Pays ARTogether up to $18,000 for an afterschool visual arts program at Edna Brewer Middle

ARTogether will run a 15-week afterschool visual arts program for up to 20 students who are recent immigrants, English Language Learners or first-generation immigrants. Students meet for two-hour weekly sessions and create a collaborative mural, with supplies and teaching artists included. The agreement started February 1, 2026, before the Board's ratification.

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Vendor / partner: ARTogether · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: After-school & summer programs
Term: Feb 1, 2026 – May 28, 2026
This vote: $18,000
Schools: Edna Brewer Middle School
Funding: Measure G1 Parcel Tax
Resource / site: 9332-210
Vendor no.: 009212
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-0473 · agenda O.-32
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Mar 25, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and ARTogether, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a 15-week afterschool Visual Arts Program serving up to 20 students who identify as recent immigrants, English Language Learners, and/or first-generation immigrants, consisting of 2-hour weekly sessions focused on visual art and collaborative mural creation, and includes curriculum design, art supplies, instruction by professional teaching artists, and coordination with school staff at Edna Brewer Middle School, for the period of February 1, 2026 through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00.

History

Mar 25, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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