Pays Black Cultural Zone up to $95,000 for TK and kindergarten music and movement classes

Black Cultural Zone Community Development will teach music and movement to up to 350 transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students at ten elementary sites, with up to three one-hour classes a week over 30 weeks and up to 200 instructional hours. The agreement runs from August 3, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and costs up to $95,000.

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Vendor / partner: Black Cultural Zone Community Development · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 3, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $95,000
Schools: Kaiser Elementary School, Hintil Child Development Center, Burbank Elementary School, La Escuelita Elementary School, Sequoia Elementary School, Fruitvale Elementary School, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, Lockwood Elementary School, Brookfield Elementary School, Bella Vista Elementary School
Funding: Expanded Learning Opps Program
Resource / site: 2600-922
Vendor no.: 008577
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1645 · agenda R.-44
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 12, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and Black Cultural Zone Community Development, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (TK/K) arts programming for students at Kaiser Elementary School, Hintil Child Development Center, Burbank Elementary School, La Escuelita Elementary School, Sequoia Elementary School, Fruitvale Elementary School, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, Lockwood Elementary School, Brookfield Elementary School, and Bella Vista Elementary School, engaging up to 350 TK/K students in developmentally appropriate music and movement instruction designed to foster creativity, self-expression, coordination, and social-emotional learning, with participating students receiving up to three one-hour classes per week over a 30-week program period; and providing up to 200 instructional hours, coordinating with school site staff to develop and implement a consistent, high-quality arts education experience across all participating schools, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of August 3, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $95,000.00.

History

Aug 12, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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