Meeting Name: Board of Education Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/5/2014 4:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: The Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
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14-2204 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 5, 2014Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 5, 2014.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
14-2205 1 President's Report - November 5, 2014President's ReportPresentation of the Report of the President of the Board - November 5, 2014.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
14-2206 1 Superintendent's Report - November 5, 2014Superintendent's ReportPresentation of the Report of the Superintendent of Schools - November 5, 2014.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
14-2207 1 Student Directors' Report - November 5, 2014Student Directors' ReportPresentation of Student Directors’ Report - November 5, 2014.Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
14-1998 3 Decision - Castlemont Junior Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades 6-8Charter School PetitionApproval of the Castlemont Junior Academy - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades 6-8AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
14-1999 3 Decision - Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts (COVA) High School Charter - Petition and Proposed CharterCharter School PetitionApproval of Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts (COVA) High School - Petition and Proposed Charter.AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
14-2153 1 Declaration of Intention - Dedication of Easement to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District - Ascend Elementary School SiteResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-0097 - A Resolution of the Governing Board of the Oakland Unified School District Declaring Its Intention to Dedicate an Easement to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District at the Ascend Elementary School Site. (2/3 vote required, i.e., 5 Ayes)AdoptedPass Action details Video Video
14-2108 1 Professional Services Contract - Kathleen Buschman - St. Martin de PorresAgreement or ContractRatification by Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Kathleen Buschman, Alameda, CA, for the latter to provide 175 hours of supplemental Title I instructional services for eligible and identified private school students; focus on instruction that improves student academic achievement in the target areas of English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics; utilize the standards-based instructional program which includes a variety of effective instructional strategies and techniques, and provide other services described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at St. Martin de Porres School, for the period September 8, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $8,750.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2112 1 Professional Services Contract - Yvette Aguilar - Patten AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Yvette Aguilar, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 66 hours of supplemental Title I instructional services for eligible and identified private schools students; focus on instruction that improves student academic achievement in the target areas of English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics; utilize the standards-based instructional program which includes a variety of effective instructional strategies, and techniques, and provide other services described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Patten Academy, for the period September 19, 2014 through November 4, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $2,640.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2113 1 Professional Services Contract - Patrice Clark - St. Vincent's Day SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Patrice Clark, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 100 hours of supplemental Title I instructional services for eligible and identified private schools students; focus on instruction that improves student academic achievement in the target areas of English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics; utilize the standards-based instructional program which includes a variety of effective instructional strategies, and techniques, and provide other services described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at St.Vincent’s Day School, for the period September 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $4,100.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2114 1 Professional Services Contract - Crescendo Education Group - St. Paul's Episcopal SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Crescendo Education Group, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 80 hours of professional development services for school site instructional and administrative staff; provide on-going professional development services that will enable teachers to provide a more effective instructional program and improve student academic achievement in curriculum areas of Reading Language Arts, Reading, and/or Mathematics at St. Paul’s Episcopal School for the period of September 19, 2014 through June 30, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $16,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2120 1 Professional Services Contract - Software Project Consulting Inc. - Family, School, and Community Partnership DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Software Project Consulting Inc., Piedmont, CA, for the latter to provide operation and fixes for mail merge for Parent Assignment Letters, Parent Notification Letters, Reclassification; principal lists for Assignment (Options), Reclassification, Parent Notification Letters; lottery run for Options 2015; database tool to connect assignments with Aeries; 1-2-3-4 Report to clean up Aeries per changes in assignments throughout year; Persistence reports; generate lists for initial CELDT testing at school sites, generate lists for reclassification, generate certificates for parents and students around reclassification, generate pre-printed applications for CDC, 5TH and 8th grade students, provide on-time support for assignments of charter closures as needed; create new bus pass database system for 2014-2015 school year, maintain database and respond to bugs with fixes and operational training and support as directed by management; modify code for Central-Enrollment Tool to incorporate messaging and assignment confirmation process for all principals and staff at school sites, scale Central-Enrollment Tool from operations internal only to a Central Office-School site data nexus, for the period of September 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2164 1 Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - Simplex Grinnell - District-wide Various Repair Fire Alarm 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 and sprinkler system repairs and supplementing District's fire alarm maintenance technicians in maintaining the District's fire alarm system, in conjunction with the District-wide Various Repair Fire Alarm 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 January 1, 2015 and concluding no later than December 31, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2166 1 Amendment No. 2, Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services - DNV KEMA Services, Inc. - Washington Elementary School Modernization ProjectAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2, Independent Consultant Agreement for Professional Services between District and DNV KEMA Services, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional funding for cost of multiple inspections in conjunction with the Washington Elementary School Modernization Project, in an additional amount not to exceed $10,850.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $21,685.00 to $32,535.00 and extending the Contract date of September 27, 2011through July 14, 2014 to December 31, 2014. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2155 1 Grant Award Acceptance - Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - Nutrition ServicesApplicationAcceptance by the Board of Education of California Department of Education Grant Award for the support of Nutrition Services Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, for the period October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $283,500.16, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2162 1 Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number - Burbank Preschool Center Asphalt Paving ProjectResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution 1415-0099 - Authorizing and approving the New Project Budget, Key Code and Project Number for the Burbank Preschool Center Asphalt Paving Project in the amount of $750,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2163 1 Project Budget Increase - Madison Middle School Interim Housing ProjectResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution 1415-0100 - Authorizing and approving the Project Budget Increase for the Madison Middle School Interim Housing Project in the amount of $302,500.00, increasing the current amount from $535,635.00 to $838,135.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2149 1 Application - Commission on Teacher Credentialing - Provisional Internship Permit - Single Subject Physical EducationResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-0095 - in Support of One (1) Provisional Internship Permit Provisional Internship - Single Subject Physical Education - to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. · Ayodele Mims, Provisional Internship Permit Single Subject Physical Education, Frick Middle School, Grades 6-8Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2174 1 Application - Commission on Teacher Credentialing - Variable Term Waiver Request for a CBEST Single Subject in MusicResolutionApproval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-0098, for one Variable Term Waiver Request for a CBEST Single Subject Music recommending approval of said waiver for: ? Valerie Troutt Single Subject: Music - McClymonds High SchoolAdopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2175 1 Approval of Job Descriptions - Departments - As SpecifiedResolutionAdoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-0101, approving the following job descriptions: Coordinator, Work-Based Learning; Deputy Chief, Early Childhood Learning; ; Deputy Chief, Talent Management; Manager, Internal and Web Communications; and Manager, Publications. Office of Post Secondary Readiness New Job Description Classification Title Coordinator, Work-Based Learning, Office of Post Secondary Readiness Salary Schedule/Range Salary Schedule: ADCL Range 16: $ 76,031.35 - $ 97,044.79 261 days / 7.5 hours or days and hours as assigned Early Childhood Education Department New Job Description Classification Title Deputy Chief, Early Childhood Learning, Early Childhood Education Department Salary Schedule/Range Salary Grade: Contract 227 days Human Resources Services and Support New Job Description Classification Title Deputy Chief, Talent Management, Human Resources Services and Support Salary Schedule/Range Salary Grade: Contract 261 days Communications Department New Job Description Classification Title Manager, Internal and Web Communications, Communications Department Salary Schedule/Range Salary Schedule: CFCA Range 17: $ 73,215.37 - $ 93,431.65 261 days / 7.5 hours or duty days and hours as assigned Classification Title Manager, Publications, Communications Department Salary Schedule/Range Salary Schedule: CFCA Range 16: $ 69,718.70 - $ 88,980.25 261 days / 7.5 hours or duty days and hours as assignedAdopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1949 1 Professional Services Contract - Christopher Lee - Madison Park AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Christopher Lee, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide services to 10-12 students at one time and be the bridge to help improve behavior, study skills, and provide academic achievement support to FBB, B EL to Madison Park Academy students. Consultant will provide one-hour before school small group instruction to work on study skills, and will provide services to students to show how good health and nutrition helps the body and the mind. Development program will help students become positive about themselves and others. This will support development of appropriate classroom and school behavior, for the period August 25, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2010 1 Professional Services Contract - Eva La - Skyline High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Eva La, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide direct assistance to non-English speaking parents and guardians of OUSD pupils. Consultant will support participants to further engage non-English speaking parents or guardians in the navigation and research of their child’s progress, available assistance, and communication with District departments and programs, for the period August 25, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $27,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2011 1 Professional Services Contract - Cristina Medina - Skyline High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Cristina Medina, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide assistance to non-English speaking parents and guardians of OUSD pupils at Skyline High school to navigate information and support within the school system, records and administration, as well as community meetings, SSC and ELAC participation and facilitation. Further engagement of non-English speaking parents is essential to family support of the student and support for their academic achievement, for the period August 25, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $27,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2012 1 Professional Services Contract - Clarence Holmes - Elmhurst Community Preparatory SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Clarence Holmes, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services to Elmhurst Community Preparatory School: 1) Implement Accelerated Reader resources and systems; 2) train staff on best practices in utilizing Accelerated Reader 3 times annually with additional support as needed; 3) maintain classroom libraries and ensure equitable access to appropriate reading materials. Big review, update, and upgrade 4 times a year, weekly ongoing support; and 4) update inventory of books for library and classrooms and facilitate additional purchase as needed 3 times annually, for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $13,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2013 1 Professional Services Contract - Julia DeGuzman - Oakland High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Julia DeGuzman, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 400 hours of service to do a number of tasks that will serve to increase parent and community involvement at Oakland High School. The consultant will do a needs assessment to find out where volunteers are needed. At the same time, the consultant will make a database of parent and community volunteers, their skills and availability. Family Engagement Specialist shall work to increase parental engagement of low achieving students and will link school to home support and communication to help students increase academic success. Finally, the consultant will link areas of need with available volunteers, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2019 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 the District and Carter-Kelly Consulting/Lifepoint, Oakland, CA, for the latter to develop parent involvement strategies and provide pertinent information and education for high school parents from Oakland Technical High School. Services will include 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. Lifepoint will also 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, for the period August 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $50,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2020 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 the following services: Increase the number of students receiving support in an effort to reduce suspension, substance abuse, bullying and other forms of harassment and violence, and foster student leadership. Within the framework of Response to Intervention (RTI), the contractor will develop a school-wide Restorative Justice program in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) for Oakland Tech students, staff, and families to reduce disproportionality in suspensions and unwarranted referrals to special education. The contractor will 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. Contractor will 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. Contractor will maintain documentation of students served and assist in the evaluation of outcomes related to interventions provided, for the period August 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $49,809.60Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2021 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 serve 100 students per year with the Basic Interviews to motivate students to consider the effects of substance use/abuse and participate in psycho-educational and support groups to support reduction and cessation of substance use and abuse. The outcome expected of the reduction and/or cessation of substance use is that the perception of Oakland Tech as a safe community will increase as evidenced by the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), for the period August 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $32,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2022 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 serve 100 students per year with the Basic Interviews to motivate students to consider the effects of substance use/abuse and participate in psycho-educational and support groups to support reduction and cessation of substance use and abuse. The outcome expected of the reduction and/or cessation of substance use is that the perception of Oakland Tech as a safe community will increase as evidenced by the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), for the period August 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $32,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2023 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 technical assistance with Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, as required by the school, to obtain the maximum instructional benefit and utility for students and staff at Oakland Technical High School. Consultant will refine and implement upgrades to the plan for provision of printing capability in all classrooms and computer labs. Consultant will provide assistance in troubleshooting implementation issues with all software packages and applications. Consultant may be involved in further research, design, development, and advice related to teaching strategies with computers, security, and account configuration, as needed by the school. Consultant will perform this work on both the Oakland Technical campus and the Fashion, Art & Design Academy campus, for the period August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2024 1 Professional Services Contract - Tiago Robinson - Oakland High SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Tiago Robinson, Pinole, CA, for the latter to provide 400 hours of service in the capacity of S3 Coordinator for Oakland High School. Consultant will be working with the 9th grade SLC team to devise a schedule of Bullying and Violence Prevention topics during the advisory period for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students, collaborating with PBIS Coach to develop agenda of the S3 Grant presentation during Buy Back Days and maintain records of collaborative work in meetings and implementation. Under the direction of the school site administrator and supported by the District S3 coach, the Coordinator for the period of August 18, 2014 through December 31, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2027 1 Professional Services Contract - Adam Corona - Allendale ElementaryAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Adam Corona, Union City, CA, for the latter to provide coaching and training on cooperative games and activities designed to improve social emotional will being of Allendale students for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 12, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2038 1 Professional Services Contract - Olabayo Allen-Taylor - Claremont Middle SchoolAgreement 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 direct on-site services for the Claremont Middle School peer Restorative Justice (RJ) program by collaborating with site staff to identify and recruit 5-10 peer RJ youth leaders (11-14 year olds) that reflect the racial, ethnic and academic diversity of the school. The consultant will 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. Peer RJ leaders will work in pairs to help peers involved in a dispute to resolve their differences and repair their relationship. The consultant will 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 August 25, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2039 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Reach AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification of a Professional Services Contract between Oakland Unified School District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to use the District’s blueprint for Dance Learning, revised to integrate Common Core Arts standards, Luna Kids Dance will create progressive standards-based curriculum and work with partner teachers in a side-by-side collaborative model to bring dance learning to life which will include curriculum writing, planning, evaluation meetings, professional development workshops, art events, and documentation, at Reach Academy, for the term of September 2, 2014 thru June 30, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $26,100.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2040 2 Professional Services Contract - Elaine Armour-Word - BurckhalterAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Professional Services contract between the District and Elaine Amour-Word, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to work with all targeted students utilizing Achieve 3000, helping students to complete their weekly activities in Social Studies, Science and Writing with outcomes both measured by students and measured by SRI and Benchmark Assessment test; specialist will meet with teachers and students to analyze data and provide additional small group instruction if needed, at Burkhalter Elementary School, for the term of August 25, 2014 through June 19, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $35,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2046 2 Professional Services Contract - Rebecca Hunter - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Rebecca Hunter, 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 term of September 22, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not the exceed $35,766.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2047 1 Professional Services Contract - Kyra Rice - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kyra Rice, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide garden education consultation services, at Sequoia Elementary School, for the term of September 22, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $25,200.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2051 1 Professional Services Contract - Kathleen McNulty - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kathleen McNulty, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide media services education to all Sequoia students teaching them how to conduct media searches, evaluate the reliability of various sources, and access appropriate fiction and non-fiction reading material, for the term of September 22, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $5,270.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2059 1 Professional Services Contract - Jill McLennan - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jill McLennan, Oakland, CA, for the latter to collaborate with teachers in designing and implementing visual arts integration lessons for their classrooms that lessons are integrated with core curriculum teaching, for the term of September 22, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $15,500.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2060 1 Professional Services Contract - Robert Frazier - Sequoia Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Robert Frazier, Oakland, CA, for the latter to teach technique, rhythm, and how to vary the beat by following the pattern set by the drum leader and will prepare students to perform songs for monthly assemblies, for the term of September 22, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $17,723.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2061 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - New Highland AcademyAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Dance Kids, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide weekly dance instruction with side-by-side professional development for classroom teachers who have completed concentrated professional development with Luna Dance Kids, includes teaching, modeling, and coaching, for the term of September 2, 2014 through June 30, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $17,861.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2062 1 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Grass Valley Elementary SchoolAgreement or ContractRatification of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to use the District’s blueprint for Dance Learning, revised to integrate Common Core Arts standards, Luna Kids Dance will create progressive standards-based curriculum and work with partner teachers in a side-by-side collaborative model to bring dance learning to life which will include curriculum writing, planning, evaluation meetings, professional development workshops, art events, and documentation, at Grass Valley Elementary School, for the term of September 15, 2014 thru June 12, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $12,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2077 1 Professional Services Contract - Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates, Inc. - High School NetworkAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide assistance to OUSD to plan and prepare a competitive GEAR-UP grant application and will deliver the following: planning assistance; program narrative grant writing; evaluation plan; project abstract grant writing; budget development; budget narrative; GEAR-UP specific forms; editing and formatting; assistance with attachments; quality assurance; and packaging and submission of the grant application, for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,275.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2103 1 Professional Services Contract - Shirley Yee - Alternative Education OfficeAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the 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. Specific duties include the following: 1) Outreach and coordination for 33 gang awareness training 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 Collaboratives; and 5) Quarterly presentation to local Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils, for the period September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $23,400.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2146 1 Donation - Claremont Middle School PTA - Claremont Middle SchoolDonationAcceptance by the Board of Education of a donation in the amount of $52,000.00, from Claremont Middle School PTA, to fund the salary of African-American Male Achievement teacher/case manager position and additional employee hours (overtime/after-school), for the period September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and 3 Americorps members (matching grant), for the period September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1828 1 Professional Services Contract - Gregory Bailey dba Ultimate Training Unlimited - Tobacco Use Prevention and Education - Health and Wellness Unit - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Gregory Bailey dba Ultimate Training Unlimited, Castro Valley, CA, for the latter to provide 42.43 hours of service to conduct classroom and assembly anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations, drug awareness sessions for students violating OUSD tobacco/drug free policies, conduct cessation and life skills counseling, and academic advocacy; consultant will partner with middle and high school sites Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and administrators on tobacco/marijuana use referral and intervention process; consultant will survey all program students, complete monthly reports, and attend all program meetings for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount not to exceed $4,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1882 1 Professional Services Contract - Bright Research Group - Health Wellness - Community Schools and Student ServicesAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bright Research Group, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services to create tools, analysis, reports, and technical assistance in order to strengthen and sustain the evaluation of the OUSD Wellness Champion Program for the Health and Wellness Unit in the Community Schools and Student Services Department for the period of September 1, 2014 through August 30, 2015, in the amount not to exceed $23,525.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1982 1 Professional Services Contract - Be A Mentor - Student, Family, and Community Engagement - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Be A Mentor, 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 volunteer and students, and provide one dedicated staff person for the operational support of volunteers and mentors for the period of September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1991 1 Professional Services Contract - ETR Associates - Health and Wellness - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and ETR Associates, Scotts Valley, CA, for the latter to provide evaluation, ongoing technical assistance, consultation, development and implementation of evaluative tools for year two of the CDC 2014-15 grant; consultant will take the lead in all aspects of the creation and delivery of the YRBS survey to sample students at each high school for the period of September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $76,550.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-1993 1 Professional Services Contract - Public Profit, LLC - After School Programs - Community School and Student Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Public Profit, LLC, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide evaluation of the After School Programs to meet basic California Department of Education requirements for compliance under federal and state regulations that govern the ASES and 21st CCLC grants, assess the overall effectiveness of after school goals and objectives and to document the quality of OUSD After School Programs and positive youth outcomes achieved; 75 OUSD After School Programs will be included in this evaluation project; consultant will ensure that formal site visits to all program sites jointly funded by OUSD and the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth are conducted; student surveys; completion of evaluation reports mandated by the California Department of Education; and composition of year-end evaluation report for public dissemination for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $54,250.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2006 1 Professional Services Contract - Ann Wettrich - Teaching and LearningAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ann Wettrich, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide work with the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) team to manage and coordinate the Arts Learning Anchor School program and support the transition to the new Strategic Arts blueprint. Tasks include: 1) Attend regular planning meetings with the VAPA team; 2) Work with site principals to identify a teacher leader in the arts; 3) Provide technical assistance to school site leaders in implementing their arts program as needed; 4) Build leadership capacity and understanding of quality arts education among school site teacher leaders; 5) Support teacher leaders in developing a site-based plan for their arts education programs; 6) Facilitate planning and professional development exchange sessions among District visual arts teachers; 7) Create a platform for documenting and sharing the arts education work being done at each site for all to learn from, for the period of October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2094 1 Professional Services Contract - Naihobe Gonzalez - Research, Assessment and DataAgreement or ContractRatification of Professional Services Contract between the District and Naihobe Gonzalez. Oakland, CA, for the later to provide quantitative/statistical analyses to establish metrics and targets for use in: 1) monitoring student and school progress; and 2) defining college and career readiness benchmarks for students from early childhood to high school. Consultant will conduct analysis for District and school scorecards and supporting reports and materials; perform data analysis to evaluate targets set, progress made on these targets, and trends in school performance; design and execute a school performance framework index for schools; define and document business rules to improve and standardize data reporting practices; support the Research, Assessment and Data department in other strategic projects including listening campaigns and research projects, for the period August 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014, in an amount not to exceed, $10,080.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2102 1 Professional Services Contract - Be The Change Consulting, LLC - After School Programs - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Be The Change Consulting, Oakland, CA, for the latter to facilitate seven monthly learning communities for site coordinators of 21 middle school after school and summer programs; participants will receive Building Intentional Communities curriculum, professional development, and pedagogical training on creating a strong youth leadership development program during after school and summer program hours that is aligned to college and career readiness, character development, and violence prevention outcomes; consultant will provided tailored curriculum design and development for middle-school age youth aligned to college and career readiness, social emotional learning targets, and 21st Century skills; provide on-site coaching to targeted sites to support the application of learning community content, and strengthen the facilitation skills of after school staff members; consultant will work closely with the OUSD After School Programs Office to align the Building Intentional Communities learning community with the youth development quality standards that guide the work of OUSD after school programs for the period September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $21,225.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2157 1 University Services Agreement - The Regents of the University of California at Davis - Office of African American Male AchievementAgreement or ContractApproval by the Board of Education of an Agreement between the District and The Regents of the University of California, Davis, CA, for the latter to examine, document, and present best practices on the Office of African American Male Achievement at OUSD, with emphasis on three core deliverables to include an impact report, a portrait of African American Male Achievement, and Strategic Planning and Support for the period of July 1, 2014 through March 1, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2150 1 Grant Award Acceptance - U.S. Department of Education - Office of Innovation and Improvement - Full Service Community Schools - Oakland Unified School DistrictApplicationAcceptance by the Board of Education of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, Oakland Full Service Community Schools Grant Award for the support of Oakland Unified School District’s Community Schools Initiative to provide support and resources to students and families so that they focus on academics to increase attendance, family engagement, and academic achievement, for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $2,526,899.00, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2220 1 LACP Parent Advisory Committee and LCAP English Learner Sub-CommitteeResolutionAdoption by the Board of Education of Resolution 1415-0106 establishing the LCAP Parent Advisory Committee and LCAP English Learner (EL) Parent Sub-Committee as required by Section 52063 of the Education Code.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2199 1 Amendment No. 1 - Agreement - Bob Murry and Associates - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of Amendment to the Agreement between the District and Bob Murray and Associates to add Phase 2 services associated with the Police Chief search and to increase the contract compensation by $6,200 to a total amount not to exceed $16,700, all other terms and conditions remain unchanged.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2211 1 Agreement - Chris Reynolds - Oakland Unified School DistrictAgreement or ContractRatification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Agreement between the District and Chris Reynolds of Santa Rosa, CA, for the latter to conduct residency verification for the term from October 13, 2014 to June 30, 2016 at a cost not to exceed $20,000.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2208 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Special Meeting - October 15, 2014Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of Its Special Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2014 prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2209 1 Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - October 22, 2014Minutes, Board of EducationRatification by the Board of Education of Its Regular Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2014 prepared by Staff shortly after said Meeting.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2063 1 Superintendent's Performance Evaluation ProtocolMotionAdoption by the Board of Education of Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation Protocol.Adopted on the General Consent ReportPass Action details Not available
14-2222 1 Board Members Report - November 5, 2014Regular Board Members ReportPresentation of the Regular Board Members Report - November 5, 2014Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  Action details Video Video
14-2321 1 Decision - Oakland School for the Arts - Petition and Proposed Charter - Grades 6-12 (Renewal)Charter School PetitionApproval by the Board of Education of the Oakland School for the Arts - Petition and Proposed Charter (Renewal) - Grades 6-12.Received and Referred for Consideration  Action details Not available
14-2204 1 Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 5, 2014Board, Public Comments (Summary)Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District - Up to 30 Minutes - November 5, 2014.   Action details Video Video