Ratifies $107,600 for WestEd to train early childhood staff on a social-emotional teaching framework

This pays WestEd up to $107,600 to train early childhood professionals in the California Teaching Pyramid Framework, with coaching on putting it into classroom practice and building leadership teams. It aims to help young children build social skills and have fewer behavior challenges. The agreement began August 1, 2026, before this vote, and runs through June 30, 2027.

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Vendor / partner: WestEd · San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $107,600
Funding: "First 5" Measure AA and Inclusive Early Education Exp Program
Resource / site: 6128-910, 9186-910
Vendor no.: 004597
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1825 · agenda R.-15
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Sep 23, 2026

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and WestEd, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide the CA Teaching Pyramid Framework, designed to guide learning experiences of early childhood professionals during training sessions, facilitate reflective practice through classroom implementation, and ensure sustainability by leadership team development; includes strategies from special education and mental health and incorporates a strong focus on equity and addressing disproportionality; implemented appropriately, children will demonstrate greater social competence, increased emotional literacy, fewer behavior challenges, and be better able to access academic content; compatible with most social-emotional learning curricula, via Early Childhood Development Department, for the period of August 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $107,600.00.

History

Sep 23, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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