Pays Luna Dance & Creativity up to $119,000 to coach early childhood teachers in dance

Luna Kids Dance, Inc. (doing business as Luna Dance & Creativity) will provide professional development, coaching and yearlong model dance classes to help the district's early childhood teachers use dance in their teaching. Services will take place at Kaiser Early Learning Center and Burbank Preschool. The agreement runs August 24, 2026 through June 30, 2027, for no more than $119,000. The service period started before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Luna Kids Dance, Inc. dba Luna Dance & Creativity · Berkeley, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Aug 24, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $119,000
Schools: Kaiser Early Learning Center, Burbank Preschool
Funding: Inclusive Early Education Exp Program
Resource / site: 6128-910
Vendor no.: 002661
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1906 · agenda R.-37
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 Luna Kids Dance, Inc. dba Luna Dance & Creativity, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide professional development, coaching, and yearlong model dance classes to build OUSD Early Childhood Education teachers’ capacity to integrate dance as a culturally responsive, anti-bias, trauma-informed, and social-emotional learning strategy with specific program services being provided at Kaiser Early Learning Center and Burbank Preschool, as described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via Early Childhood Development Department, for the period of August 24, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $119,000.00.

History

Sep 23, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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