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Meeting date/time:
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9/13/2010
5:00 PM
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Minutes status:
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Final
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Meeting location:
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Board Room, Paul Robeson Building, 1025 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2212
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10-2243
| 1 | | Minutes - Teaching and Learning Committee - August 30, 2010 | Minutes, Committee | Approval by Teaching and Learning Committee of its Minutes of August 30, 2010. | Adopted | Pass |
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10-1721
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Elena McDonald-Martyn - High School Network, Summer Algebra Academy | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Elena McDonald-Martyn, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 150 hours of tutoring in Algebra and study skills, and support academy staff in delivery of its college readiness program, for students in the District's Summer Algebra Academies, for the period June 21, 2010 through July 23, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-1776
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Rita Alfred - Complementary Learning Department | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Rita Alfred, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide 140 hours of training, outreach, and coordination to promote services that reach students most at risk for truancy, dropping out, and academic failure in response to exposure to community violence; outreach to and coordinate the provision of community services to meet a continuum of student and family needs, in Complementary Learning Department Programs, for the period of July 1, 2010 through October 1, 2010, in amount not to exceed $7,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-1877
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Myrtha Muse - Glenview Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Myrtha Muse, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 144 hours of services that will teach varied styles of dance with emphasis on Katherine Dunham techniques; prepare students for short performances at assemblies; prepare students for professional culminating performance for parents and the community at-large; introduce dance history; begin dialogue on relationship of dance to daily living (i.e. relaxation, career, therapy, exercise) at Glenview Elementary School for the period of July 1, 2010 through August 6, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $3,600.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2028
| 1 | | Individual Service Agreement - Learning For Life/San Francisco Bay Area Council - Carl B. Munck Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between District and Learning for Life/San Francisco Bay Area Council, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide 682 hours of In-School Academic Assistance to students in its capacity as a Comprehensive Community Based Organiztion, serving 36 students/participants at Carl B. Munck Elementary School, for the period August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,438.79, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MOU. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2032
| 1 | | Amendment - Memorandum of Understanding - Street Academy Foundation - Emiliano Zapata Street Academy | Agreement or Contract | Approval by the Board of Education of a Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between District and the Street Academy Foundation, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a four week summer intervention program for a minimum of 50 students at Emiliano Zapata Street Academy, focusing on credit recovery, 9th grade transition support, and academic interventions for students in need of extra support, aligned with Emiliano Zapata Street Academy's Board of Education approved SPSA, for the period of June 15, 2010 through August 15, 2010 at a cost not to exceed $48,040.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2086
| 1 | | 2010 - 2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement - Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy | Single Plan for Student Achievement | Approval by the Board of Education of the 2010-2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement for Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2107
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Community Alliance for Learning - Mandela High School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Community Alliance for Learning (CAFL), Albany, CA, for the latter to provide 150 hours of service to recruit, train and coordinate community volunteers as classroom coaches to encourage students to think critically, write proficiently and develop own ideas; services include: (1) Planning and Oversight; (2) Training; (3) Implementation; and (4) Assessment, each, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Mandela High School, for the period September 30, 2010 through June 20, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2111
| 1 | | Professional Service Contract - Ed Support Services, LLC - Programs for Exceptional Children | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Service Contract between District and Ed Support Services, LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 658 hours of services to maintain students in District programs, move students in Non-Public School Programs back to District programs; decrease the need for 1:1 aides provided by the District or Non-Public School Agency; improve teacher retention; increase internal capacity and circumvent lawsuits by providing defensible programs, in Programs for Exceptional Children, for the period August 23, 2010 through September 30, 2010, in an amount not-to-exceed $72,400.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2144
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - AEC Research, Inc. - Early Childhood Education | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of the Professional Services Contract between District between District and AEC Research, Inc., Moraga CA, for the latter to provide 450 hours of professional development for teachers and instructional assistants at the Early Reading First 2008 sites; provide implementation consultation of an as-needed basis; ensure that the implementation of the early literacy professional development meets federal guidelines for the Early Reading First Grant, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $45,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2148
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - New Highland Academy | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide approximately 413 hours of dance instruction and model classes, professional development dance and parent and community involvement, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for New Highland Academy, for the period September 1, 2010 until June 30, 2011, in a not to exceed amount of $15,300.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2155
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Andrea Nobles - Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Andrea Nobles, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide approximately 500 hours of coordination and oversight of the 32nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Fest, for the period August 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $19,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2156
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Maya Kronfeld - Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Maya Kronfeld, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 300 hours of one-on-one tutoring and extensive written feedback on papers necessary to address the specific learning style and writing challenges of African-American students at Oakland Technical High School, for the period March 15 , 2010 through June 4, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2180
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - HERO Inc. - Bella Vista Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1000 hours based on teacher and principal recommendations, consulting work with selected 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students; activities will be designed to improve the student's oral language, reading, self-esteem, and leadership skills through performing arts, poetry, dramatization, skits, and movement; students will engage in a variety of challenging activities that support their academic achievement and personal growth, such as cooperative learning, critical thinking, and healthy decision-making; consultant will facilitate and lead the presentation of these activities to the large school community at Bella Vista Elementary School for the period of August 30, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2181
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Yesley Bursell - Think College Now Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Yesley Bursell, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 1480 hours of administrative support, student enrollment oversight, event planning, distribution of supplies, bilingual teacher assistance, manage parent and student requests, coordinate staff lunches, oversee lunch monitors, and oversee textbook and supply rooms at Think College Now Elementary School, for the period of August 30, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $37,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2182
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Christopher Lee - James Madison Middle School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Christopher Lee, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide approximatley 1,394 hours of one-on-one after school small group work on study skills and services to students to show how good health and nutrition helps the body and the mind, assisting students to become positive about themselves and others and supporting development of appropriate classroom and school behavior, at James Madison Middle School, for the period August 30, 2010 through June 24, 2011, in a not to exceed amount of $29,991.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2184
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - HERO Inc. - Laurel Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 306 hours of support, services to the School Site Plan by providing mentoring directly to students, in sportsmanship, self-esteem, and leadership skills; help students develop stronger bodies, social skills and the ability to follow directions; lead a variety of sports and games during designated times; offers the opportunity for upper grade students to develop leadership skills by being selected and trained to help organize and run a variety of games at Laurel Elementary School, for the period of October 1, 2010 through March 18, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $7,650.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2188
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Gregory Bailey - Westlake Middle School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Gregory Bailey, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide 1,000 hours of service managing the Conflict Management and Intervention Program; training students in conflict mediation techniques as well as meeting with principal, students, parents or staff to assist in behavioral intervention; logging in data, submitting monthly and sometimes weekly reports to the principal; attending meetings on and off site; assisting the school with various events, and implementing new ideas involving the Restorative Justice process and managing the Student Leadership Program at Westlake Middle School, for the period August 25, 2010 through June 18, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2189
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Trena Noval - Peralta Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Trena Noval, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide 148.5 hours of integrated multi-media art support to enhance instruction and provide multiple modality access to learning for students through technology arts projects; work with teachers to provide students with weekly grade level specific standards based instruction that integrates the multi media visual arts curriculum at Peralta Elementary School, for the period August 15, 2010 through June 18, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $4,603.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2190
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Yvonne Myers - Peralta Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Yvonne Myers, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 975 hours to support all aspects of literacy development including demonstrations and coordinating academic improvement plans with students and parents; provide professional development with staff including strategies to support student self-esteem enhancement and academic achievement and other services as described in the SOW, at Peralta Elementary School, for the period August 15, 2010 through June 18, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $30,222.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2191
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Sonia Kreit-Spindt - Peralta Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Sonia Kreit-Spindt, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,194 hours to support the academic achievement gains of targeted students scoring Far Below Basic, Basic, and Below Basic in English Language Arts and Math; analyze student performance data and use this information to collaborate with teachers to develop instructional strategies; develop and participate in effective formats to provide this information to parents; implement and assess an intervention program for identified students using both push in/pull out format; and provide whole group and individual professional development seminars that focus on implementing an effective standards-based language arts/math program for identified students at Peralta Elementary School, for the period August 15, 2010 through June 18, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $37,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2194
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Bathsheba Tina Harambe - Santa Fe Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Eduction of Professional Services Contract between District and Bathsheba Tina Harambe, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 25 hours to facilitate group discussions, team building activities and solution-based dialogue; assist staff in creating community norms/agreements that support order daily for each workshop at Santa Fe Elementary School, for the period August 22, 2010 through August 24, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2236
| 1 | | Master Agreement - District - Alameda County - Health and Wellness Services for District Pupils | Agreement or Contract | Approval by the Board of Education of Master Agreement between the District and the County of Alameda via its Health Care Services Agency, for the latter to provide a range of health and wellness programs and services to District pupils including Health and Wellness Services, School Based Health Centers and School Based Behavioral Health Services, as defined in Agreement, pursuant to terms and conditions stated herein, for the period of October 1, 2010 through September 20, 2015, at no cost to the District. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2261
| 1 | | 2010 - 2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement - West Oakland Middle School | Single Plan for Student Achievement | Approval by the Board of Education of the 2010-2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement for West Oakland Middle School. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2296
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Garfield Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Schools Foundation (OSF), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 175 hours of teaching training on instruction, especially to newest teachers; provide professional development training focusing on supporting new bliingual teachers; specifically, provide support with effective transition to English for 2nd grade bilingual classes in alignment with school-wide plan; responses to intervention, high quality classroom instruction and effective transition for bilingual classes at Garfield Elementary School, for the period of March 29, 2010 through June 17, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $15,675.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2297
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - National Equity Project (BayCES) Oakland - Garfield Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and National Equity Project (BayCES) Oakland, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 60 hours of professional coaching services to Garfield Elementary in two interrelated strands: 1) Planning and facilitation of August staff retreat; and 2) Equity-Centered Professional Learning Community Development School; provided support to the site leader and the site leadership team to identify appropriate norms of interaction and revising our collective efforts to achieve school wide student achievement goals. The days of training have included training for the site administration in facilitation skills with the staff, training for the site grade levels and training for all the teacher on site at two day long training sessions at Garfield Elementary School for the period of August 15, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $7,500.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2300
| 1 | | Professional Services Contract - HEROs Inc., Lamarr Kendricks - Garfield Elementary School | Agreement or Contract | Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HEROs Inc., Lamarr Kendricks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1000 hours of service in the form of coaching at-risk students through team building activities and leadership activities to encourage academic and social-emotional growth; and providing staff professional development to support the needs of on-site instructors in their effort to support the academic and social-emotional growth of at-risk students at Garfield Elementary School, for the period of April 1, 2010 through September 15, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00. | Recommended Favorably | Pass |
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10-2177
| 2 | | Strategic Plan - Overview - Teaching and Learning , Human Resources Areas | Report | Presentation by staff and discussion with the Committee of a Detailed Overview of the Teaching and Learning Areas of the Board adopted Strategic Plan including - A Deeper Discussion of Targeted Areas: 1) Empowering and Ensuring Excellent Teachers: a. Standards and Core Curriculum for College and Career Readiness; b. Balanced Literacy and 2) Effective Principals and Leadership and other areas | Discussed and Closed | |
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10-2286
| 1 | | Teaching and Learning Committee - Revised Work Plan - Calendar Year 2010 | Report | Discussion by the Committee and possible adoption, in whole or in part, of a revised Work Plan for Calendar Year 2010 including but not limited to Distrtict's Strategic Plan, interpretation of and production of monitoring reports for Operational Expectations 11 - Instructional Program and 12 - Portfolio Management of Schools. | Postponed to a Date Certain | |
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