Pays Scientific Adventures for Girls up to $29,140 for a daytime science program at MLK Jr. Elementary

Scientific Adventures for Girls will provide a daytime science program for transitional kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, with a trained staff member helping in each grade-level class and supporting the school's Lead Science Teacher. The agreement runs August 27 to September 30, 2026, for no more than $29,140. The service period started before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Scientific Adventures for Girls · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 27, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
This vote: $29,140
Schools: Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Funding: ESSA: Comp Support & Improvmt
Resource / site: 3182-182
Vendor no.: 010065
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1903 · agenda R.-34
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 Scientific Adventures for Girls, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a daytime science program for transitional kindergarten through fifth-grade students with a trained staff member assisting in each grade-level class, supporting the school’s Lead Science Teacher focusing on high-quality STEM education, guiding students through core Science and Engineering Practices, encouraging them to ask questions, plan investigations, analyze data, apply mathematical thinking, and design at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, for the period of August 27, 2026 through September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $29,140.00.

History

Sep 23, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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