Pays Ball for Life Oakland up to $5,000 for staff culture and climate training at Sequoia Elementary
The district is paying Ball for Life Oakland LLC for 20 hours of professional development for teachers and other staff at Sequoia Elementary School. The workshops focus on school culture, relationships and trauma-informed practices to make the playground safe and welcoming. The period is September 1, 2025 through May 28, 2026.
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- Vendor / partner
- Ball for Life Oakland LLC · Oakland, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Sep 1, 2025 – May 28, 2026
- This vote
- $5,000
- Schools
- Sequoia Elementary School
- Funding
- Educator Effectiveness
- Resource / site
6266-151- Vendor no.
006975- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
26-1106· agendaR.-215- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 24, 2026
Official text
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Ball for Life Oakland LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 20 hours of professional development for certificated and classified staff delivered through workshops and co-designed sessions, with a focus on strengthening school culture and climate through relationships, trauma-informed/healing-centered practices, systems, and play, resulting in equipping staff with the skills, tools and practices needed to create an inclusive, pro-social, and emotionally safe playground environment where all students can thrive at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period of September 1, 2025 through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report