Ratifies free college application help for seniors from Students Rising Above
Students Rising Above will give 12th graders help with college and community college applications, financial aid, scholarships and one-on-one advising at no cost to the district. A separate data-sharing agreement sets the terms for how the district shares student data with the group and how the group protects it. Both run from February 26, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
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- Vendor / partner
- Students Rising Above · Oakland, CA
- Action
- MOU or data sharing
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Feb 26, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026
- Funding
- No Fiscal Impact
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
26-0278· agendaO.-37- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Feb 25, 2026
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of No Cost Services Agreement (SA) and Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) by and between the District and Students Rising Above, Oakland, CA, for the latter, through the SA, to provide college application guidance for 12th grade students, and community college applications as deadlines allow, financial aid support, including FAFSA/CADAA completion, verification assistance, and scholarship application guidance; 1:1 and small-group advising on college exploration, major selection, and postsecondary planning; workshops and on-campus support for key deadlines; collaboration with college advising teams/district Post Secondary partnership team to ensure continuity of services previously provided through UC Berkeley Center for Educational Partnerships TRIO ETS, as described in Exhibit A, as described, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of February 26, 2026 through June 30, 2026, at no cost to the District, and through the DSA, the terms and conditions of the District’s transmission of or sharing of pupil data with Students Rising Above and the protection by Students Rising Above, of such data, for the same term as the SA, via the High School Linked Learning Department.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report