Meeting Name: Board of Education Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/11/2013 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: The Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
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13-2715 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - December 11, 2013Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - December 11, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2744 1 California School Boards Association - 2013 Golden Bell Award - District's Wellness Champion ProgramAgreement or ContractRecognition by the Board of Education of the District's receipt of California School Boards Association 2013 Golden Bell Award for "Wellness Champion Program.”Discussed and Closed  Action details Video Video
13-2745 1 Special Presentation - East Bay College Access NetworkReportSpecial Presentation - East Bay College Access Network - "Focus On Financial Aid" - increasing access to post-secondary education.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2714 1 Student Directors' Report - December 11, 2013Student Directors' ReportPresentation of Student Directors’ Report - December 11, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2746 1 Progress Update - Board Policy 7350 - Facilities - Physical Assets ManagementReportProgress Update to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools on Implementation of Board Policy 7350 - Facilities - Physical Assets Management.Discussed and Closed  Action details Not available
13-2791 1 Board Policy 3150 - Business and Noninstructional Operations - Results-Based BudgetingBoard PolicyApproval by Board of Education of Board Policy 3150 - Business and Noninstructional Operations - Results-Based Budgeting. [Special Committee on School-Based Management - Recommendation of December 2, 2013 - Attachment 2]Postponed   Action details Video Video
13-2792 1 Budget Development Assumptions for 2014-2015 District BudgetAppropriationApproval by the Board of Education of Budget Development Assumptions for 2014-2015 Fiscal Year Budget as follows: 1. Identify those schools whose initial Results-Based Budgeting allocation is insufficient to pay for a base level of staffing for teachers and attendance accounting personnel, as a result of their projected enrollment size and/or personnel cost structure; and 2. Provide identified schools with additional revenue, without having to go through the existing Balancing Pool application process, to enable them to maintain a base level of staffing for teachers and attendance accounting personnel; and 3. Document and report which schools required additional revenue; how much additional revenue each school required; and the specific reasons for the additional revenue allocation; and directing the Superintendent of Schools to utilize said assumptions in the development of the Budget.Postponed   Action details Not available
13-2794 1 Proposal for Budget Operations ModernizationMotionApproval by Board of Education of a directive to the Superintendent of School to issue a Request For Proposal for Professional Services to design: 1. District budget development procedures, tools, and training modules aligned to the Board Policy on Results-Based Budgeting; and 2. District budget information documents to be routinely disseminated electronically to the general public, including: a. District Balanced Scorecard; and b. District Local Control Accountability Plan; and c. District Budget; and d. Balanced Scorecards for each Central Administration department; and e. Budgets for each Central Administration department; and f. Balanced Scorecards for each school; and g. Community School Strategic Site Plan Summary for each school; and h. School Quality Review Summary for each school; and i. Budgets for each school.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2750 1 Budgetary Increases/Decreases/Transfers - Fiscal Year 2013-14 - As of October 31, 2013ReportApproval by Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0069 - Ratifying Budgetary Increases/Decreases/Transfers through October 31, 2013 in the District's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget, as specified in said Resolution.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2752 1 First Interim Financial Report - Fiscal Year 2013-2014ReportAdoption by Board of the Education of Resolution No. 1314-0069 - District's First Interim Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 and Certification of said Report to the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools as "Qualified."AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2753 1 Amendment of Adopted District's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget - Unallocated Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) RevenueAppropriationAdoption by Board of Education of Resolution No.1314-0071 - Amending the adopted District's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget appropriating $4.5 million of unallocated Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Revenue.Postponed   Action details Video Video
13-2786 1 Amendment of Adopted District's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget - Appropriating Supplemental Education Services (SES) Money - CORE WaiverAppropriationAdoption by Board of Education of Resolution No.1314-0072 - Amending the Adopted District's Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget Appropriating $3.4 Million In Supplemental Education Services (SES) Money Recouped From The CORE Waiver.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2755 1 Board Policy 6143.5 - Instruction - Mathematics Course Sequence Options - Middle and High School; Common Core State Standards For MathematicsBoard PolicyApproval by Board of Education of Board Policy 6143.5 - Instruction - Mathematics Course Sequence Options - Middle and High School; Common Core State Standards For Mathematics. First Reading  Action details Video Video
13-2542 1 Non-Public School / Non-Public Agency Contract – Esther B. Clark School at the Children’s Health Council, Inc. - Programs for Exceptional Children.Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Special Education Services Non-Public School/Agency Master Contract between the District and Esther B. Clark School at the Children’s Health Council, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, for the latter to provide services to pupils as specified in Section 1 of Contract for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, pursuant to terms and conditions of Resolution No. 1213-0182.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2610 1 Amendment No. 1, Standard Agreement - Subvention Contract - California State Department of Rehabilitation - Programs for Exceptional Children's Career Transition DepartmentAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Standard Agreement - Subvention - Vocational Rehabilitation Third Party Cooperative/Case Agreement - Transition Partnership Program - between District and California State Department of Rehabilitation (grant period July 1, 2012 through June 20, 2015), authorizing Sheilagh Andujar or Melissa Williams, or Leslyn Henry to request reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of said Agreement, succeeding Sharon Casanares, effective July 1, 2013.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2671 1 Professional Services Contract - Edana Anderson - Chabot Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Edana Anderson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide instruction in support of the afterschool homework club and the Let’s Go Learn Intervention Program, and help oversee the program at site; make home visits, participate in SST’s and the classroom to support sites work with students who participate in the afterschool programs; work closely with Jason Richard, another contractor, who is working in the program as well as the before school coordinator to make sure school is following and supporting kids as much as possible at Chabot Elementary School, for the period of September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $33,750.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2679 1 Professional Services Contract - Ultimate Training Unlimited - Westlake Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ultimate Training Unlimited, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide direct on-site services for the Restorative Justice Program by collaborating with site staff to identify, recruit 5 to 10 youth leaders (11-14 years of age) that reflect the racial, ethnic, and academic diversity of the school; organize, create, and design training materials that teach conflict resolution, effective communication, problem solving, and restorative practices and expect to share same with other Restorative Justice Coordinators; and coach peer Restorative Justice leaders to conduct an average of 20 to 35 restorative circles to respond to harm or conflict and support the school site in creating a safe, healthy and supportive school environment at Westlake Middle School, for the period August 13, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $4,980.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2680 1 Professional Services Contract - Yari Sandel - Montera Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Yari Sandel, Lafayette, CA, for the latter to provide direct on-site services for the Restorative Justice Program by collaborating with site staff to identify, recruit 5 to 10 youth leaders (11-14 years of age) that reflect the racial, ethnic, and academic diversity of the school; organize, create, and design training materials that teach conflict resolution, effective communication, problem solving, and restorative practices and expect to share same with other Restorative Justice Coordinators; and coach peer Restorative Justice leaders to conduct an average of 20 to 35 restorative circles to respond to harm or conflict and support the school site in creating a safe, healthy and supportive school environment at Montera Middle School, for the period August 13, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $4,980.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2683 1 Professional Services Contract - Gynelle McBride - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Gynelle McBride, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 722 hours of Basic Interviewing Interventions (derived from Motivational evidence-based practice) for students who are identified as using substances on school site or during school hours to reduce students’ risk of continued and/or escalating substance use/abuse and as an alternate to suspension, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period August 5, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $20,216.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2684 1 Professional Services Contract - Eric Clayton - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Eric Clayton, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 722 hours of Basic Interviewing Interventions (derived from Motivational evidence-based practice) for students who are identified as using substances on school site or doing school hours to reduce students’ risk of continued and/or escalating substance use/abuse and as an alternate to suspension, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period August 5, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $20,216.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2685 1 Professional Services Contract - Kusum Crimmel - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kusum Crimmel, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 964 hours increasing the number of students receiving support in connection with the S3SC Grant in an effort to reduce suspension, substance abuse, bullying and other forms of harassment and violence, and foster student leadership; develop, within the framework of Response to Intervention (RTI), a school-wide Restorative Justice Program in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) for students, staff, and families to reduce disproportionality in suspensions and unwarranted referrals to special education; train peer mediators to provide mediation in response to minor offenses and to resolve peer conflicts and repair harms caused, and implement restorative justice practices including community-building circles; facilitate associated family and community conferences as an alternative to suspension, and circles to support the re-entry of students returning from expulsion and incarceration; and maintain documentation of students served and assist in the evaluation of outcomes related to interventions provided at Oakland Technical High School, for the period August 5, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $39,524.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2692 1 Professional Services Contract - Adimu Madyun - Tobacco Use Prevention and Education (TUPE) - Health and Wellness - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Adimu Madyun, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 900 service hours, at five to ten middle school sites to conduct classroom and assembly anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations, ATOD awareness sessions for students violating District tobacco/drug free policies, cessation and life skills counseling, and academic advocacy; partner with middle school site Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and administrators on tobacco/marijuana use referral and intervention process; survey all program students, complete monthly reports, and attend all program meetings, for the Family, Schools, Community Partnership Department, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 6, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $31,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2693 1 Professional Services Contract - Ruvani Jayaweera - Health and Wellness - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ruvani Jayaweera, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following during her summer internship with the Family Schools and Community Partnerships Department at District: Research best practices around wellness policy development and implementation; Develop toolkits to support wellness policy implementation, nursing and school-based health center integration; Develop health-related outreach materials including data snapshots; Support department as needed, for the Family, Schools, Community Partnership Department, for the period of September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2762 1 Amended Board Policy - Instruction - BP 5145.12 - Search and SeizureBoard PolicyApproval by the Board of Education of Amendments to Board Policy - Instruction - BP 5145.12 - Search and Seizure to clarify that searches of students by school officials must be conducted by a member of the same gender and that during a search, District employees shall not remove or arrange any of a pupil’s clothing for a visual inspection of underclothing or private parts. The limitations in the Board Policy apply to District administrative staff only - not to District employees who are police officers.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-1888 1 Independent Contract Agreement for the Provision of Transportation Services - American Logistics - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Independent Contract Agreement for the Provision of Transportation Services - American Logistics - Programs for Exceptional Children between District and American Logistics Company, Santa Ana, CA, for the latter to provide transportation services to and from school and/or other transportation services during the school day as requested by District, for pupils enrolled in Programs for Exceptional Children, for the period of July 20, 2012 through July 20, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2587 1 Amendment II - Employment Agreement - Maria Santos - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment-II to Employment Agreement Deputy Superintendent, Instruction, Leadership and Equity-In-Action between District and Maria Santos, clarifying that the position is a certificated position and that Maria Santos is certificated. All other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2651 1 Contract for Services - Annual Audit of School District - Fiscal Year 2011-2012 - California State Controller - Financial ServicesAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Contract for Services - Annual Audit of School District (2011-2012 Fiscal Year) between the District and the California State Controller, Division of Audits, Sacramento, CA, for the latter to perform a financial and compliance audit of the District for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, that will enable the State Controller’s Office to express an opinion as to whether the District’s financial statements are fairly presented in all material respects and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to report on the District’s internal controls related to the financial statements and compliance with laws, regulations, that could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements and on internal controls related to major programs that could have a direct and material effect on program compliance with state and federal laws, commencing November 12, 2013, and assuming no unanticipated delays or other contingencies, the final audit report will be completed no later than April 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $400,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2661 1 Professional Services Contract - Shirley Yee - Office of Alternative EducationAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Shirley Yee, Oakland, CA, for the latter to be responsible for the overall project management of the Office of Alternative Education's Measure Y Gang Prevention Grant, with specific duties including the following: 1) Outreach and coordination for 33 gang awareness trainings to Oakland schools and partner agencies; 2) Oversight, outreach, and coordination for Parent Workshop Series; 3) Data collection and reporting as required for program evaluation and grant reporting; 4) Coordination and facilitation of quarterly Interagency Gang Prevention Collaborative; and 5) Quarterly presentations to local Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils, for the period of September 2, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $23,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2664 1 Teacher Release Agreement - Regents of the University of California - Toai DaoAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Teacher Release Agreement between the District and the Regents of the University of California via its College of Letters and Sciences, Berkeley, CA, for the On-Loan Services of Toai Dao, for the latter to support the Math for America (MfA) Teacher-in-Residence Program on a sixty-percent (60%) basis for the period of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014, with salary and benefits reimbursable by the University to a maximum of $57,046.71.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2666 1 After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding - Community United Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a full-time coordinator to support students and teachers to transform recess and play into a positive, community building experience that promotes collaboration and physical and emotional safety in order to improve academic achievement, at Community United Elementary School, for the term July 1, 2013 through August 29, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2672 1 Professional Services Contract - Bonnie Allen - Kaiser Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bonnie Allen, Oakland, CA, for the latter to assist the classroom teachers in the delivery of the full curriculum for elementary students in twice weekly lessons; lead staff development in visual art, methodology in teaching art, and discussion on the impact of visual art experiences on learning in general; provide 5 staff developments; perform outreach to the parent community by organizing an art exhibit in conjunction with Open House, by increasing parental awareness and valuing of school’s arts program, for the period of September 30, 2013 through June 13, 2014, at Kaiser Elementary School, in an amount not to exceed $14,600.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2678 1 Professional Services Contract - Brooklyn Williams - Barack Obama AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Brooklyn Williams, Oakland, CA, for the latter to assist staff efforts to build adult capacity to actively engage students in social and emotional learning by: 1) providing technical assistance to teachers implementing social and emotional learning; 2) modeling lesson plans in the classroom for teacher observation; and 3) coordinating intentional site partnership/ collaboration between teachers and other staff at least two days a week for a total of 200 hours, at Barack Obama Academy, for the period September 2, 2013 through June 13, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $16,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2682 1 Professional Services Contract - Reuben Roberts - Frick Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Reuben Roberts, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 595 hours of service, as a District Peer Restorative Justice Coordinator, to recruit, train and oversee a representative group of students reflective of the racial, ethnic, and academic diversity of the school, for the period of August 13, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $21,060.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2688 1 Professional Services Contract - Lai Fong Tang - Leadership, Curriculum and InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Lai Fong Tang, Hercules, CA, the latter, working 25 hours weekly, will automate and renovate up to four libraries during the year; specifically train adult volunteers to repair and recover a large part of each collection, assist with entering and correcting titles, re-organizing the collection, cleaning and decorating; enter up to 300 books a year into the District Professional Collection by adding barcodes, putting them into Destiny, stamping and covering them as required; be available during office hours to check books out to District employees; assist the District Librarian in setting up the Professional development opportunities during the monthly staff meetings and Buy Back Days by preparing agendas, handouts, logistics, and books; enter all agendas and program notes and participants into On Track System; track expenditure of Measure G Library funds from the previous year and prepare the annual report; create, monitor, and clear all ordering through Measure G library funds from the Central Office and from sites, if asked; assist the District Librarian in operating the Reading Is Fundamental Program by managing the grant, processing the invoices, and completing the online verifications; assist library staff at sites by directing them to the proper folks to get technical support and answers to their questions, via the Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Division, for the period of October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2690 1 Professional Services Contract - Jason Madison - Community Partnerships - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jason Madison, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide family engagement and support services to Elev8 site; work in partnership with the site leadership teams, Ele8 Project Coordinators, cross-agency partners, and school staff supporting Family Engagement and Family Support activities, specific described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of August 27, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2691 1 Professional Services Contract - Victoria King - Community Partnerships - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Victoria King, Hayward, CA, for the latter to provide family engagement and support services to Elev8 site; work in partnership with the site leadership teams, Ele8 Project Coordinators, cross-agency partners, and school staff supporting Family Engagement and Family Support activities, specific described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of August 27, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2295 2 Grant Award Acceptance - California Department of Education - Sustainable Urban Design Academy, Castlemont High SchoolApplicationAcceptance by the Board of Education of California Department of Education Grant Award to the District for the Sustainable Urban Design Academy at Castlemont High School, in the amount of $108,120.00, for the period June 15, 2013 through March 31, 2015, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2296 2 Grant Award Acceptance - California Department of Education - Renewal Energy Academy, Skyline High SchoolApplicationAcceptance by the Board of Education of California Department of Education Grant Award to the District for the Renewable Energy Academy at Skyline High School, in the amount of $135,150.00, for the period June 15, 2013 through March 31, 2015, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2667 1 After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding - New Highland and Rise AcademiesAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a full-time coordinator to support students and teachers to transform recess and play into a positive, community building experience that promotes collaboration and physical and emotional safety in order to improve academic achievement, at New Highland and Rise Academies, for the term July 1, 2013 through August 29, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2668 1 After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding - Reach AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an After School Programs (For School Based Programs Not Funded By ASES, 21st CCLC and OFCY) Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a full-time coordinator to support students and teachers to transform recess and play into a positive, community building experience that promotes collaboration and physical and emotional safety in order to improve academic achievement, at Reach Academy, for the term July 1, 2013 through August 29, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2663 1 Personnel Report No. 0013-0005 - December 11, 2013Personnel ReportApproval by the Board of Education of Personnel Report 0013-0005.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2669 1 Fair Labor Standards Act Designation Correction - Exempt to Non-Exempt - Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Position- Human Resources Services and Support (HRSS) DepartmentResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0055 - Fair Labor Standards Act Designation Correction - Exempt to Non-Exempt - Administrative Assistant, Human Resources Position- Human Resources Services and Support (HRSS) Department, as specified. Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2670 1 Creation of Classified Position - Specialist, Restorative Justice - Family, Schools and Community Partnerships (FSCP) DepartmentResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0056 - Creation of a Classified position: Specialist, Restorative Justice - Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships (FSCP) Department, by creating a position to support the implementation of alternatives to suspension-and labeling as disabled-African American students who present with behavioral challenges, as described herein: Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships Create Position Title/FTE Specialist, Restorative Justice - Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships (FSCP) Department (1.0 FTE) Salary Schedule/Range Salary Schedule: WTCL Range 50: $51,778.76 - $69,324.76 12 months, 261 days, 7.5 hoursAdopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2681 1 Piggyback - Los Angeles County Office of Education Bid No. 12/13-1468 For Purchase of Computer Workstations, Laptops and PeripheralsResolutionAdoption by the Board of Education of Resolution 1314-0060 - Authorizing the District prior to December 31, 2013, unless the contract term is extended by Los Angeles County Office of Education, to Piggyback said Office’s Bid No. 12/13-1468, for the Purchase of Computer Workstations, Laptops and Peripherals, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2686 1 Piggyback - Glendale Unified School District Bid No. P-13/14 For Purchase of Apple Computer Products, Services and Related ItemsResolutionAdoption by the Board of Education of Resolution 1314-0061 - Authorizing the District until March 31, 2014, unless the contract term is extended by the Glendale Unified School District, to Piggyback said District’s Bid No. P-13, 13/14, for the Purchase or Lease of Apple computer products, services and related items, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, for an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2694 1 Professional Services Contract - Hatchuel, Tabernik, and Associates, Inc. - After School Programs - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Hatchuel, Tabernik & Associates, Inc. (HTA), Berkeley, CA, for the latter to assist the District’s After School Programs Office to plan and prepare a competitive 21st Century ASSETS grant application for the California Department of Education’s 21st CCLC Cohort 9 grant competition; work in partnership with the District’s After School Programs Office to plan and develop a complete grant application package, including grant narratives for the Core, Equitable Access, and Family Literacy grants, grant budgets and budget narratives, private school consultation narrative, Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Agreement, and forms and attachments required by the CA Department of Education; assist in editing and reviewing grant narratives developed by the District’s After School Programs Office; provide quality assurance, and assist in on-line submission and packaging and submission of hard copies of the grant application, for the period of October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $12,004.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2696 1 Professional Services Contract - La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. - Health and Wellness - Family, School, Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and La Clinica de La Raza, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to 1) collect completed consent forms from designated school nurses; 2) follow up with families around missing information; 3) provide follow up eye exams at elementary and middle school sites; 4) order glasses for students based on exam results; 5) provide parent letter explaining eye exam results; and 6) provide referrals for additional follow up where needed at Parker, Markham, Greenleaf, Franklin, Prescott, East Oakland Pride, Brookfield, Westlake, Roosevelt, and Oakland International High Schools, for the period of October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $13,725.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2697 1 Professional Services Contract - Olabayo Allen-Taylor - Behavioral Health - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Olabayo Allen-Taylor, Oakland , CA, for the latter to provide 780 hours of direct on-site services for the school’s peer Restorative Justice (RJ) program by collaborating with site staff to identify and recruit 5-10 peer RJ youth leaders (11-14 years old) that reflect the racial, ethnic, and academic diversity of the school; organize, create, and design training materials that teach conflict resolution, effective communication, problem solving, and restorative practices, and expect to share them with other Peer RJ coordinators; coach the peer RJ leaders to conduct an average of 20-35 restorative circles to respond to harm or conflict and support the school site in creating a safe, healthy and supportive school environment, with Specific Outcomes, as stated in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Claremont Middle School, for the period of August 13, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $23,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2735 1 Memorandum of Understanding - Crosby & Rowell LLP - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of the Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Crosby & Rowell, LLP, an Oakland law firm, for the latter to provide legal services to the District on an as needed basis, for the term July 1, 2013 through June 16, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per fiscal year.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2761 1 Grant Award Acceptance - Safeway, Inc. - Computer Charging Carts - Technology ServicesAgreement or ContractAcceptance of Grant Award by the Board of Education from Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, of $26,000 for the purchase of laptop or notebook charging carts at three high schools - Fremont, McClymonds, and Castlemont - pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any, for HP netbooks donated by Safeway, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Video Video
13-2788 1 Grant Award Acceptance and Agreement - Oakland Schools Foundation - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Future School Design - Technology ServicesAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Acceptance of Grant Award and Agreement, from the Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, the latter subject to form and content approval of General Counsel, of a Bill and Melinda Gates Grant Foundation Award, in the amount of $70,000.00 of $100,000.00, in partnership with Education for Change Charter Management Organization, to set the technology services system-level strategic plan for personalized learning that creates enabling conditions for future school design process, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2657 1 Donation - Abundance Foundation - Oakland International High SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from Abundance Foundation, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to support professional development, the position of teacher Thi Bui, and Project Zero at Oakland International High School, for the period September 16, 2013 through September 15, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,500.00, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2673 1 Grant Agreement - Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department and the Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction DepartmentApplicationApproval by the Board of Education of Grant Agreement between the District and Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or Stephen Bechtel Fund, San Francisco, CA, accepting funds to partially support a Program Manager, Health Education TSA and stipends for Wellness Champions at District school sites, and the After School Wellness Learning Community, for the period of August 26, 2013 through August 25, 2014, in the amount of $185,000.00, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2674 1 Standard Grant Agreement - State of California-Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services - Refugee School Impact Grant - Oakland Unified School DistrictApplicationApproval by the Board of Education of Standard Grant Agreement between District and State of California-Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services, accepting a Refugee School Impact Grant, in the amount of $145,800, of which 58% of the first installment in the amount of $84,564.00, is payable for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year, to provide allowable supplementary educational activities and support services to eligible refugee students in OUSD, for the period of August 15, 2013 through August 14, 2014, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2763 1 Mandate Block Grant Compliance Advisory Agreement - School Innovations & Achievement, Inc. - State Mandate Reimbursement Process ProgramAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Mandate Block Grant Compliance Advisory Agreement - School Innovations & Achievement, Inc., and the District, for the former to assist the District in the preparation and filing of reimbursement claims for the costs of the State Mandate Reimbursement Process Program, as specified, for the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $75,700.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2676 1 Donation - Claremont Middle School PTA - Claremont Middle SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation in the amount of $13,500.00, from Claremont Middle PTA, for the salary of a AbD School Liaison, at Claremont Middle School, for the period August 26, 2013 through June 12, 2014, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2805 1 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Family Engagement Program - United for Success AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Family Engagement Program that builds effective collaboration across schools to share programs and practices that support school-family partnerships (Increase parent involvement by 20%); support effective, sustainable school-site Family Resource Centers and staff (Re-establish a center with functioning resources, such as computers so families can be informed of their child's academic progress); develop tools and strategies that support family participation and leadership in student learning and development workshops on CELDT, CST, Reading) and support schools in developing structures to partner with families in the interest of student achievement (Weekly meetings with targeted families to have students GPA no lower than 2.0), at United for Success Academy, for the period October 21, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $38,524.80.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2810 1 Grant Award Acceptance - USDA Farm to School Implementation GrantApplicationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a Farm to School Implementation Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Service (FSN), Alexandria, VA - in the amount of $100,000.00, to expand the CA Thursdays Program in District, bringing more scratch cooked local foods to cafeterias across the District and fostering student achievement by promoting health and wellness, for the period December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2015 (federal Fiscal Year 2014), pursuant to the terms and condition thereof.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2811 1 FoodCorps Service Site Agreement - Esperanze Elementary School, Fred T. Korematsue Discovery Academy and Garfield Elementary School - Food/Health EducationAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of FoodCorps Service Site Agreement between District and Community Alliance With Family Members, Oakland, CA, a nonprofit corporation, and LifeLab, Santa Cruz, CA, a CA Public Institution, for the latter entities to provide a childhood obesity and food insecurity education prevention program, by connecting schools and local farms with the objectives of serving health meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and engaging local and regional farmers, at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy, Esperana School, and Garfield Elementary School, pursuant to terms and conditions herein, for the period December 12, 2013 through July 31, 2014 or as otherwise specified in Section 6 - Terms; Termination; Effect of Termination, at no cost to the District.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2813 1 Agreement - Revolution Foods, Inc, - After School Supper Service ProgramAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Agreement between District and Revolution Foods, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to make, provide and deliver After School Nutrition Services aka Supper Service, for pupils participating in After School Programs, pursuant to modified terms and condition of Agreement and Addendum, for the period November 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $80,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2814 1 First Optional Extension of Award of Bid - Dairy Products and Fruit Juice - Apple and Eve and Foster Farms (Crystal Creamer) - Nutrition ServicesResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0063 - First Optional Extension of Award of Bid - Dairy Products and Fruit Juice - for an estimated award of $275,000.00 to Apple & Eve of New York, NY and $640,000.00 to Foster Farms (Crystal Creamery) of Modesto CA, as authorized by Resolution No. 1213-0038 adopted on October 24, 2012 awarding Bid No.12- 13/02 Dairy Product and Fruit Juice, to be used at elementary, middle, and high schools district-wide to the aforementioned vendors, respectively.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2806 1 Professional Services Contract - Arnoldo Garcia - Restorative Justice Practices - United for Success AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Arnoldo Garcia, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide restorative justice services which includes training 100% of classroom teachers and support staff on restorative approaches to behaviors, establish and create structures that need to be in place for this work to be sustainable, train 20-25 parents on holding community and restorative circles and meet with them bi-monthly, and train 20 or more students on holding community and restorative circles on a weekly basis; hold restorative circles as needed at the site, develop the capacity of site personnel in holding restorative approaches, meet weekly with the school principal to assess work and review systems, communicate daily on circles completed, co-create advisory curriculum and be an active member of the climate and culture leadership team, at United for Success Academy, for the period of October 21, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2736 1 Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - AON Fire Protection Engineering Corporation - District-wide Various Fire Alarm Repair ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services between District and AON Fire Protection Engineering Corporation, San Ramon, CA, for the latter to provide designing of fire, intrusion and combination alarm systems for existing and new schools, reviewing design plans of these systems designed by other design consultants, participating in the observation of the systems being installed as well as during the final testing the systems, in conjunction with the District-wide Various Fire Alarm Repair Project, more specifically delineated in the Scope of Services in Exhibit “A”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period commencing December 11, 2013 and concluding no later than December 31, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2737 1 Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - Consolidated Engineering Laboratories - Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services between District and Consolidated Engineering Laboratories, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide field inspections for compaction, rebar and concrete and lab testing of concrete cylinders, in conjunction with the Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement Project, more specifically delineated in the Scope of Services in Exhibit “A”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period commencing December 11, 2013 and concluding no later than December 11, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $3,448.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2738 1 Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - Kam Yan and Associates - Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services between District and Kam Yan and Associates, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide design services, in conjunction with the Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement Project, more specifically delineated in the Scope of Services in Exhibit “A”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period commencing December 11, 2013 and concluding no later than December 11, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $16,740.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2739 1 Contract for Purchase and Delivery of Furniture - MB Contract Furniture - MetWest Educational Complex and Child Development CenterAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Contract for Purchase and Delivery of Furniture between District and MB Contract Furniture, Benicia, CA, for the latter to provide furnishings, fixtures and equipment in support of the opening of the MidWest Educational Complex and the Child Development Center, more specifically delineated in the Scope of Services in Exhibit “A”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period commencing December 11, 2013 and concluding no later than June 11, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $334,790.69.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2740 1 Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - Simplex Grinnell - District-wide Fire Alarm Maintenance ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services between District and Simplex Grinnell, Livermore, CA, for the latter to provide fire alarm repairs and supplementing District's fire alarm maintenance technicians in maintaining the District's fire alarm system, in conjunction with the District-wide Fire Alarm Maintenance Project, more specifically delineated in the Scope of Services in Exhibit “A”, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period commencing December 11, 2013 and concluding no later than December 31, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2741 1 Interim Progress Report No. 10 - California High Performance School Program - Facilities, Planning and ManagementReportApproval by the Board of Education of Interim Progress Report No. 10 - Oakland Unified School District California High Performance School (CHPS) Program/Sustainability Initiatives and Energy and Water Plan.Postponed to a Date Certain  Action details Video Video
13-2742 1 Change Order No. 1 - Monterey Mechanical - Chabot Caldecott Tunnel Air Air Quality GrantAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Monterey Mechanical, Oakland, CA, for credit due to unused contingency allowance funds are owned to OUSD in conjunction with the Chabot Caldecott Tunnel Air Quality Grant, in the amount of ($24,561.00) , decreasing the Agreement from $348,540.00 to $323,979.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2743 1 Award of Bid and Construction Contract - Bay Construction Company - Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0057 - Award of Bid and Construction Contract between District and Bay Construction Company, Oakland, CA, for the latter, as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder and rejecting all other bids, if any, to provide demolition and construction of the retaining wall in conjunction with the Maxwell Park Retaining Wall Replacement Project, to be completed within in Three hundred sixty-five days (365) consecutive calendar days (“Contract Time”) from the date specified in the District’s Notice to Proceed, in the amount of $262,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2719 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Special Meeting - November 20, 2013Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of Its Special Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2013, prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2720 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - November 20, 2013Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of Its Regular Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2013, prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2911 3 Decision - Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades 6-12Charter School PetitionApproval by the Board of Education of Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades 6-12.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2913 2 Decision - Aspire Public School - Aspire Technology Charter Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School - Grades K-5Charter School PetitionApproval by Board of Education of Aspire Public Schools - Aspire Technology Charter Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades TK-5.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2716 1 Superintendent's Report - December 11, 2013Superintendent's ReportPresentation of the Report of the Superintendent of Schools - December 11, 2013Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Not available
13-2717 1 President's Report - December 11, 2013President's ReportPresentation of the Report of the President of the Board of Education - December 11, 2013Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Not available
13-2718 1 Board Member's Report - December 11, 2013Regular Board Members ReportPresentation of the Regular Board Members Report - December 11, 2013Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2715 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - December 11, 2013Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - December 11, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Not available