Sets up a five-year no-cost agreement with Smith College to place social work students in district schools

This memorandum of understanding (MOU) lets Smith College's School for Social Work place graduate students in district schools for practicum experience, including Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credentials such as school social work. It runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031 at no cost to the district. Some non-teaching interns who are not district employees may receive stipends drawn from nonprofit grants to the district, such as from the Ed Fund.

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Vendor / partner: Smith College · Northampton, MA
Action: MOU or data sharing
Category: Staff & hiring
Term: Jul 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2031
Funding: No Fiscal Impact
Presented by: Deputy Chief, Talent
File: 26-1792 · agenda R.-11
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 9, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for a Practicum Learning Experience Program-applying to District placements of College students, regarding course work for Advanced Degrees and Certifications, including the field of Social Work, and including Master of Arts or Science and other Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel Services, and other Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credentials and certifications, as may be specified-is entered into by and between OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (District or OUSD), a public school district in the state of California, County of Alameda, and Smith College (SC or College), on behalf of its School For Social Work (SCSSW), an independent, nonprofit private college in Northampton, Massachusetts-for the term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031, at no cost to the District, other than for certain Non-Teaching Interns in PPS categories (Article 4/#2), who are not employees of the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 4/#3) drawn from non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund), administered by the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact].

History

Sep 9, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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