Meeting Name: Board of Education Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/22/2010 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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10-2356 1 Student Directors' Report - September 22, 2010Student Directors' ReportPresentation of Student Directors' Report by Nikita Mitchell - September 22, 2010.   Action details Video Video
10-2357 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 45 MinutesBoard, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 45 Minutes - September 22, 2010   Action details Video Video
10-2242 2 Lease Lease Back Agreements - Chabot Space and Science Center Facility - District and Chabot Space and Science Center JPAResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1011-0034 - Approving Chabot JPA Lease Lease Back Agreements between District and Chabot Space and Science Center Joint Powers Authority (CSSCJPA), pursuant to terms and conditions stated therein, wherein District as holder of the Chabot Space and Science Center Facilities as collateral for outstanding balance including transaction costs (currently $8,327,680.60 of $10,265,00) on District loan made to CSSCJPA July 1, 1999, hereby leases said Facilities back to CSSCJPA, for the term commencing retroactively October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2049 (40 years), in exchange for payments to District as enumerated in said Lease Agreement or lesser time if outstanding District loan balance is paid in full by CSSCJPA or the loan agreement otherwise terminates pursuant to the terms and conditions of the lease lease back documents, whichever occurs first.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
10-2150 2 Notice of Public Meeting/Hearing and Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Downtown Educational Complex Project, Et Seq.ResolutionPublic Hearing and Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1011-0022 - Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for and Approving the Downtown Educational Complex Project. AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
10-1721 1 Professional Services Contract - Elena McDonald-Martyn - High School Network, Summer Algebra AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-1776 1 Professional Services Contract - Rita Alfred - Complementary Learning DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification 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. AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-1877 1 Professional Services Contract - Myrtha Muse - Glenview Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2028 1 Individual Service Agreement - Learning For Life/San Francisco Bay Area Council - Carl B. Munck Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2032 1 Amendment - Memorandum of Understanding - Street Academy Foundation - Emiliano Zapata Street AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2086 1 2010 - 2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement - Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street AcademySingle Plan for Student AchievementApproval by the Board of Education of the 2010-2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement for Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2107 1 Professional Services Contract - Community Alliance for Learning - Mandela High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2111 1 Professional Service Contract - Ed Support Services, LLC - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2144 1 Professional Services Contract - AEC Research, Inc. - Early Childhood EducationAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2148 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - New Highland AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2155 1 Professional Services Contract - Andrea Nobles - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2156 1 Professional Services Contract - Maya Kronfeld - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2180 1 Professional Services Contract - HERO Inc. - Bella Vista Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2181 1 Professional Services Contract - Yesley Bursell - Think College Now Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2182 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 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2184 1 Professional Services Contract - HERO Inc. - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2188 1 Professional Services Contract - Gregory Bailey - Westlake Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2189 1 Professional Services Contract - Trena Noval - Peralta Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2190 1 Professional Services Contract - Yvonne Myers - Peralta Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2191 1 Professional Services Contract - Sonia Kreit-Spindt - Peralta Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2194 1 Professional Services Contract - Bathsheba Tina Harambe - Santa Fe Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2236 1 Master Agreement - District - Alameda County - Health and Wellness Services for District PupilsAgreement or ContractApproval 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2261 1 2010 - 2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement - West Oakland Middle SchoolSingle Plan for Student AchievementApproval by the Board of Education of the 2010-2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement for West Oakland Middle School.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2296 1 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Garfield Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2297 1 Professional Services Contract - National Equity Project (BayCES) Oakland - Garfield Elementary School Agreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2300 1 Professional Services Contract - HEROs Inc., Lamarr Kendricks - Garfield Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification 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.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2143 1 Professional Services Contract - Ronald Williams II - Financial Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between the District and Ronald Williams II, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 933 hours of service to coordinate central office training and school staff for district-wide revised procedures and protocol of fixed assets; develop district manual for capital assets management; engage school staff for input on management of capital assets; coordinate inventory and valuation of District's fixed assets with deliverables including preparation of quarterly status report on engagement of contractor and use of data; develop protocol for implementing bi-annual report of District's capital assets as required by Governing Board; assess long-term staffing needs for management, accounting, reporting and control of District capital assets, includes research on best practices of comparable school districts; develop position descriptions and recommendations for appropriate reporting relationships; coordinate implementation of IFAS fixed assets module, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2157 1 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Leon Glaster - Financial Services Agreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of Professional Service Contract between the District and Leon Glaster, Fairburn, GA, for the latter to assist the District in preparation for the Education Audit Appeals Panel hearings scheduled for October 19-21, 2010 and to work with District Financial Services staff in preparing for the audit appeals of California State Controller's Office audit findings pending before the Education Audit Appeals Panel ("EAAP") process of Fiscal Years 2006-07 audit reports, per Legislative File Enactment #10-1188 as specified in Scope of Work, in an amount not to exceed $8,900.00, for the period of July 1, 2010 through January 10, 2011.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2161 1 Professional Services Contract - Madeline Reiter - St. Martin de Porres Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Madeline Reiter, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 350 hours of supplemental instructional services for eligible and identified private school students in Title I Program; focusing on instruction that improves student academic achievement in the areas of English Language Arts and/or Mathematics implementing a variety of effective instructional techniques and strategies, confer with parents and classroom teachers, as specified in Contract, at St. Martin de Porres Elementary School, in compliance with State and Federal regulations and guidelines, for the period of August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $17,500.00. AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2201 1 District Grant Application - James Irvine Foundation - College and Career Readiness ApplicationApproval and support by the Board of Education of District's Grant Application made to James Irving Foundation, seeking $525,000.00 to implement Linked Learning Initiative, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, and if granted, in whole or in part, authorization to accept same, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2202 1 District Grant Application - California Department of Education - Oakland Unified School District Middle Schools and High Schools ApplicationApproval and support by the Board of Education of District's Grant Application made to California Department of Education, seeking $576,400.00 in Tobacco Prevention & Intervention to prevent tobacco and marijuana usage and treat current users in grades 6-12 at Barack Obama Academy, Claremont, Montera, Cole, Roosevelt, Urban Promise Academy, Unified for Success Academy, West Oakland, Westlake, Alliance Academy, Edna M. Brewer, Bret Harte, Elmhurst Community Prep, Coliseum College Prep Academy, Explore, Frick, James Madison, Melrose Leadership, Roots International Academy, and Community Day Middle Schools; Business & Information Technology, Coliseum College Prep Academy (9-10), Community Day, East Oakland School of Arts, Leadership Preparatory, Life Academy, Rudsdale Continuation, Skyline, Sojourner Truth, Street Academy, Youth Empowerment School, BEST, Bunche Academy, College Prep and Architecture, Dewey Academy, EXCEL, Far West, Mandela, Media College Prep, MetWest, Oakland High, Oakland International, Oakland Technical, Robeson School of Visual and Performing Arts High Schools, for the period August 1, 2010 through July 30, 2013, and, if granted, in whole or in part, authorization to accept same, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2203 1 District Grant Application - City of Oakland Measure Y - Oakland Unified School District Preschools and Elementary SchoolsApplicationApproval and support by the Board of Education of District's Grant Application made to City of Oakland, seeking $131,717.00 in Measure Y: Public Safety and Violence Prevention to fund a Violence Prevention Curriculum that teaches social emotional skills necessary for academic and life success; increase in pro social skills which are associated with higher academic achievement and greater school connectedness, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 in the amount of $65,858.00 and for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012 in the amount of $65,858.00, and, if granted, in whole or in part, authorization to accept same, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2204 1 District Grant Application - City of Oakland - Oakland Unified School District Middle Schools ApplicationApproval and support by the Board of Education of District's Grant Application made to City of Oakland, seeking $125,082.00 in Oakland Fund for Children and Youth resources to fund Middle School Conflict Resolution - Peer Mediation, to increase positive school climate through reductions in violence, suspensions and increase pro-social behavior at Alliance Academy, Barack Obama Academy, Bret Harte, Claremont, Coliseum College Prep, Elmhurst Community Preparatory, Madison, Montera, Roots and Westlake Schools, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30,2011, and, if granted, in whole or in part, authorization to accept same, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2207 1 Personnel Report No. 0010-0003Personnel ReportApproval by the Board of Education of Personnel Report No. 0010-0003.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2208 1 Provisional Internship Permit - Named IndividualResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1011-0029 - Supporting application to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for One (1) Provisional Internship Permit, Single Subject: Industrial and Technology Education to be issued to the individual named below for the 2010-2011 school year: Diane L. Johnson, Provisional Internship Permit, Single Subject: Industrial and Technology Education, Oakland High, Grades 9-12.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2239 1 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Agreement - Olson, Hagel and Fishburn - Financial Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to General Retainer Agreement between the District and Olson, Hagel and Fishburn, for the latter to provide legal services to the District in connection with audit findings by the State Controller's Office for Fiscal Years 2006-07 and 2007-08, comparable to the services provided OUSD for prior year SCO audits for fiscal contracted years 2002-03 through 2008-09, including compliance waivers and appeals to the Education Audit Appeals Panel pursuant to Education Code section 41344 and 41344.1, at a cost not to exceed $75,000.00 each fiscal year and extending the term of Agreement to 2010-11 and 2011-12 Fiscal Years. AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2240 1 Memorandum of Understanding - Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - General CounselAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a law firm, for the latter to provide non-bond related specialized tax and fund transfer legal services to the District on an as-needed basis, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 in each fiscal year, for the period of December 1, 2009 to June 30, 2013.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2241 1 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - The Podesta Group - School Climate, School Security and the Reauthorization of the Elementary & Secondary Education ActAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract between the District and The Podesta Group, for the latter to continue to provide legal services to the District regarding school safety, school climate, restorative justice programs and the reauthorization of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (formerly NCLB), in an additional amount not to exceed $65,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $10,000.00 to $75,000.00 for services; and not to exceed $3,000.00 in expenses for the period September 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011, and revising cumulative contract period from February 2, 2010 through September 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect. AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2262 1 Donation - Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund - MetWest High SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from the Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund, to support a Teacher on Special Assignment position at MetWest High School, in the amount of $25,000.00 for the period of July 30, 2010 through June 30, 2011, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2298 1 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Frick Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 866 hours of grant prospecting, writing, management, reporting, and monitoring, strategic coaching around finance, budgeting, planning, knowledge/ document management, and staffing recommendations, developing indvidual giving plan with goals, coaching school leaders, collecting school contacts/ creating mailing list, cultivating major donors and giving circles, developing community outreach communication plan that includes goals and targets, material development schedule, action plans and outcomes matrix, at Frick Middle School, for the period September 1, 2010 until September 30, 2010, in an amount not to amount $60,000.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2299 1 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Urban Promise AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 400 hours of full needs assessment for school, including classrooms, library, whole school wireless, main office etc; develop plan and timeline for completion of tech set up, support, maintenance, and training; work with administrative assistant to identify needed tech supplies and do the purchasing; set up of wireless system for school, including 6 access points; clean, re-image, and secure all computers in school; set up three new laptop carts and all 90 new laptop computers, including software and hardware; create system for staff use of laptop carts - sign in, sign out, accountability, and reporting of needed maintenance; set up of LCD/doc camera system with cart in each classroom; set up system for sign in, sign out, and use of classroom sets of Turning Technology Responders; ensure all internet connections are working throughout school; set up and move in all new computers (HP) into library computer lab, move and reconfigure older computers to be evenly distributed to each classroom; capacity building: design, set up, and facilitate staff worskhops for use of new technology, including laptop carets, responders, LCD/doc cameras, and new tech support in-house (training to occur in August and September), create training for staff on how to report maintenance issues at Urban Promise Academy for the period of September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2217 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - Applied Materials & Engineering, Inc. - Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Facilities Contract between District and Applied Materials & Engineering, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide independent agency (vendor) structural verification on the Life Academy Rehabilitation Project, as required by the Division of State Architect (DSA), to confirm that the existing building was constructed as designed; testing and inspecting fourteen (14) conditions in six (6) zones, pursuant to Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, with the attached proposal incorporated into the Contract to the extent that it is subordinate to and not inconsistent with the contract terms, in conjunction with the Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project, for the period commencing September 23, 2010 and concluding no later than December 12, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $121,160.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2218 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - Jason Zalinski - Redwood Heights Fire Alarm Replacement Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Facilities Contract between District and Jason Zalinski, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Division of State Architect Inspection in conjunction with the Redwood Heights Fire Alarm Replacement Project for the period commencing September 23, 2010 and concluding no later than December 31, 2011 in an amount not to exceed $24,030.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2219 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - KDI Consultants, Inc. - Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Facilities Contract between District and KDI Consultants, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Division of State Architect Inspection Services in conjunction with the Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project for the period commencing September 23, 2010 and concluding no later than November 12, 2010 in an amount not to exceed $30,780.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2220 1 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Agreement - Jason Zalinski - Cox New Classroom Building Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement between District and Jason Zalinski, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional Division of State Architect (DSA) inspection in conjunction with the Cox New Classroom Building Project in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00, increasing the Agreement from $269,200.00 to a not-to-exceed amount of $305,200.00, and extending the end date from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2226 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - Jensen-Van Lienden Associates, Inc. - Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Facilities Contract between District and Jensen-Van Lienden Associates, Inc., Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide complete geological hazards report and geotechnical study, pursuant to Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, in conjunction with the Life Academy Renovation/Seismic Retrofit Project for the period commencing September 23, 2010 and concluding no later than December 31, 2010 in an amount not to exceed $5,500.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2228 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - Simplex Grinnell - Redwood Heights Fire Alarm Replacement Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Facilities Contract between District and Simplex Grinnell, Livermore, CA, for the latter to provide electrical contractor and/or low-voltage installer of the fire alarm system during the critical path periods, with the attached proposal incorporated into the contract to the extent that it is subordinate to and not inconsistent with the contract terms in conjunction with the Redwood Heights Fire Alarm Replacement Project for the period commencing September 23, 2010 and concluding no later than December 31, 2011 in an amount not to exceed $9,720.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2230 1 Professional Services Facilities Contract - Simplex Grinnell - Roosevelt Fire Alarm Replacement Project Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Agreement between District and Simplex Grinnell, Livermore, CA, for the latter to provide electrical contractor and/or low-voltage installer of the fire alarm system during the critical path periods in conjunction with the Roosevelt Fire Alarm Replacement Project for the period commencing October 1, 2010 and concluding no later than December 31, 2011 in an amount not to exceed $9,720.00.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2245 1 Right of Entry Agreement - District and East Bay Alliance Church - Edna Brewer Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Right of Entry Agreement Between District and East Bay Alliance Church ("EAC"), with the latter allowing the use of the Church Property's parking lot as a staging area for parents and guardians picking up their school childen from Edna Brewer Middle School at the end of the school day, pursuant to terms and conditions stated herein, at no cost to the District.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2186 1 2009 - 2010 School Safety/Climate Plan - West Oakland Middle SchoolSafety/Climate PlanApproval by the Board of Education of the 2009-2010 School Safety/Climate Plan for West Oakland Middle School.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2305 1 Appointment of Additional Co-Chairs and Members - Pupil Disciplinary Hearing PanelAppointmentAppointment by the Board of Education of John Lynch, Claire Fisher, Michael Bonino, Sean McClung, Claire Mayer, Smy Carozza and Felicia Phillips, certificated persons, as a Pupil Disciplinary Hearing Panel Co-Chair and Member, effective September 23, 2010, pursuant to terms and conditions enumerated in Resolution No.1011-0014, adopted August 25, 2010.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
10-2358 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - September 7, 2010Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of Its Regular Meeting Minutes of September 7, 2010, prepared by Secretary and Staff shortly after said MeetingAdoptedPass Action details Not available