Ratifies $14,750 for Harvard's Data Wise Institute training for a team of teachers

The district is paying the Harvard Graduate School of Education up to $14,750 to enroll a team of teachers from Bishop O'Dowd High School in Harvard's Data Wise Institute. The training teaches teachers to build data-driven lesson plans. The period is February 2 to June 5, 2026.

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Vendor / partner: Harvard Graduate School of Education · Cambridge, MA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Feb 2, 2026 – Jun 5, 2026
This vote: $14,750
Schools: Bishop O'Dowd High School
Funding: Title 2-a Teacher Quality
Resource / site: 4035-950
Vendor no.: 002013
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-0345 · agenda O.-11
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 11, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, for the latter to provide for the enrollment of a team of teachers from Bishop O'Dowd High School in Harvard’s Data Wise Institute, that teaches the importance of and how to create a data-driven lesson plan that creates equitable learning objectives, improves effective instruction, and improves the quality of education, via Strategic Resource Planning Department, for the period of February 2, 2026 through June 5, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $14,750.00.

History

Mar 11, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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