Meeting Name: Teaching and Learning Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/3/2011 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Board Room, Paul Robeson Building, 1025 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2212
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11-0005 1 Minutes - Teaching and Learning Committee - December 6. 2010Minutes, CommitteeApproval by Teaching and Learning Committee of its Meeting Minutes of December 6, 2010.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
10-2054 1 Professional Services Contract - Marie Souza - Programs for Exceptional Children Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Marie Souza, Danville, CA, for the latter to provide 1000 hours to support the transition of the new leadership team at Programs for Exceptional Children ("PEC") by supporting compliance with laws and regulations governing special education and the redesign of special education to provide services to children in alignment with the Strategic Plan that was approved by the Board on June 9, 2010, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00. Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2511 1 Professional Services Contract - Paragon Education Network, Inc. - High School NetworkAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Paragon Education Network, Inc., Missoula, MT, for the latter to provide 400 hours of service by working with High School Network principals through a series of workshops on Assessment for Learning, beginning with writing and use of learning targets in the classroom and proceeding through the development and use of classroom-based formative assessments, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, and to work directly with Dewey High School on a half-day per month basis, for the period October 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-2567 1 Professional Service Contract - Springback Learning Center - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Springback Learning Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 96 hours of tutoring sessions to a student to assist in improving Spanish, Mathematics and Language Arts skills through support of classroom curriculum for the period August 30, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $3,480.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2693 1 Professional Services Contract - Nabeeha Sabree Shakir - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Nabeeha Sabree Shakir, Pleasanton, CA, for the latter to provide 20 hours of professional development for up to 75 teachers, focusing on developing cultural competency as well as instructional capacity to effectively address the needs of Standard English Learners and to work with Academic English Lead Teachers to develop their capacity as facilitators during small group discussions, for the period October 1, 2010 through June 30 2011, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2709 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Erika Horvath - Leadership, Curriculum, & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Erika Horvath, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 160 hours of support to teachers with New Teacher Support and Development Program in the formative assessment system; mentor teachers in classroom practices, including meeting with the new teachers assigned to him/her, at the teacher's site at least one hour per week during the school year; use an inquiry-based protocol to help guide new teachers in improving their classroom practices; conduct classroom observations; demonstrate lessons; help teachers assemble class profiles; help teachers analyze student work; collaborate in the planning and designing of lessons in relation to the content and strategy; synthesize data; develop models for self-assessment; and establish individual professional learning plans, in an additional amount of $6,400.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $14,400.00 to $20,800.00, for the period of August 2, 2010 through June 30, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2769 1 Amendment No. 2, Professional Services Contract - Rita Alfred - Complementary Learning DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2, Professional Services Contract between District and Rita Alfred, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide 400 additional hours of professional development in Restorative Justice practices at school sites and at sites which have experienced a significant trauma warranting intervention; provide coordination training to increase the capacity of administrators, school site staff, community providers, and classroom teachers to utilize restorative practices to effectively respond to trauma, reduce disproportionate discipline, increase positive school climate and facilitate parent engagement, in an additional amount of $30,000.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $20,500.00 to $50,500.00, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2773 1 Professional Services Contract - Keith Carames - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Keith Carames, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide 8 hours of support of the new Towards No Drugs Project, targeting high school youth ages 14 to 19 in regular and alternative education schools, including the provision of training on implementation of evaluation of students' progress within the program at a workshop on November 4, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $1,700.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2777 1 Professional Service Contract - Opera Piccola - Family and Community OfficeAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Opera Piccola, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 50 hours of service to the Refugee and Asylee Student Assistant Program with a qualified teaching artist who has extensive experience working with linguistically and culturally diverse youth; to plan, coordinate and teach a two-hour workshop each month during the monthly Refugee/Asylee Parent Meetings (9 meetings total) and to engage older youth to help in leadership roles while teaching the younger students and providing related services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, in an amount not to exceed $1,875.00 for the period October 19, 2010 through June 30, 2011.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2808 1 Professional Services Contract - Barbara M. Lubicaz (Basia) - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Barbara M. Lubicz (Basia), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 500 hours of service as Assistant Reading Is Fundamental Program Coordinator she will assist the Reading Is Fundamental Program Coordinator in the training and registration of participating K-8 schools; monitor the distribution reports and all necessary paperwork at 10 distributions and promote the Reading Is Fundamental Program to principals and school community; complete the reporting needed to fulfill the grant requirements and help apply for the renewal grant; pursue Macy's Share Program Grant to supplement the resources available to the RIF Program and serve as the public spokesperson/representative of RIF and District on the national level, with site coordinators, principals, parents, volunteers and partners in promoting reading, for the period November 15, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $15,750.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2833 1 Professional Services Contract - Ellen Salazar - Mandela High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Ellen Salazar, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 166 hours of service of accountability and compliance with the California Partnership Academy Grant requirements; provide curriculum development and monitoring for career technical education courses; coordinate, plan and place student interns and maintain contact with internship providers as well as mentoring relationships with corresponding establishment of adult relationships with the Academy; work with the MLPSA Advisory Board and the Principal to ensure that funds are properly used to satisfy grant requirements and to ensure that Academy needs are aligned with school and District student achievement goals at Mandela High School, for the period December 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $9,960.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2838 1 Professional Services Contract - PMA Consulting - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and PMA Consulting, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1053 hours of expertise in the areas of ELA and Math; provide direct services to FBB-B students during the school day; and train consultants in 1) Methodology appropriate for the age of the students and the most effective ways to tutor students at risk; 2) Approaches employed in the regular OUSD Curriculum so that there is consistency in learning and the students do not become confused; 3) How to use materials adopted by the school district; 4) Administering Dibles and analyzing data; 5) Overview of the state standards at Laurel Elementary School, for the period of December 7, 2010 through March 25, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $13,320.45.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2840 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Myrtha Muse - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Myrtha Muse, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 117 hours of dance instruction, with the following outcomes: a culminating exercise in which students grades 2-5 will perform dances for the student body and school community; an increase in the number of fifth grade students who score proficient on the science section of the California Standards Test; an increase in the number of students who score proficient in English Language Arts on the California Standards Test; increase by 10% the number of African-American students who score proficient in ELA at Laurel Elementary School, in an additional amount of $4,680.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the contract from $7,200.00 to $11,880.00 and extending the contract period from September 13, 2010 through February 18, 2011 to May 30, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2843 1 Professional Services Contract - Shania M. Hart - Piedmont Avenue Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Shania M. Hart, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 200 hours of physical fitness activities through the experience of Hip-Hop Dance, Monday-Friday afternoon for Grades 2 - 5; provide story telling, writing workshops and writing intervention Monday-Friday morning and serve as a youth mentor to a group of students who will benefit from one-on-one interaction at Piedmont Elementary School, for the period November 29, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2849 1 Professional Services Contract - Bonnie Allen - Kaiser Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Bonnie Allen, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 257 hours of service to assist the classroom teachers in the delivery of the full curriculum for pupils; lead staff development in visual art, methodology in teaching art, and discussion on the impact of visual art experiences learning in general and perform outreach to the parent community by organizing an art exhibit in conjunction with Open House, increasing parental awareness and the valuing of the art program at Kaiser Elementary School, for the period November 30, 2010 through June 2, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,280.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2853 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - PMA Consulting - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and PMA Consulting, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 110 hours of support by providing an experienced media consultant, capable of trouble shooting technology problems and trained to work with students at risk; differentiate instruction and provide opportunities for students to practice targeted skills; develop project based learning; direct students research using the internet; provide direct services to newcomer ELL's using the Rosetta Stone software and other ELD software, in an additional amount of $2,730.03, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the contract from $1,297.44 to $4,027.47 and extending contract period from August 31, 2010 through September 16, 2010 to May 6, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2854 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - HERO Inc,. - Laurel Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 394 hours of a trained person who will organize and run a variety of games an average of four-and-a-half hours a day, five days a week; support the School Site Plan by providing mentoring directly to students in sportmanship, self-esteem, and leadership skills; help students develop stronger bodies, social skills and the ability to follow directions; target small groups of boys and girls at risk who will benefit from discussion and activities focused on improving problem solving and attitude towards school work weekly at Laurel Elementary School, in an additional amount of $9,850.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the contract from $7,650.00 to $17,500.00 and extending contract period from October 1, 2010 through March 18, 2011 to May 30, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect. Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2857 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Hildie SpritzerAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Hildie Spritzer, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 160 hours of support to teachers in New Teacher Support and Development Program in the formative assessment system; mentor teachers in classroom practices, including meeting with the new teachers assigned to him/her, at the teacher's site at least one hour per week during the school year; use an inquiry-based protocol to help guide new teachers in improving their classroom practices; conduct classroom observations; demonstrate lessons; help teachers assemble class profiles; help teachers analyze student work; collaborate in the planning and designing of lessons in relation to the content and strategy; synthesize data; develop models for self-assessment; and establish individual professional learning plans, in an additional amount of $6,400.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the Contract from $14,400.00 to $20,800.00, for the period August 2, 2010 through June 30, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2864 1 Professional Services Contract - Omega Boys Club - Barack Obama AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Omega Boys Club, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide 290 hours of work to provide Alive and Free training to staff, post-training technical assistant to the Steering Committee with nine monthly meetings of the Leadership Team to develop and implement a plan for school transformation, and weekly meetings with students to help them reduce suspensions, increase attendance rates and become productive leaders and academic achievers, at Barack Obama Academy, for the period November 29, 2010 through June 17, 2011, in an not-to-exceed amount of $21,700.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2865 1 Professional Services Contract - Kristin Papania - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Kristin Papania, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 667 hours of differentiated instruction for students below grade level in reading/writing K-5; spend 5 hours per day working with students in small groups Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; provide EL standards based small group instruction working with students daily in small groups inside and outside the classroom; spend 2 hours per week assessing student progress; spend 1 hour per week collaborating with K-5 teachers regarding student progress to adjust small group instruction to students and use CST and CELT data to design small group instruction at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period November 15, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $26,691.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2866 1 Professional Services Contract - Sylvan Learning Systems - Montclair Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Sylvan Learning Systems, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,176.5 hours of tutoring services, including pre-assessment, group instruction, standards and research-based curriculum, progress assessment, and post assessment; provide on-site group instruction in math or reading for 40 students in grades 2-5; administer diagnostic assessments to students at the beginning and end of the program; perform initial diagnostics to determine student's ability grouping and target needed skills; provide school administrator an initial progress report a week after the pre-test; administer post-test on the last day of class and provide a comparison of the pre- and post-test scores, and perform other services, as specified in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Montclair Elementary School, for the period December 15, 2010 through May 1, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2872 1 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Vanessa Flynn - Hoover Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment No.1, Professional Services Contract between District and Vanessa Flynn, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 430 hours of training in the "Read, Think, Apply" Instructional Program to all staff members including weekly standards map benchmark aligned instruction for each grade level; additional assessments provided to ensure students are meeting benchmark objectives; based on observation, principal and teacher requests, teachers will receive additional mentoring in the implementation of the program, including but not limited to, demonstration lessons, elbow teaching, and individualized instruction/discussion; based on teacher need and assessment results there will be bi-weekly professional development classes for the staff; assist in grade level collaboration meetings to help guide teachers in complete planning and preparation of the reading program; each grade level meeting for 1-1/2 hours every two weeks at Hoover Elementary School, in an additional amount of $27,500.00, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of the contract from $10,000.00 to $37,500.00, for the period October 4, 2010 through June 10, 2011. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2873 1 Professional Services Contract - Bay Area Black United Fund - High School Network 2/East Oakland School of the ArtsAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and Bay Area Black United Fund (BABUF), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 60 hours of service providing private and small group instruction; music supplies including charts, sheet music, instruments, and parts; instruction in music software for students and professional development for musicians and staff at East Oakland School of the Arts, for the period November 29, 2010 through December 30, 2010, at a cost not to exceed $3,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2885 1 Professional Services Contract - Roberta Draheim - Sobrante Park Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Roberta Draheim, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 400 hours of writing professional development to teachers including alignment to Open Court Reading, intervention strategies for students, review of student work with specific feedback for students and teachers, organizing and hosting Authors' Nights (2 per year), publishing student writing anthologies, running the Writers' Club, and providing background tools and materials to frame and enrich writing assignments and student engagement, at Sobrante Park Elementary School, for the period October 25, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2886 1 Professional Services Contract - Opera Piccola - Alliance 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 466 hours of service, three days a week of after school programming in Visual Arts, including showcasing students' work and curriculum planning with principal and teachers if desired; provide two resident teaching artists to work in the daytime Special Day Class, in collaboration with the teacher of the class, to decide art appropriate medium and provide other services specified in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein as though fully set forth, at Alliance Academy, for the period November 1, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in a not-to-exceed amount of $21,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2911 1 Memorandum of Understanding - First Five of Alameda County - Early Childhood EducationAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of the Memorandum of Understanding between District and First Five of Alameda County, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide early intervention services for children 0 to 5 years of age and their families in Alameda County for Early Mental Health Services at Howard Elementary School and Cox at Reach Academy for the Early Childhood Education Department for the period of January 13, 2011 through June 30, 2013, at no cost to the District.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2945 1 Professional Services Contract - Tiago J. Robinson - Oakland High SchoolAgreement 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 1,000 hours of service by working with the school administration on developing a system of intermediate consequences and alternatives to suspension, as part of the school's overall positive discipline plan; provide conflict mediation services to reduce the number of fights at school; provide case management services to a number of African American students at risk of not graduating; provide support to teachers in dealing with hard to reach students; and working with students and their families to assist students in utilizing existing academic and other support programs, at Oakland High School, for the period December 1, 2010 through June 16, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2949 1 Professional Services Contract - Hilary Naylor - Grass Valley Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Hilary Naylor, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 87 hours of expert service to keep the computers and other technology in working condition in the computer lab and also provide technology workshops and software support for the staff at Grass Valley Elementary School, for the period November 2, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in a not-to-exceed amount of $4,350.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2967 1 Professional Services Contract - Zerita N. Dotson - West Oakland Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Zerita N. Dotson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 200 hours of service to confer with core teachers to target areas of student needs; design activities that chart individualized assistance needed to improve skills; master understanding and work one on one or in small group settings that further maximize English Language Arts student learning abilities to maintain grade level work and keep on track; work with Below - and Far Below Basic students 5 hours a day, twice a week for 30 minute sessions that service 18-20 students at West Oakland Middle School, for the period November 1, 2010 through May 7, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2969 1 Professional Services Contract - Bonnie Maxwell - Chabot Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Bonnie Maxwell, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 63 hours of service identifying and leading a 15 girl empowerment group, at risk of falling below grade level and/or struggling with the issues surrounding the transition to middle school, and to discuss health, hygiene, diet and exercise, study habits and other topics, after school hours on Wednesday, minimum days, and may include home visits, as well as conferences with parents, at Chabot Elementary School, for the period December 13, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $4,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2970 1 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Based Urban Gardens (OBUGS) - Early Childhood EducationAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Oakland Based Urban Gardens (OBUGS), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services to develop and implement a science education program, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, designed to improve the preventative and ongoing health of preschoolers in Oakland by conducting nutrition and health classes linked to school gardens at the Lakeview Child Development Center, for the period of January 13, 2011 through June 30, 2011, at no cost to the District.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2971 1 Professional Services Contract - National Equity Project (BayCES) - Redwood Heights Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and National Equity Project (BayCES), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 320 hours (40 days) of professional coaching services in order to build instructional and inquiry leadership capacity of principal and teacher leaders and support implementation of inquiry cycles within the school's professional learning community at Redwood Heights Elementary School, for the period of December 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2980 1 Amendment No. 1 - Individual Service Agreement - Master Memorandum of Understanding - Bay Area Community ResourcesAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding ((MMOU) between the District and Bay Area Community Resources, San Rafael, CA, for the latter to provide Option N: Family Literacy Services at Hoover Elementary School, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an additional amount of $15,086.00, increasing the ISA not-to-exceed amount from $88,671.00 to $103,757.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2982 1 Master Agreement - District - Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services - District PupilsAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Master Agreement between the District and Alameda County Behavioral Health Services, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide School-Based Mental Health Consultation services involving building the capacity of schools to address the social, emotional and behavioral learning needs of students and promote a school climate that identifies and addresses student mental health needs and is supportive of students at risk for serious mental health issues; build collaborative partnerships with teachers, staff, parents, and other providers to create school environments that promote healthy, social emotional development, help make social-emotional learning supports available to all students, and facilitate effective problem-solving among adults and students for the Kindergarten through Grade 8 Regional Networks, for the period of November 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in the amount not to exceed $189,993.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2990 1 Amendment No. 1 - Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding - Aspiranet - Melrose Leadership AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the District and Aspiranet, South San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide additional services to augment current unit of service to serve more students and increase current staff hours from 18 hours/week to 20 hours/week and hire 3 additional staff to enhance current comprehensive After School Program that serves approximately 200 students daily, increasing Menu of Service, Option D, Core allocation, and Option F, Family Literacy allocation at Melrose Leadership Academy, for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in an additional amount of $96,889.00, increasing the Contract not-to-exceed amount from $190,211.00 to $287,100.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2993 1 Educational Organization Contract - Historically Black Colleges & Universities Tour - Skyline High SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1011-0087 - Authorization for Approval of Student Travel - permitting students and staff of Skyline High School, as specified in accompanying documents, to take the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Tour in Montgomery, AL and Atlanta, GA, as well as attend a church service where Martin Luther King served as minister as part of the tour package for the 35 members of Skyline High School's Black Student Union and 5 adult chaperones for the period of January 13, 2011 through January 17, 2011, with no District funds being used.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2996 1 Amendment No. 1 - Master Memorandum of Understanding - Bay Area Community Resources - 2010-2011 School YearAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Master Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between District and Bay Area Community Resources, San Rafael, CA, for the latter to provide additional services for Arts, Recreation, Leadership and Family Literary activities in its capacity as a Comprehensive After School Program Lead Agency at school sites to be determined, for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in the amount of $343,656.46, increasing the MOU from a not-to-exceed amount of $2,809,239.00 to $3,152,895.46, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MOU.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-2999 1 Professional Services Contract - Corey Newhouse dba Public Profit, LLC - Complementary Learning DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Corey Newhouse dba Public Profit, LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to conduct a program evaluation during the 2010-11 school year of the District's 71 elementary and middle school after school programs and seven school-based transition support programs to meet federal and state compliance regulations and to assess alignment of the programs with the school day and the overall effectiveness of the proposed after school goals and objectives reflecting the formative component evaluation, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period December 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, at a cost not to exceed $30,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-3008 1 Professional Services Contract - East Bay Agency for Children - Early Childhood EducationAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and East Bay Agency for Children, Oakland, CA, for the latter to establish an OFCY funded preschool mental health consultation program at Bridges Academy @Melrose Preschool, as specified in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of November 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 at no cost to the District.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-3041 1 Educational Organization Contract - Guided Discoveries - Various SchoolsAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Educational Organization Contract between District and Guided Discoveries, Claremont, CA, for the latter to provide lodging, meals, and hands-on, outdoor education camp led by trained educators for District pupils of various schools on education field trips - three-day, five day, or weekend camps - accompanied by staff and chaperones, not possible in a traditional classroom, including programs of diving, sailing, marine science and adventure courses, aligned with California State Science Standards, as specified in Contract, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period April 5, 2010 through June 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 each fiscal year.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
10-3042 1 Educational Organization Contract - Coloma Outdoor Discovery School (CODS) - Various SchoolsAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Educational Organization Contract between District and Coloma Outdoor Discovery School (CODS), Coloma, CA, for the latter to provide lodging, meals and hands on outdoor education camp led by trained educators for District pupils of various schools on education field trips - one to five day programs - accompanied by staff and chaperones, not possible in a traditional classroom, including programs in the areas of Gold Rush History, science, and rope climbing challenge, aligned with California State History and Environmental Science Standards, as specified in Contract, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period February 18, 2010 through June 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $76,400.00 each fiscal year.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-3043 1 Educational Organization Contract - Mission Springs Christian Camps and Conference Center - Elementary SchoolsAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Educational Organization Contract between District and Mission Springs-Christian Camps and Conference Center, Scotts Valley, CA, for the latter to provide lodging, meals and in an environmental education center environment led by trained educators for District pupils of various schools on education field trips - up to three days - accompanied by staff and chaperones, not possible in a traditional classroom, including science lessons and activities that teach and reinforce concepts including nature hikes, lessons in the organic garden and viewing of the night sky, aligned with California State Science Standards, as specified in Contract, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period January 2010 as noted in site-specific Conference Confirmation through June 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $76,400.00 each fiscal year.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-3044 1 Agreement - Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) - Walden West Outdoor Science School Program - Encompass AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Walden West Center Outdoor Science School Agreement between District and Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), for the latter to provide lodging, meals and hands-on, outdoor education led by trained educators, at Walden West Science Center, Saratoga, CA, for District pupils of Encompass Academy on education field trips - up to four days - accompanied by staff and chaperones, not possible in a traditional classroom, including hands-on living and learning in an outdoor environment, with lessons in the natural sciences brought to life so that students will develop an understanding and sense of appreciation for the environment and development of a child's social skills, in field classes and cabin groups, by interaction with students from other schools and cultures, aligned with California State Science Standards, as specified in Contract, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period January 18, 2011 through January 21, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Not available
10-3017 1 Adult Education Course Offerings - 2010-2011 School YearMotionApproval by Board of Education of Adult Education Program Course Offerings for the 2010-2011 School Year as stated on the California Department of Education Course Approval System printout, dated November 15, 2010, attached and incorporated herein by reference.Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Video Video
11-0023 1 Teaching and Learning Committee 2011 Work PlanReportAdoption by the Teaching and Learning Committee Work Plan for Calendar Year 2011, as specified herein, and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. Postponed to a Date Certain  Action details Video Video