover essential A-G requirements, California's higher education systems, and application timelines; 4) Provide workshops in Financial Aid, scholarship assistance, and Cash For College processes at Oakland International High School, for the term October 24, 2025 through May 25, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

History

Dec 10, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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