Ratifies up to $25,000 for The Center for ArtEsteem to teach drumming and art at West Oakland Middle

The Center for ArtEsteem will teach African drumming and visual arts to about 40 students, one to two days a week, at West Oakland Middle School. The agreement runs March 30 to July 24, 2026, and the Board is approving it after it began.

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Vendor / partner: Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. dba The Center for ArtEsteem · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Mar 30, 2026 – Jul 24, 2026
This vote: $25,000
Schools: West Oakland Middle School
Funding: Measure G1 Parcel Tax
Resource / site: 9332-204
Vendor no.: 000532
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1143 · agenda O.-6
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 3, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Attitudinal Healing Connection, Inc. dba The Center for ArtEsteem, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide African drumming and visual arts instruction to approximately 40 students, one to two days per week, as described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, at West Oakland Middle School, for the period of March 30, 2026 through July 24, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

History

Jun 3, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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