The Crucible

OUSD vendor no. 004252OrganizationOakland, CAOn the consent report Jan 8, 2020 – Jun 24, 2026

$395Knot to exceed, approved on consent
18items approved on consent
18official Legistar records, all years

About this vendor

The Crucible is a nonprofit art school in West Oakland that teaches fine and industrial arts such as welding, blacksmithing, glass, and ceramics to people of many ages and backgrounds. It also offers scholarships, free programs, and youth programs, including work with Oakland public school students.

Registered name
The Crucible
Type
Nonprofit
Address
1260 7th St. Oakland, CA 94607

Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 2, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: The Crucible - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica, ABOUT THE CRUCIBLE - The Crucible, CONTACT - The Crucible, For McClymonds High School Students, In-Person Crucible Classes Offer A Respite.

What the district contracts them for

  • Classroom & academic programs 16
  • After-school & summer programs 2
  • New agreement 17
  • MOU or data sharing 1

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Official information from Legistar

Legistar has no vendor profile; a vendor appears only as the vendor number on each record. These fields come from the official records listed at the bottom of this page.

OUSD vendor number
004252
Named in the agenda text as
The Crucible
Presenting offices
Chief Academic Officer (16); Board of Education (2)
Record types
Agreement or Contract (18)
Funding sources
ESSA: Comp Support & Improvmt; Expanded Learning Opp Prop98; Green Tech Partnership Acad; Green Tech Partnership Academy; Measure G; Measure G Parcel Tax; Measure G, Parcel Tax; No Fiscal Impact; Title I - Basic Grant Low Income Funding
Resource / site codes
3010-3083182-9286386-3017425-9289334-3019334-3039334-352

Approved on the consent report (18)

  1. Ratifies up to $30,000 for The Crucible to host a bike repair trade-skills class for the Young Adult ProgramJun 24, 2026 · R.-123 · 26-1423 · Aug 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2028 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year
    $30Knot to exceed
  2. Ratifies up to $26,950 for The Crucible to staff the Castlemont High woodshop and maker classesDec 10, 2025 · O.-32 · 25-2663 · Aug 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $27Knot to exceed
  3. Partners with The Crucible at no cost to host high school student interns through 2028Jun 25, 2025 · L.-96 · 25-1556 · Jun 9, 2025 – Jun 9, 2028 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year
    No cost stated
  4. Pays The Crucible up to $35,000 to keep Castlemont High School's wood shop class goingMar 26, 2025 · L.-37 · 25-0556 · Jan 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $35Knot to exceed
  5. Pays The Crucible up to $23,500 for ceramics classes worth an art credit at McClymonds HighMar 26, 2025 · L.-47 · 25-0574 · Aug 12, 2024 – May 29, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $24Knot to exceed
  6. Pays The Crucible up to $25,000 for woodshop and fabrication classes at Castlemont HighMar 26, 2025 · L.-48 · 25-0575 · Aug 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  7. Pays The Crucible up to $21,932.40 for industrial arts electives at Rudsdale HighMar 26, 2025 · L.-50 · 25-0577 · Aug 12, 2024 – May 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $22Knot to exceed
  8. Ratifies up to $23,500 for The Crucible field trips and elective classes at McClymonds HighDec 14, 2023 · K.-29 · 23-2689 · Sep 20, 2023 – May 15, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $24Knot to exceed
  9. Pays The Crucible up to $25,000 for industrial arts electives at Rudsdale Continuation HighNov 16, 2023 · E.-122 · 23-2530 · Sep 20, 2023 – May 22, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  10. Pays The Crucible up to $25,000 to help restart the Castlemont High woodshop and teach industrial artsNov 16, 2023 · E.-125 · 23-2537 · Aug 15, 2023 – May 23, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  11. Pays The Crucible up to $24,000 for hands-on art and trades classes for McClymonds High pathway studentsMay 24, 2023 · T.-55 · 23-1020 · Sep 1, 2022 – May 26, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $24Knot to exceed
  12. Ratifies $10,000 for The Crucible arts education in the Summer HAcK '23 programApr 26, 2023 · T.-51 · 23-0901 · May 10, 2023 – Jul 7, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent Report
    $10Knot to exceed
  13. Pays The Crucible up to $25,000 to rebuild Castlemont High's woodshop and hands-on arts classesApr 12, 2023 · T.-31 · 23-0584 · Aug 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  14. Ratifies $25,000 for The Crucible to teach shop and arts electives at Rudsdale HighMar 8, 2023 · T.-19 · 23-0369 · Nov 14, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  15. Ratifies up to $24,000 for The Crucible's hands-on art and metalworking classes at McClymonds HighMay 25, 2022 · V.-103 · 22-1067 · Aug 16, 2021 – May 25, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganDelayed at earlier meeting
    $24Knot to exceed
  16. Ratifies up to $4,000 for The Crucible's hands-on leather arts classes in a summer learning programMay 25, 2022 · V.-105 · 22-1070 · Jun 2, 2022 – Jul 8, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportDelayed at earlier meeting
    $4Knot to exceed
  17. Ratifies up to $25,000 for The Crucible's hands-on art and trades classes at McClymonds HighFeb 24, 2021 · V.-33 · 21-0264 · Aug 17, 2020 – May 27, 2021 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $25Knot to exceed
  18. Ratifies $22,000 for The Crucible to teach woodshop and industrial arts at McClymonds HighJan 8, 2020 · P.-41 · 19-2604 · Aug 12, 2019 – May 29, 2020 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began
    $22Knot to exceed

Other consent appearances (2)

Earlier appearances of items decided at a later meeting, and items not adopted or not yet acted on. These aren't counted in the totals above.

  1. Pays The Crucible up to $24,000 for hands-on arts and trades classes at McClymonds HighMay 11, 2022 · V.-102 · Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 25, 2022
    $24Knot to exceed
  2. Pays The Crucible up to $4,000 for a summer leatherworking class for 9th and 10th gradersMay 11, 2022 · V.-104 · Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 25, 2022
    $4Knot to exceed

All Legistar records (18)

Every Legistar record carrying this vendor number in any year, on consent or not, plus records Legistar links to this vendor's consent items (for example, an amendment's original agreement). Newest first.

DateFileOfficial titleTypeStatus
Jun 24, 202626-1423Services Agreement – The Crucible – The Young Adult ProgramChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-1200 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Dec 10, 202525-2663Services Agreement 2025-2026 - The Crucible - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1997 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jun 25, 202525-1556Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) OUSD - Workplace Training Partner - District and The Crucible - Exploring College, Career, and Community Options (ECCCO) Student Internship Program - High School Linked Learning OfficeChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1147 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 26, 202525-0577Services Agreement 2024-2025 - The Crucible - Rudsdale Continuation High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0408 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 26, 202525-0575Services Agreement 2024-2025 - The Crucible - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0406 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 26, 202525-0574Services Agreement 2024-2025 - THE CRUCIBLE - McClymonds High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0405 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 26, 202525-0556Services Agreement 2024-2025 - THE CRUCIBLE - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0396 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Dec 14, 202323-2689Services Agreement 2023-2024 - The Crucible - McClymonds High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-2161 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Nov 16, 202323-2537Services Agreement 2023-2024 - The Crucible - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-2052 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Nov 16, 202323-2530Services Agreement 2023-2024 - The Crucible - Rudsdale Continuation High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-2049 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 24, 202323-1020Services Agreement 2022-2023 - The Crucible - McClymonds High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0914 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 26, 202323-0901Services Agreement 2022-2023 - The Crucible - OPSR Counseling DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0734 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Apr 12, 202323-0584Services Agreement 2022-2023 - The Crucible - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0608 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Mar 8, 202323-0369Services Agreement 2022-2023 - The Crucible - Rudsdale Continuation High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0446 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 25, 202222-1070Services Agreement 2021-2022 - The Crucible - OPSR Counseling DepartmentBoard of Education · Enactment no. 22-0885 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
May 25, 202222-1067Services Agreement 2021-2022 - The Crucible - McClymonds High SchoolBoard of Education · Enactment no. 22-0883 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Feb 24, 202121-0264Professional Services Agreement 2020-2021 - The Crucible - McClymonds High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 21-0248 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed
Jan 8, 202019-2604Professional Services Contract - The Crucible - McClymonds High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 20-0055 · Plain-English summaryAgreement or ContractPassed

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