Meeting Name: Teaching and Learning Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/17/2011 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room, Paul Robeson Building, 1025 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2212
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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11-2614 1 Minutes - Teaching and Learning Committee - September 19, 2011Minutes, CommitteeApproval by Teaching and Learning Committee of its Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2011.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
11-2455 1 Professional Services Contract - The Buddy System - Family, Schools, and Community PartnershipsAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and The Buddy System, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide 833 hours of tutoring throughout the year to pupils in group homes, foster homes and homeless shelters; supervise all tutors at respective sites and be responsible for providing pre-data and post-data for all students that are served, achieving the goals as delineated in the Scope of Work, for the period of September 15, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2456 1 Professional Services Contract - Garlin Cephas - Adult and Career EducationAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Garlin Cephas, for the latter to provide planning and implementation support of Adult Education GED and Career Technical Education Programs redesign, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, to address budget constraints and align with District Strategic Plan, for period September 5, 2010 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $30,810.00. Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2513 1 Professional Services Contract - Yvonne Myers - Peralta Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Yvonne Myers, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,000 hours of service for a range of enhanced academic, affective and culturally relevant intervention supports for target students and families to increase student achievement for students working Far Below Basic, Below Basic, and Basic in the areas of language arts and math, including a range of enhanced interventions that include individual and small group pull outs with affective, culturally relevant supports to boost engagement and academic achievement; provide language enhancement strategies to support expression and confidence; provide ongoing parent networking and include strategies to assist student confidence and achievement at Peralta Elementary School, for the period of August 29, 2011 through June 15, 2012, in an amount not to $30,000.00. Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2537 1 Professional Services Contract - Cantare Con Vivo - Glenview Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Cantare Con Vivo, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 253 hours of weekly music classes in all K-3 classrooms, enhancing the Language Arts curriculum; teach transferable skills to enhance the classroom curriculum, such as critical thinking, analyzing patterns, and listening skills at Glenview Elementary School for the period of October 1, 2011 through June 15, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $10,120.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2548 1 Professional Services Contract - Andrea Gibson-Nobles - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Andrea Gibson-Nobles, for the latter to provide 400 hours of service developing a comprehensive program that bolsters student confidence, leadership, English-Language Arts, speaking and rhetorical skills that fosters academic success for all District K-12 sites; provide the development and dissemination of all materials to the sites and oversee all aspects of the school site coordination, Regional, and Finals MLK Competition; showcase literacy week; speaker series; volunteer coordination; and coordination with all venues, for the period October 12, 2011 through March 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2556 1 Professional Services Contract - Kyle McClerkins - Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kyle McClerkins, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 83 hours of peer education leadership including recruiting 10 to 15 peer educators at the school site who are culturally reflective of school ethnicity and identified as being natural leaders; train students on assessing tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use by pupils attending site; train students on the science of inquiry and involvement measures to address prevention needs; train students on leadership, collaborative environments, youth-adult partnerships and presentation skills; educate students on development media and activities to educate peers in classrooms and assemblies; facilitate ten classroom activities and school wide prevention education activities at school site for all students; train students to administer presentation evaluations for each presentation; train students on evaluating work and provide positive feedback for their working groups and train students to help their peers at risk to assess student services at site and in community, for the period of September 12, 2011 through June 8, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2558 1 Professional Services Contract - Dorothy Courtney - Sobrante Park Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Dorothy Courtney, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 253 hours of essential safety services aligned to the school's Single Plan for Student Achievement, including (1) training student managers in conflict resolution, schedule assignments and conflict resolution sessions for students, supervising conflict managers, (2) implementing Second Steps strategies into conflict resolution program, (3) collecting and tallying Second Step lessons taught by teachers, (4) organizing student activities during recesses to minimize conflicts and discipline referrals, for 5 days per week, 6 hours per day, mostly resolving conflicts (via conflict mentors) of students referred by teachers and/or other conflict mentors, at Sobrante Park Elementary School, for the period September 12, 2011 through November 9, 2011, in a not to exceed amount of $3,300.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2559 1 Professional Services Contract - Christopher Lee - James Madison Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Christopher Lee, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide 1,283 hours, one hour before school starts and one hour after school, of small group work on study skills; provide services to students to show how good health and nutrition helps the body and the mind, resulting in helping students become positive about themselves, and others and support development of appropriate classroom and school behavior, at James Madison Middle School, for the period September 15, 2011 through June 22, 2012, in a not to exceed amount of $30,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2561 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Rita Alfred - Family, Schools & Community Partnerships Department Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between District and Rita Alfred , for the latter to provide an additional 500 hours of service including 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 service to meet a continuum of student and family needs for the Family, Schools and Community Partnerships Department, at an additional cost not to exceed $25,000.00, increasing the not to exceed Contract amount from $14,000.00 to $39,000.00, for the period of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2673 1 Professional Services Contract - Tiago J. Robinson - High School Network Agreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Tiago J. Robinson, Pinole, CA, for the latter to provide 500 hours of service by working with school administration and teachers to support the academic success of 9th grade African American students in the following ways: 1) provide leadership for implementation of a special course to support the success of 9th grade African American males who are at risk of failing the 9th grade and ultimately dropping out of school; consultant will be trained by the district's African American Male Success Initiative in delivery of the Curriculum 180 Degree Program and will work with a certificated instructor to ensure high quality implementation of the program in a year-long class that meets daily; 2) support administrators and teachers in each of the ninth grade houses or small learning communities (SLC) in their collaborative efforts to ensure the academic success of all 9th graders, with a particular emphasis on those most at risk, which include our African American students; consultant will participate in all weekly and other scheduled SLC meetings and provide student support and family assistance identified at these meetings to be crucial to student success; and 3) support administrators and teachers to develop and implement systems for increasing attendance and reducing suspensions, particularly for African American and Latino males, for the period September 10, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2703 1 Individual Service Agreement to MOU - Playworks - Community United Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a structured, safe and inclusive program during and after school including one full-time Program Coordinator, Monday through Friday, to carry out the four components of our program including: Recess (organizing safe and inclusive opportunities for play and physical activity), Class Game Time (organizing and leading individual classes with their teacher through group and skill building activities), the Junior Coach Program (a leadership training program for 4th and 5th graders), and Out Of School Programs (coordinating an afterschool or before school program/recess and conducting sport league teams for the students), at Community United Elementary School, for the period August 29, 2011 through June 15, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $25,500.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2708 1 Individual Service Agreement - SFBAC, Learning for Life - Fruitvale Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between District and Learning for Life, for the latter to provide Menu Option C - Enrichment Services provided by trained providers at Fruitvale Elementary School, for the period of October 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2711 1 Professional Services Contract - Jair Learning - Glenview Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jair Learning, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide 900 hours of; a) providing services to individual and/or small groups of students in need of additional academic support for mastery of grade level content standards - during and/or after school; b) provide academic enrichment by promoting student awareness of the arts through the intergration of performing arts with ELA and/or Math, as well as, improve self-esteem, confidence, and pride in self; c) prepare students for participation in assemblies to demonstrate mastery or skills learned in arts classes; and d) assist in the coordination of noontime scheduling at Glenview Elementary School for the period of August 29, 2011 through June 15, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $13,500.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2713 1 Individual Service Agreement to MOU - SFBAC, Learning For Life - Carl Munck Elementary School Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between District and San Francisco Bay Area Council, Learning For Life, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to Provide Specialized Services Option A, consisting of 682 hours serving 36 students/participants, at Carl Munck Elementary School, for the period August 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $10,439.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2715 1 Individual Service Agreement - SFBAC, Learning for Life - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between District and Learning for Life, for the latter to provide Option C - Enrichment Services, consisting of 280 hours serving 30 pupils/participants, at Laurel Elementary School, for the period of October 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $7,752.00 pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2717 1 Professional Services Contract - Camille Jackson Carroll - Kaiser Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Camille Jackson Carroll, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 921 hours of service to recruit, train, oversee a representative group of student peer mediators; conduct mediation sessions and support the delivery of the Second Step Elementary violence prevention curricular lessons in collaboration with the site staff; support the implementation and instruction of the Second Step Unit Lessons 1-111 pro-social emotional curriculum to students, at Kaiser Elementary School, for the period September 12, 2011 through June 15, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2726 1 Professional Services Contract - Opera Piccola - Elmhurst Community Preparatory School Agreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Opera Piccola, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 566.67 hours of service, i.e, provide three days a week of afterschool programming in Visual Arts, including showcasing student work and providing professional development for principal and teachers, if desired; provide one part-time resident teaching artist work with the daytime Special Day Class, which is a two-hour elective course, at Elmhurst Community Preparatory School, for the period of August 22, 2011 through June 22, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $25,500.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2741 1 Professional Services Contract - Action Learning Systems - Research, Assessment & DataAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Action Learning Systems, Inc (ALS), West Sacramento, CA, for the latter to license to the District its Benchmarks Testing Program which will align to the District's standards-based pacing guides and be administered serveral times during the academic year; perform training services which will teach District how to use and/or interpret the data produced by the Benchmark Testing Program and perform other services as described in the Scope of Work incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period October 3, 2011 through June 30, 2012, in a not to exceed amount of $52,068.80.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2820 1 Individual Service Agreement - Master Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Bay Area Council, Learning for Life - Cark Munck Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between the District and San Francisco Bay Area Council, Learning for Life, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide Specialized Services - Option A: In School Academic Assistance at Carl Munck Elementary School, for the period of August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $4,500.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2821 1 Individual Service Agreement - Master Memorandum of Understanding - San Francisco Bay Area Council, Learning for Life - Cark Munck Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between the District and San Francisco Bay Area Council, Learning for Life, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide Specialized Services - Option C: Enrichment Services at Carl Munck Elementary School, for the period of August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $14,279.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOURecommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-2679 1 Professional Services Contract - East Bay Asian Youth Center - Elev8/Atlantic Philanthropies InitiativeAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and East Bay Asian Youth Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1339 hours of family engagement and support to Elev8 site, including but not limited to coordination of monthly family engagement workshops; coordination and staffing of the Elev8 Family Resource Centers, including weekly Medi-Cal Eligibility enrollment sessions; Food Pantry Services in partnership with the Alameda County Food Bank; monthly workshops/individual sessions with the East Bay Community Law Center and the provision of other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of July 1, 2011 though June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $56,250.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
11-2778 1 Amendment - Board Policy 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/HarassmentBoard PolicyApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment - Board Policy 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
11-2779 1 Amendment - Board Policy 5145.7 - Sexual HarassmentBoard PolicyApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment - Board Policy 5145.7 - Sexual Harassment.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
11-2700 1 Presentation - Talent Development - Instruction, Leadership and Equity-In-ActionDiscussion ItemPresentation to the Board of Education on Talent Development - Teacher development, Leadership development, and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.Discussed and Closed  Action details Video Video
11-2800 1 Presentation - Community School Strategic Site Plan - Instruction, Leadership and Equity-In-ActionDiscussion ItemPresentation to the Board of Education on Community School Strategic Site Plan.Discussed and Closed  Action details Video Video