Community Resources for Science gives free science teaching support to all OUSD elementary schools
Community Resources For Science, a Berkeley nonprofit partner, will lead science lessons in classrooms and offer teachers resources, training and planning help at no cost to the district. The support covers all elementary schools and runs from September 10, 2026 to May 30, 2027. This is a no-cost partnership agreement.
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- Vendor / partner
- Community Resources For Science · Berkeley, CA
- Action
- MOU or data sharing
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- Classroom & academic programs
- Term
- Sep 10, 2026 – May 30, 2027
- Funding
- No Fiscal Impact
- Presented by
- Chief Academic Officer
- File
26-1784· agendaR.-31- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 9, 2026
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and Community Resources For Science, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide information and professional support services for all OUSD elementary schools, in collaboration with the Elementary STEM Center Team, to strengthen science teaching and learning; lead standards-aligned science lesson presentations in OUSD classrooms, as further described in Agreement; provide year-round support to OUSD teachers and staff through curated resources, professional development opportunities, field trip and grant information, and on-call planning assistance to ensure coherence with OUSD’s instructional vision, via Academics and Instruction Department, for the period of September 10, 2026 through May 30, 2027, at no cost to the District.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report