Meeting Name: Board of Education Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/20/2013 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: The Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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13-2647 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes – November 20, 2013Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2656 1 State of the Libraries Report - District Librarian - Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction DepartmentReportPresentation to the Board of Education of the State of the Libraries Report by Ann Gallagher, District Librarian.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2655 1 Work Plan Progress Update - Effective Teaching - Superintendent of SchoolsReportPresentation to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools of the Work Plan Progress Update on Effective Teaching.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2646 1 Student Directors' Report – November 20, 2013Student Directors' ReportPresentation of Student Directors’ Report - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2563 2 District's State Budget Allocation Fund of $6.9 Million for the Implementation of California Common Core StandardsAppropriationApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0052 - Authorizing Expenditure of the District's State Allocation of $6,971,850.00 for the Implementation of California Common Core Standards.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2226 3 Decision - COVA Conservatory High School - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Grades 9-12)Charter School PetitionApproval by Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0059 - Denial of COVA Conservatory High School - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Grades 9-12) and Written Findings In Support Thereof.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
13-2111 1 Professional Services Contract - Carter-Kelly Consulting/Lifepoint - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Carter-Kelly Consulting/Lifepoint, Oakland, CA, for the latter to develop parental involvement strategies and provide pertinent information and education for high school parents including parent engagement and participation events, gathering information and data from parents, including supporting the gathering of California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) data, allying with parents to develop a more ethnically and socio-economically diverse Parent Advisory Council, and encouraging parent presence and participation; teach parents successful communication techniques with their high school children and their teachers and prepare parents' expectations for high school tasks, especially developing strategies with their children for graduation and college and career readiness, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period August 8, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $30,008.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2354 1 Professional Services Contract - Shamonica Clark - 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 Shamonica Clark, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as the PA consultant on the Healthy and Active Kids: Ready to Learning Program as follows: train and support in the Instant Recess and Take 10 curriculum; communicate effectively with teachers and students; prepare and implement lessons and materials for physical activities in conjunction with well- defined structures and objectives; lead activity breaks to model use of curriculum; conduct program evaluation; and schedule trainings, meetings and other appointments, through the Family, Schools and Community Partnership Department, for the period of July 23, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2359 1 Professional Services Contract - MBA Project Inc. - Health and Wellness - Family, School, and Community Parterships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and MBA Project, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 480 hours of service at four (4) continuation high school sites, to conduct classroom and group anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations, drug awareness sessions for students violating OUSD tobacco/drug free policies, conduct cessation and life skills counseling, and academic advocacy; partner with High School site Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and administrators on tobacco/marijuana use referral and intervention process and survey all program students for mandatory health education and multi-session counseling, complete monthly reports, and attend all program meetings, through the Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 6, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $25,200.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2360 1 Professional Services Contract - Moira De Nike - 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 Moira De Nike, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide 124 hours of service to develop, with the approval of the Program Specialist, the evaluation design for Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Grant; create and distribute project reporting forms for all aspects of the program; devise student survey form for quit and awareness groups and the year-end student survey; input all reporting forms for analysis and send out a monthly report/update to Program Specialist, through the Family, Schools, Community Partnership Department, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $8,680.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2372 1 Professional Services Contract - Lamar Hancock - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Agreement between District and Lamar Hancock, Oakland, CA, for the latter to work with school administration and teachers to support the academic success of rising 9th graders who have struggled academically in middle school or otherwise are identified by the District as high risk of dropping out of high school as follows: (1) Implement an online literacy course to accelerate reading skills of at risk students; (2) Support administrators and teachers in each of the ninth grade houses or small learning communities ("SLC") in their collaborative efforts to ensure the academic success of all 9th graders, with a particular emphasis on those most at risk, which include our African American students; and (3) Support administrators and teachers to increase attendance and reduce suspensions, particularly for African American and Latino males, for the period July 1, 2013 through August 13, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $3,575.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2575 1 Agreement - Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) - Walden West Outdoor Science School Program - Encompass AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification 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 February 23, 2014 through March 1, 2014 at an amount not to exceed $20,000 per school year.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2582 1 Professional Services Contract - Tatiana Fuaau - Family, School, Community PartnershipAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Tatiana Fuaau, Oakland, CA, for the latter to collaborate with site staff to identify and recruit 5-10 peer mediators (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 Restorative Justice (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, for the period of August 13, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $19,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2586 1 Agreement - YMCA - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of an Agreement between the District, for the benefit of Frick Middle School, and the YMCA of the East Bay, Oakland, CA, for the latter to partner with said school to provide youth development and healthy living services, including obesity prevention and family nights, for the term of October 1, 2013 through June 12, 2014 at no cost to the District.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2588 1 Standard Services Agreement - Alameda County Health Care Services Agency - Health Coverage and Public Benefits Enrollment Pilot - Health and Wellness - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Standard Services Agreement between District and the County of Alameda, through its Health Care Services Agency, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to implement the District’s Health Coverage and Public Benefits Enrollment Pilot designed to develop and sustain regular health coverage and public benefits outreach, enrollment, and retention services for all eligible children and families, at the Central Family Resource Center on the Lakeview Campus through the Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $208,483.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-1996 1 Professional Services Contract - Philip Williams - Oakland Technical High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Philip Williams, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,000 hours of service providing technical assistance with Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, as required, to obtain the maximum instructional benefit and utilities for students and staff; refine and implement upgrades to the plan for provision of printing capability in all classrooms and computer labs; provide assistance and troubleshooting implementation issues of software packages and applications; may be involved in further research, design, development, and advice related to teaching strategies with computers, security, and account configuration if needed by the school, both, at Oakland Technical High School and the school’s Fashion, Art and Design Academy, for the period August 2, 2013, through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2050 1 Professional Services Contract - Be A Mentor, Inc. - Family Engagement and Support Services - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Be a Mentor, Inc., Hayward, CA, for the latter to provide a customized Volunteer Management System that will support and manage recruitment of volunteers, background screening of volunteer applicants, maintenance of central database of all registered volunteers, electronic distribution of registered volunteers to school site placement opportunities, tracking of volunteer hours served at school sites and activities between volunteers and students, and provide one dedicated staff person for the operational support of volunteers and mentors, and perform other tasks, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2294 2 Donation - Oakland Rotary Club - Transitional Kindergarten ProgramDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from Oakland Rotary Club, Endowment Fund, in the amount of $25,500.00, for the acquisition of developmentally appropriate furniture and instructional materials to support TK classrooms, for the period September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2297 1 Professional Services Contract - Ronald Williams II - Risk ManagementAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ronald Williams, II, Oakland, CA, for the latter to work with the Department of Risk Management to implement customer service and business process improvements in the areas of Employee Benefits, Environmental Health and Safety, Workers Compensation, and Risk Management Administration, for the period of July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $78,660.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2298 1 Professional Services Contract - Gap Technologies - Risk ManagementAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Gap Technology, San Ramon, CA, for the latter to perform the following functions, among others: troubleshoot employees who were not paid or paid incorrectly; develop CDDs for Human Resources, Payroll, Finance and Budget Development; implement proposed labor negotiation additions/changes; reconcile benefit Fund 76 issues and Interface with financial accountants on findings; Rollover Employee Records at end of Fiscal Year; analyze and implement new projects; troubleshoot production runs of Payroll, Accounts Payable and other tasks, as set forth in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $67,925.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2351 1 Professional Services Contract - Berkeley Geo Research Group - Research and Assessment DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Berkeley Geo Research Group, Orinda, CA, for the latter to provide student Mapping Services Year 3 Proposal Services and Ongoing RAD/QCSD Mapping Data Requests, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period September 4, 2013 through September 11, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $60,200.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2407 1 Professional Services Contract - Arlo Fishman - Chabot Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Service Contract between District and Arlo Fishman, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide training to teachers in using educational software and how to troubleshoot problems on their own, for the period September 30, 2013 through June 30, 2014, at Chabot Elementary School, in an amount not to exceed $4,550.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2437 1 Professional Services Contract - Strategies of Success - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractRatification by Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Strategies of Success, Firebaugh, CA, for the latter to gather information, review, provide analysis and recommendations for Special Education Program and SELPA; review and provide recommendations for the accountability procedures and processes, to include data analysis and systems review for federal and state compliance; provide assistance in the process and analysis for development of the SPED Strategic Plan and Framework, including the technical assistance with monitoring programs with identified priority areas; provide professional development and coaching of effective leadership and organizational behavior; provide technical assistance to monitor and review Response to Intervention systems and procedures; review of special education programs to include mental health programs, non-public school placements, non-public agency agreements and programs for severely handicapped, including staffing, curriculum, program placement, compliance structures; assist in preparation of materials for Board meeting presentations and professional learning for special education administration and staff; provide technical assistance in resource and personnel allocations as well as budget development and oversight protocols, for Programs for Exceptional Children, for the period of July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $78,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2474 1 Professional Services Contract - Tiago Robinson - Oakland High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Tiago Robinson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services as follows: coordinate the Safe & Supportive Schools (S3) site project; monitor proper implementation to ensure that programmatic interventions are implemented as described in the work plan; coordinate the annual Cal-SCHL Survey among all students, staff, and parents and ensure a 60% response rate for students and staff; maintain required documentation of all project services, activities, accomplishments, and program records; work with school and District staff to develop and submit the S3 annual progress reports and expenditure reports and maintain and/or monitor any budget or project modifications; work with site and District staff to ensure that funds are expended for allowable costs in compliance with the approved budget; comply with CDE evaluator requirements and coordinate ongoing data collection for evaluation purposes; facilitate and document S3 intervention team meetings; assist principal in organizing and conducting monthly town hall meetings in different locations throughout Oakland; and organize No Bully trainings for teachers and other staff, at Oakland High School, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2475 1 Amendment No. 1 - Memorandum of Understanding - East Bay Agency for Children - After School Program - East Oakland Pride AcademyAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Amendment No. 1, Memorandum of Understanding between District and East Bay Agency for Children, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional services through the hiring of a full time AmeriCorps member to perform the following services, among others: support English and Spanish language and literacy development for English Language Learner (ELL) students enrolled in grades K-2; support ELL school day teachers by leading student groups through 1-2 phonics centers per class; support ELL teachers in providing the much needed small group or individualized support that EL students may need through the school year; during school hours support Spanish speaking kindergarten students and support kindergarten Afterschool students in both academics as well as engaging them in enrichment activities at East Oakland Pride Academy, for the period July 1, 2013 through August 29, 2014, in the additional amount of $15,000.00, increasing the not to exceed amount of Contract from $85,320.00 to $100,320.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2478 1 Professional Services Contract - TMI Consulting - Leadership, Curriculum and InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and TMI Consulting, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide Executive Coaching: Focus on developing strategic thinking, facilitating change and building departmental accountability; Weekly executive coaching to build leadership capacity-coaching and strategic planning; Establishing networking opportunities with other leaders of local community-based organizations; Development of strategy to enhance parent/community awareness of CCSS: Research and share best practices from other large urban school districts and grass-roots community organizations around effective communication strategies with diverse parent communities; Assist with distribution of CCSS tools/resources via social networks and local community organizations, for the period of October 1, 2013 through June 16, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2492 1 Professional Services Contract - Celana Ahtye Pearson - 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 Celana Ahtye Pearson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve 20 Secondary School sites to provide 274 hours of Instructional Coaching Support for the tobacco free policy advocacy peer education leadership instruction program site coordinators; coach each site coordinator in the delivery of a 18 lesson curriculum approved by CDE on developing presentations for Adult decision makers who can reduce exposure to tobacco in their own community; partner with existing adult tobacco policy makers to leverage impactful presentations to reduce exposure to tobacco products; survey all program site coordinators, complete monthly reports, attend all program meetings, through the Family, Schools and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of September 26, 2013 through June 6, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $9,599.80.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2502 1 Professional Services Contract - Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates - Linked Learning OfficeAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates, Inc., Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide second year of four year evaluation and research services for the Investing In Innovations (i3) Grant, as described in in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, through the Linked Learning Office, in an amount not to exceed $92,364.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2510 1 Professional Services Contract - Faucette Microsystems - Programs for Exceptional ChildrenAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Faucette Microsystems, Fallon, NV, for the latter to provide software updates that comply with the California Department of Education Special Educational Reporting Requirements (CASEMIS), telephone and email assistance and troubleshooting support for the SSII program, provide SELPA with complete listing of all database files, report files, manuals and software media using remote access software, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Programs for Exceptional Children, for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2526 1 Professional Services Contract - Linda Todd - Office of Busines & OperationsAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Linda Todd, Pleasanton, CA, for the latter to work an average of 12 hours per week as needed performing the functions as Audit Team Manager, overseeing the full financial and compliance audit of the District's 2011-12 fiscal year audit; coordinate meetings with independent external auditor, act as lead at the meetings; contact istrict administrators and collect requested documentation by independent external auditor; review and monitor documentation of the SharePoint files; and handle all administration of the audit process and work closely with all Audit Team members, for the period of August 21, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $49,985.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2536 1 Professional Services Contract - Aleta Rattanasith - Quality, Accountability & Analytics DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Aleta Rattanasith, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide digital page layout, formatting graphics, pre-press work, proofreading and corrections for District’s local benchmark assessments at all grade levels, through the Quality, Accountability & Analytics Department, for the period of October 4, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $4,999.75.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2537 1 Professional Services Contract - Sonia Kreit-Spindt - Peralta Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sonia Kreit-Spindt, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services including analysis of all yearly benchmark student performance data with the goal of supporting teachers to address the areas of target student non-mastery in ELA and Math as well as appropriately directing push in and pullout support services; range of scaffolds to achieve target student participation and proficiency with the integrated project based culminating activity, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Peralta Elementary School, for the period September 11, 2013 through June 12, 2014 at a cost not to exceed $17,490.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2551 1 Professional Services Contract - International Association for Human Values - 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 International Association for Human Values, Washington, DC, for the latter to provide: S.M.A.R.T, an experiential curriculum that combines physical exercises, breathing strategies, relaxation practices, and practical life wisdom that gives individuals the ability to connect with and inspire peers, to communicate with clarity and confidence, and to remain positive and transform challenges into opportunities, through the Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of August 19, 2013 through October 11, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2556 1 Professional Services Contract - Public Profit, LLC - 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 Public Profit, Oakland, CA, for the latter to 1) create an evaluation plan with input from staff leads; 2) develop an observation rubric in collaboration with wellness track leads; 3) develop and field end of session participant survey regarding the Health and Wellness Program, through the Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of September 2, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $13,549.90.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2557 1 Professional Services Contract - La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. - 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 La Clinica de La Raza, Inc, Oakland, CA, for the latter to 1) identify and purchase electronic medical records, electronic dental records, dental imaging, and behavioral health records software, 2) Identify and purchase computer equipment that meets minimum hardware and software requirements per EHR software, and 3) Implement Electronic Health Records at five Oakland School-Based Health Centers: Roosevelt Middle School, Oakland Technical High School, Fremont High School, Hawthorne Campus/Urban Promise Academy, and Havenscourt Middle School, through the Family, Schools and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of October 1, 2013 through December 30, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $29,598.30.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2559 1 Professional Services Contract - William Winston - Leadership, Curriculum & InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and William Winston, Oakland, CA, for the latter to negotiate and communicate with the Districts' colleges and university partners, specifically about the partnership programs and monitor, keep records, and track the MOUs through the approval process, through the Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Department, for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2560 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Westlake Middle SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide facilitate/coordinate/broker dance relationship between Westlake and the greater Oakland and dance communities, which may include performance by High School, Community or Professional Dance companies, field trips of dance shares between and among District school groups; and may also include participation in Bay Area Dance Week and other community activities, at Westlake Middle School, for the period of September 30, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2568 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Leadership, Curriculum and InstructionAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 50 hours of the following services for the “Approaching Early Literacy with Visual and Performing Arts PreK-1st Professional Learning Communities”; collaborate in planning meetings with District’s Visual and Performing Arts Department and Early Education Department; Two Luna Dance Institute professional learning facilitators to co-facilitate with Michelle Grant-Groves, Early Education Coordinator, eight professional learning communities and participate in end-of-year assessment meetings, through the Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Department, for the period of October 21, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2576 1 Agreement - Sue Piper - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of an Agreement between the District and Sue Piper, for the latter to serve as Communications and Public Relations consultant for the District, in support of the work of the Communications Department of the District, for the term October 8, 2013 through January 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $12,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2591 1 Professional Services Contract - La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. - 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 La Clinica de La Raza, Inc, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Champion to promote healthy eating, fitness, staff health and other related messages, activities for students, staff and families; serve as lead in implementing the District’s Wellness Policy and an overall resource around school wellness programs and practices; serve on the Site Wellness Champion Workgroup from/at Roosevelt Middle School, through the Family, Schools and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $1,694.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2626 2 Agreement - Finkbeiner and Associates - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of an Agreement between District and Finkbeiner and Associates, Orinda, CA, for the latter to support the further alignment of Business and Operations to the Strategic Plan by developing and implementing a survey and analysis of the survey of strategic senior managers in the District, with the goal of providing information to the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent about process and organizational structure improvements, for the term October 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $35,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2644 1 Professional Services Contract - Ugolini Consulting - Attendance and Discipline Support Services - Family, School, and Community Partnerships DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ugolini Consulting, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to design and create a Discipline, SST and Cost Manual to serve as an aid in an easy to read format consisting of checklists, flow charts, and other visuals; design manuals that have graphic depictions created for each topic section of the manual but minimally for the Discipline, SST and Cost; provide writing/editing time for these documents with 3-4 authors and 2 review cycles; design and template; provide cover design; provide formatting of pages, as well as necessary graphics; supply photos for manual, as well as the printing of the final document, for the Family, Schools, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of November 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $36,999.75.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2378 1 Donation - Claremont Middle School PTA - Claremont Middle SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from Claremont Middle PTA, for the salary of a computer teacher, 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
13-2398 1 Donation - Thornhill Parent-Faculity Club - Thornhill Elementary SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from Thornhill Parent-Faculty Club, for the salary of PE teacher and Library Manager, at Thornhill Elementary School, for the period September 18, 2013 through June 12, 2014, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2534 1 Professional Services Contract - Paula McAndrew - Sequoia Elementary SchoolDonationRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Paula McAndrew, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide teacher training in science enrichment activities to ensure that all students excel in science knowledge and in non-fiction reading and writing, at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period October 1, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $15,480.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2574 1 Personnel Report No. 0013-0004 - November 20, 2013Personnel ReportApproval by the Board of Education of Personnel Report No. 0013-0004.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2614 1 Memorandum of Understanding - Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, Sacramento, CA, for the latter to provide legal services to the District on an as needed basis from October 1, 2013 to June 15, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 per fiscal year.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2677 1 Executives on Loan Agreement - Urban Strategies Council - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Executives on Loan Agreement between the District and Urban Strategies Council, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Executives On Loan to serve as lead project consultants for 1) public finance, fiscal management and budget development and 2) human resources and human capital management, for the term November 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $175,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2611 1 Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number - Washington Elementary School Interim Housing Portables ProjectAppropriationApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution 1314-0053 - Authorizing and approving the Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number for the Washington Elementary School Interim Housing Portables Project in the amount of $325,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2612 1 Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number - Madison Middle School Interim Housing Portable ProjectAppropriationApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution 1314-0054 - Authorizing and approving the Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number for the Madison Middle School Interim Housing Portable Project in the amount of $650,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2613 1 Amendment No. 1, Independent Contractor Agreement for Professional Service - Ninyo & Moore - Oakland Technical Seismic Retrofit AB300Agreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Independent Contractor Agreement for Professional Service between District and Ninyo & Moore, Oakland, CA, for the latter to perform abatement testing for new curtain and lighting support system at stage in conjunction with the Oakland Technical Seismic Retrofit AB300, in an additional amount not to exceed $1,899.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $11,417.00 to $13,316.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2615 1 Amendment No. 5, Independent Contractor Agreement for Professional Service - Ninyo & Moore - Havenscourt New Cafeteria and Classroom Building ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 5, Independent Contractor Agreement for Professional Service between District and Ninyo & Moore, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide soil and water infiltration testing in conjunction with the Havenscourt New Cafeteria and Classroom Building Project, in an additional amount not to exceed $13,320.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $194,105.65 to $207,425.65. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2616 1 Change Order No. 1 - Arntz Builders - Urban Promise Academy Multi-Purpose Room ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Arntz Builders, Novota, CA, with all AED's having been issued, for remaining allowance to go back into the budget in conjunction with the Urban Promise Academy Multi-Purpose Room Project in the amount of ($30,450), decreasing the Agreement from $4,445,092.00 to $4,424,642.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2617 1 Change Order No. 1 - Bay Construction - Burckhalter Elementary School Portable Installation ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Bay Construction, Oakland, CA, for credit of District requested PG&E application fee paid to minimize schedule impact that may arise from the check generation; cables purchased to replace the loaner cables from District’s Alarm Department to the project due to the summer installation in conjunction with the Burckhalter Elementary School Portable Installation Project in the amount of ($37,411.78), decreasing the Agreement from $549,000.00 to $511,588.22. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2618 1 Change Order No. 1 - Bay Construction - Chabot Urban Forestry Grant ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Bay Construction, Oakland, CA, for credit of unused allowance funds owed to District; supply and install eleven (11) sets of pressure regulators and filters in conjunction with the Chabot Urban Forestry Grant Project in the amount of ($5,667.84), decreasing the Agreement from $285,000.00 to $279,332.16. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2619 1 Change Order No. 1 - Ray's Electric - Cole Phase 2-Hot Site ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Ray's Electric, Oakland, CA, for crediting back contractor $8,000.00 unused allowance to the District in conjunction with the Cole Phase 2-Hot Site Project in the amount of ($6,767.00), decreasing the Agreement from $89,767.00 to $82,978.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2621 1 Change Order No. 1 - Safeshields, Inc. - Lowell Middle School Modernization ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with Safeshields, Inc., Oakland, CA, for payment of additional cost of stucco patching which was more extensive than anticipated, after complete demo, in conjunction with the Lowell Middle School Modernization Project in the additional amount of $3,638.00, increasing the Agreement from $30,800.00 to $34,428.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2622 1 Change Order No. 2 - W.A. Thomas Company, Inc. - Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 2 to Construction Contract with W.A. Thomas Company, Inc., Martinez, CA, for the latter to change pass-through window model from SW 1800 to DW 1800; provide revised tie connection details along B line per RFI #33; reinforcing and dowelling details for new concrete curbs in conjunction with the Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation Project, in the additional amount of $12,503.00, increasing the Agreement from $2,712,913.00 to $2,725,416.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2623 1 Change Order No. 3 - W.A. Thomas Company, Inc. - Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 3 to Construction Contract with W.A. Thomas Company, Inc., Martinez, CA, to latter to provide fire rated wall-head detail; provide sink faucet; additonal AC paving; install cast iron cleanout tees at rainwater to storm drain in conjunction with the Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation Project in the additional amount of $26,678.00, increasing the Agreement from $2,725,416.00 to $2,752,094.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2654 1 Change Order No. 1 - W.A. Thomas Company, Inc. - Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Change Order No. 1 to Construction Contract with W.A. Thomas Company, Inc., Martinez, CA, for errors and omissions credit because the contractor drawing did not show detail for construction at the intersection new footing and existing footing; field weld steel buckets to colums (B Line) in conjunction with the Arroyo Viejo CDC Renovation Project, in the amount of ($142,087.00), decreasing the Agreement from $2,855,000.00 to $2,712,913.00. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2182 2 2013-2014 School Safety/Climate Plan - Sobrante Park Elementary SchoolSafety/Climate PlanApproval by the Board of Education of the 2013-2014 School Safety/Climate Plan for Sobrante Park Elementary School (Revised).Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2625 1 Agreement - Leadership Associates - 2013-2014 Superintendent of Schools SearchAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of the Agreement between the District and Leadership Associates, Inc., La Quinta, CA, an executive search firm specializing in superintendent searches, to conduct as directed by the Board the 2013-2014 Superintendent of Schools search, payable in two parts, following completion of each of two phases: Phase I - initial meetings with the Board, staff and community input, development of the Superintendent profile and job description and presentation to the Board of the results of the community survey; and Phase II - advertising, recruitment and reference checking, selection of the finalists, interviews with the finalists, including community meetings, visit to the finalist(s) district and support for preparation of the new Superintendent’s Contract, for a fee not to exceed $42,000.00, for the term November 1, 2013 through not later than June 30, 2014.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2658 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - November 6, 2013Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of its Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2013, prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
13-2795 1 Decision - Aspire Public Schools - Monarch Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-5Charter School PetitionApproval by the Board of Education of Aspire Public Schools - Monarch Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-5.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2796 1 Decision - Aspire Public Schools - ERES Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-8Charter School PetitionApproval by the Board of Education of Aspire Public Schools - ERES Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-8.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2797 1 Aspire Public Schools - Millsmont Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-5Charter School PetitionPresentation of Aspire Public Schools - Millsmont Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter School (Renewal) - Grades TK-5.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2798 1 Decision - Amethod Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades 6-8Charter School PetitionApproval by the Board of Education of Downtown Charter Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades 6-8.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
13-2648 1 Superintendent's Report – November 20, 2013Superintendent's ReportPresentation of the Report of the Superintendent of Schools - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2649 1 President's Report – November 20, 2013President's ReportPresentation of the Report of the President of the Board of Education - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Not available
13-2650 1 Report of Regular Board Members – November 20, 2013Regular Board Members ReportPresentation of the Regular Board Members Report - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
13-2647 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes – November 20, 2013Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 20, 2013.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video