$8,217,939
Total Grant Funding
Executive Summary
The Tulare County Office of Education (CA) received grants totaling $8,217,939 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since 2017 to participate in the California Central Valley Networked Improvement Community (CCVNIC) and the foundation’s Networks for School Improvement program.
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Grant Funded Programming
The grant funding provides support to the County Office of Education (COE) to implement networked “aims,” “drivers,” and “changes” that include addressing “systemic racism,” “grading practices,” and “equity training.” Changes made by the COE to affect “adult mindsets and systemic bias” include revising grading policies to “Grading for Equity,” as well as integrating the framework into a district’s diversity, equity, and inclusion programming.
As part of the program, Tulare County contracted with consulting firm Hatching Results. The company states that it “teaches and empowers counselors, administrators, and other educators to use data to improve efficiency and effectiveness.” The organization also offers “Antiracist Professional Learning” as part of its curriculum. The professional development has participants “explore their values, bias, privilege, and how they are ‘showing up’ as an educator.”
Grant Funding
Below are the granting organizations, grant amount, and the program being funded.
Purpose: California Central Valley Networked Improvement Community (CVNIC)
Purpose: Networks for School Improvement Planning Grant
Consultants and Partners
Below are consultants and partners that the district has contracted with to implement the grant funded programming.