WestEd
$693Knot to exceed, approved on consent
$674Kcoming in to the district
23items approved on consent
24official Legistar records, all years
About this vendor
WestEd is a research, development and service agency that works to promote excellence, improve learning and increase opportunity for children, youth and adults. It provides research and evaluation, professional learning, technical assistance and policy guidance in education and related fields. It describes itself as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization and a Joint Powers Agency governed by multiple states.
- Registered name
- WestEd
- Type
- Other
- Website
- wested.org
- Phone
- 415-565-3000
- Address
- 2470 Mariner Square Loop, 2nd Floor Alameda, CA 94501
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 Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date.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: About Us - WestEd, Contact Us - WestEd.
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Official information from Legistar
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- OUSD vendor number
004597- Named in the agenda text as
- WestEd
- Presenting offices
- Chief Academic Officer (23); Board of Education (1)
- Record types
- Agreement or Contract (24)
- Funding sources
- "First 5" Measure AA; "First 5" Measure AA and Inclusive Early Education Exp Program; Alameda Alliance for Health; ECE-Child Development Programs; ESSER II; Educator Effectiveness; First 5 Measure AA and Inclusive Early Education Exp Program; Kaiser Health and Wellness; Kaiser Health and Wellness Grant; Kaiser Health&wellness W/ebcf; Kaiser Health&wellness W/ebcf; American Institute of Research; National Science Foundation Grant; National Science Foundation via WestEd; No Fiscal Impact; S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation Grant; School Improvement Grant; WestEd; WestEd Fund
- Resource / site codes
3180-1233213-2286105-9106128-910, 9186-9106266-9109186-9109213-9229225-9229225-922; 9053-9489225-9299255-922
Approved on the consent report (23)
- Ratifies $107,600 for WestEd to train early childhood staff on a social-emotional teaching frameworkSep 23, 2026 ·
R.-15·26-1825· Aug 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$108Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $55,680 to observe and score up to 29 preschool classroomsMay 27, 2026 ·
O.-65·26-1127· Apr 6, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$56Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $20,000 to run the California Healthy Kids SurveysApr 22, 2026 ·
O.-44·26-0688· Feb 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$20Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $49,000 to train new pre-K and transitional kindergarten teachersOct 8, 2025 ·
O.-33·25-2296· Aug 18, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$49Knot to exceed - Accepts $373,650 from the National Science Foundation, via WestEd, for a computer science language projectOct 8, 2025 ·
O.-36·25-2309· Jun 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2027 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$374Kcoming in - Pays WestEd up to $11,289.20 to run the California Healthy Kids surveys for students, staff and familiesJun 25, 2025 ·
L.-125·25-1607· Feb 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$11Knot to exceed - Adds $25,000 for WestEd to train preschool and transitional kindergarten teachersMay 28, 2025 ·
L.-43·25-1235· Aug 5, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contractLarge increase+$25Knew total $65K - Extends WestEd's Medi-Cal billing help for the district by a year, with no added moneyMay 14, 2025 ·
L.-61·25-1048· Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-yearTime extension onlyNo cost stated - Starts a no-cost WestEd study of the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum in grades 6 to 8Jan 8, 2025 ·
L.-57·24-3078· Aug 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-yearNo cost stated - Pays WestEd up to $90,000 for help with Medi-Cal billing changes and revenue analysisOct 23, 2024 ·
L.-33·24-2431· Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$90Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $40,200 to train early childhood staff on the Teaching PyramidSep 11, 2024 ·
T.-36·24-1979· Aug 5, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$40Knot to exceed - Ratifies $30,000 for WestEd to help the district bill Medi-Cal for behavioral health servicesJun 5, 2024 ·
T.-39·24-1298· May 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$30Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $11,000 to run the California Healthy Kids Survey for the districtFeb 28, 2024 ·
T.-26·24-0255· Jan 22, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$11Knot to exceed - Ratifies $9,382.20 for WestEd to run California Healthy Kids Surveys for OUSDJun 28, 2023 ·
T.-53·23-1482· Mar 27, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$9Knot to exceed - Ratifies $15,000 for WestEd to coach the Thornhill Elementary principal on equity leadershipJun 21, 2023 ·
T.-19·23-1281· Feb 1, 2023 – May 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$15Knot to exceed - Pays WestEd up to $120,000 to train United for Success Academy teachersJun 21, 2023 ·
T.-38·23-1401· Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 1, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$120Knot to exceed - Partners with WestEd on a no-cost NASA-funded Earth science program in participating high schoolsSep 14, 2022 ·
S.-53·22-1977· Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-yearNo cost stated - Revises paperwork for $150,001 WestEd computer science subcontract from National Science FoundationJun 29, 2022 ·
V.-16·22-0759A· Aug 15, 2021 – Jul 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$150Kcoming in - Ratifies up to $45,000 for WestEd to help the district with Medi-Cal billing and reportingMay 25, 2022 ·
V.-21·22-0941· Feb 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganDelayed at earlier meeting$45Knot to exceed - Accepts $150,001 from WestEd for National Science Foundation middle school computer science projectApr 13, 2022 ·
V.-69·22-0759· Aug 15, 2021 – Jul 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$150Kcoming in - Extends WestEd's science standards grant to March 2021 with the amount unchanged at $501,930Feb 10, 2021 ·
V.-24·21-0155· Jun 1, 2018 – Mar 31, 2021 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-yearTime extension onlyNo cost stated - Pays WestEd up to $64,000 for a family engagement program at Futures ElementaryFeb 12, 2020 ·
P.-24·20-0066· Oct 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$64Knot to exceed - Cuts WestEd's science-standards grant award by $53,070, to $501,930Oct 23, 2019 ·
P.-18·19-1391· Jun 1, 2018 – Jul 1, 2020 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year−$53Knew total $502K
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.
- Ratifies up to $15,000 for WestEd to coach the Thornhill Elementary principalJun 7, 2023 ·
T.-39· Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 21, 2023$15Knot to exceed - Ratifies up to $45,000 for WestEd to help the district with Medi-Cal billingMay 11, 2022 ·
V.-20· Adopted on the General Consent Report, May 25, 2022$45Knot to exceed
All Legistar records (24)
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.
| Date | File | Official title | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | 26-1825 | Services Agreement 2026-2027 - WestEd - Early Childhood Development DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-1564 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 27, 2026 | 26-1127 | Services Agreement 2025-2026 - WestEd - Early Childhood Development DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-0991 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 26-0688 | Services Agreement - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-0635 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 25-2309 | Subagreement - WestEd - Talking CS: Using Language to Broaden Participation and Improve Conceptual Understanding Project - High School Linked LearningChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1721 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 25-2296 | Services Agreement 2025-2026 - WestEd - Early Childhood Development DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1718 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 25-1607 | Cost Services Agreement - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1176 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 28, 2025 | 25-1235 | Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement 2024-2025 - WestEd - Early Childhood Development DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0825 · Related: 24-1979 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 14, 2025 | 25-1048 | Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement 2024-2025 - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0660 · Related: 24-2431 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 24-3078 | No Cost Services Agreement (SA) and Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) - WestEd, San Francisco, CA - Research, Assessment and Data (RAD) DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-2357 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 24-2431 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-1928 · Related: 25-1048 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 24-1979 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - WestEd - Early Childhood Development DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-1606 · Related: 25-1235 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 24-1298 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-1168 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 24-0255 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - WestEd - California Healthy Kids Survey - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-0395 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 23-1482 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-1305 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 23-1401 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - WestEd - United for Success AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-1200 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 23-1281 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - WestEd - Office of EquityChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-1182 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Sep 14, 2022 | 22-1977 | Letter of Agreement – WestEd – NASA-Funded Mission Earth Program – Academics and Instruction DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 22-1601 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 22-0759A | Revision - Subcontract - District and WestEd - National Science Foundation (NSF) - Computer Science Connections: Using Data Science to Broaden Participation in Middle School - High School NetworkChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 22-1281 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 25, 2022 | 22-0941 | Services Agreement 2021-2022 - WestEd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentBoard of Education · Enactment no. 22-0802 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Apr 13, 2022 | 22-0759 | Subcontract - District and WestEd - National Science Foundation (NSF) - Computer Science Connections: Using Data Science to Broaden Participation in Middle School - High School NetworkChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 22-0617 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 10, 2021 | 21-0155 | Amendment No. 2, Grant Award - WestEd - California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-8 Early Implementation Initiative - Science Department - Academics and Instructional Innovation DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 21-0188 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 12, 2020 | 20-0066 | Professional Services Contract - WestED - Futures Elementary SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 20-0203 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 23, 2019 | 19-1391 | Amendment No. 1, Grant Award - WestEd - California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-8 Early Implementation Initiative - Science Department - Academics and Instructional Innovation DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 19-1580 · Related: 18-1731 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Sep 12, 2018 | 18-1731 | Grant Award - WestEd - California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-8 Early Implementation Initiative - Science Department - Academics and Instructional Innovation DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 18-1485 · Related: 19-1391 | Agreement or Contract | Passed |