Ratifies up to $12,000 for a consultant to build college partnerships for teacher recruitment

An education consulting company will develop and maintain partnerships with colleges and universities to support new teacher recruitment. The work includes drafting and negotiating memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with those schools, getting legal department approval and tracking each one through the Talent/Human Resources approval process. The period is August 10, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and the amount is not to exceed $12,000.00.

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Vendor / partner: William L. Winston, Education Consulting LLC · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Staff & hiring
Term: Aug 10, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $12,000
Funding: General Purpose-unrestricted
Resource / site: 0000-944
Vendor no.: 004664
Presented by: Chief Financial Officer
File: 26-1780 · agenda R.-9
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 9, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and William L. Winston, Education Consulting LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to develop and maintain partnerships with colleges and universities to support new teacher recruitment and educator pipeline development through Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), including initiating and maintaining communication with designated college and university representatives responsible for MOU development, coordinating the MOU process, drafting and negotiating MOU terms and content, obtaining required approval from the District’s Legal Department, and submitting, monitoring, and tracking MOUs through the District’s Talent/Human Resources Department approval process, via Talent / Human Resources Department, for the period of August 10, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $12,000.00.

History

Sep 9, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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