Meeting Name: Teaching and Learning Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/28/2011 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room, Paul Robeson Building, 1025 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2212
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11-0436 1 Minutes - Teaching and Learning Committee - February 14, 2011Minutes, CommitteeApproval by Teaching and Learning Committee of its Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2011.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
11-0044 1 Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract - Action Learning Systems - Claremont Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of change of funding source from Title I Summer & Title I Stimulus to Title 1 for Legislative File No. 10-1743, approved August 11, 2010, for Professional Services Contract betweeen District and Action Learning Systems, Pasadena, CA, for the latter to provide 130 hours of service to implement and coordinate the summer school program to serve approximately 80 students in a four week program, with students receiving daily instruction for 4 hours, including 2 hours of ELA work and 2 hours of Math work, through curriculum provided by vendor including its Learning Tree Intervention Program, designed to provide elementary and middle school teachers with the tools needed to close the achievement gap, using the Reciprocal Teaching Process to provide instruction, interactive practice, and self-assessment, at Claremont Middle School, for the period June 21, 2010 through July 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $33,281.00. All other terms and conditions of Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0101 1 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Center for Evaluation and Research- Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and the Center for Evaluation and Research (CER), Redding, CA, for the latter to provide 200 additional hours of service performing program evaluation of the Science/History Project Based Learning Grant (original scope is to provide program evaluation of the Teaching American History Grant funded by USDOE) funded by the Hewelett/Packard Foundation, performing the additional specific services described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, in the additional amount of $20,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $$60,000.00 to $80,000.00, for the period of September 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0104 1 Professional Services Contract - Community Works - Family and Community OfficeAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Community Works, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 932 hours of service: research to write the required report on the Voluntary Resolution Plan (VRP) for Pupil Discipline for submission to the U. S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights; work with targeted secondary school sites to support the development standards and implementation guidelines for restorative practices, which will include the support of students at school sites when support of the Family and Community Office is requested, and to perform other services described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period January 10, 2011 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $55,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0247 1 Professional Services Contract - A.S. & Associates - High School Network, Smaller Learning CommunitiesAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and A.S. & Associates, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 665 hours of manhood development classes for 9th grade African American male students at Oakland High, Oakland Tech and Skyline with each cohort/class consisting of twenty students led by a trained mentor provided every school day during the second semester of 2010-2011, and include four enrichment field trips or study tours (The program at Oakland High will also include a one hour study hall managed by the mentor assigned to school.); provide the curriculum, all instructional materials, and all resources associated with delivery of program; work with the leadership at each of the above-mentioned high schools to ensure that all aspects of this program adhere to district policies and procedures, for the period February 14, 2011 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0305 1 Agreement - State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractApproval by Board of Education of State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project Agreement between District and State Performance Plan Technical Assistance Project Facilitator (SPPTAP), Mary Montle Bacon, Ph.D., an independent contractor of the Napa County Office of Education, for the latter to assist District, as one of several participating districts, on improvement around issues of disproportionality in Programs for Exceptional Children, including the responsibilities delineated herein, for the period beginning with the date of the last signature hereon and, ending upon the expiration of the project period, or upon mutual agreement of the parties, whichever occurs first, at no cost to the District.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0306 1 Contract (Grant) Agreement No. 27445A-2 - California State Department of Rehabilitation - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Agreement No. 27445A-2, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, between District and California Department of Rehabiliation and Resolution No. 1011-0108 - Delegating to the Superintendent of Schools or his designee, Sharon Casanares, Executive Director, Programs for Exceptional Children, authority on behalf of the District, for either to sign and execute any and all documents required by the California Department of Rehabilitation (CDOR) to effectuate the execution of contracts and/or amendments for Agreement No. 27445A-2 between CDOR and District except to increase the financial liability of the District, with said authorization remaining in effect until the expiration of the Ageement, which shall automatically expire at that time, unless earlier revoked or extended by the Board. Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0327 1 Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract - Dorothy Courtney - Sobrante Park Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of a Professional Services Contract between District and Dorothy Courtney, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide approximately 525 additional hours of work to train an additional five to eight 4th grade students as Conflict Managers while supporting the school's safety mission by recruiting and training 4th and 5th grade students as conflict managers, developing schedules for conflict managers and for conflict sessions, keeping a log of incidents and conflict resolutions, providing data to principal and teachers for analysis and response, collecting Second Step data from teachers for lessons taught and giving it to the principal for analysis and response, and organizing outdoor activities to help reduce conflict between students, at Sobrante Park Elementary School, for the period November 1, 2010 through June 15, 2011, in an additional not to exceed amount of $6,300.00, increasing the contract not to exceed amount from $3,000.00 to $9,300.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0346 1 Individual Service Agreement - Playworks - Global Family Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide from the Menu of Services, the Basic Operational Package, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Global Family Elementary School for the period of August 30, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0347 1 Individual Service Agreement - Bay Area Community Resources - Global Family School Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between District and Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Equitable Access support for ELL students such as small group interventions and individual support to bridge to school day and aftershcool support at Global Family Elementary School for the period of September 1, 2010 through March 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $13,200.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0348 1 Professional Services Contract - Sylvan Learning Systems - Lazear Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sylvan Learning Systems, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1400 hours of tutoring in math or reading for 40 students in grades 2nd-5th grades; administer diagnostic assessments to students at the beginning and end of the progam, with initial diagnosis determining ability groupings and targeting needed skills; and perform other services as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Lazear Elementary School for the period of February 2, 2011 through May 6, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0357 1 Professional Services Contract - Opera Piccola - Sankofa AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Opera Piccola, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 175 hours of work with all classes; with each teacher and artist developing activities and lesson plans that use visual arts to explore, deepen and illuminate curriculum standards; with each teacher being provided separate planning time with artist providers; with all teachers implementing the Making Learning Visible process at Sankofa Academy, for the period January 3, 2011 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,500.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0359 1 Professional Services Contract - Performance Fact, Inc., Sankofa AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Performance Fact, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 200 hours to plan, lead, and reflect on data, including the development of a continuous improvement plan, observation tools, principal/leadership team coaching, professional development, strategic use of resources, and implementation of best practices, at Sankofa Academy, for the period January 3, 2011 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0362 1 Professional Services Contract - Amie Lewis - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Amie Lewis, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 646 hours of service and support to improve the engagement of the parents and families of 1,800 students with the instructional program; manage the resources, equipment, visitation schedule, seminar schedule, and contacts of the Family Resource Center (FRC); and perform others duties, as specified in the Scope of Work, attached and incoporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period February 15, 2011 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0411 1 Memorandum of Understanding - California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-Pass)s - Research, Assessment & DataAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding between District and California Partnership for Achieving Student Success (Cal-Pass), for data sharing about District students success and transition from high school to college, pursuant to terms and conditions of the MOU, for the period of September 21, 2010 through June 30, 2015, at no cost to the District.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
11-0414 1 Amendment No. 1 of Professional Services Contract - The National Equity Project - Futures Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No.1 of a Professional Services Contract between District and The National Equity Project, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide approximately 88 additional hours of services to provide an additional 7 days of professional coaching services in order to build instructional and inquiry leadership capacity of principal and teacher leaders, and for registration for four staff at a National Equity Project institute (Leading For Equity, Teaching With A Cultural Eye, or Coaching For Equity), for Futures Elementary School, for the period August 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an additional not to exceed amount of $11,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $10,000.00 to $21,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-3048 3 Decision - Education for Change - Achieve Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal)MotionApproval by Board of Education of Education for Change - Achieve Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal), as revised.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-3049 3 Decision - American Indian Model Schools - American Indian Public Charter School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal)MotionApproval by Board of Education of American Indian Model Schools - American Indian Charter Public School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal), as revised.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-3050 3 Decision - Lighthouse Community Charter SchoolMotionApproval by Board of Education of Lighthouse Community Charter School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal), as revised.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-3051   Decision - Civicorps Schools - Civicorps Elementary School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal)Charter School PetitionApproval by Board of Education of Civicorps Schools - Civicorps Elementary School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal), as revised, to include the terms and conditions enumerated in Report.Referred w/o RecommendationPass Action details Video Video
11-0128 3 Decision - Aviation High School - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal)Charter School PetitionAdoption by Board of Education of Resolution No. 1011-0136 - Approval of Denial of Oakland Aviation High School Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal).Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video