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Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

6:00 PM

Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314

East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291, Internet - Zoom & Granicus;

Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)

Teaching and Learning Committee

VanCedric Williams, Chair

Jennifer Brouhard

Clifford Thompson

NOTICE - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/MEDIA MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY

Members of the Public and/or Media may attend and participate in the

Committee meeting in-person in the Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio,

B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA

94606-2291 or virtually as described herein.

The following information is for those members of the media and public

interested in viewing or listening to the Committee meeting virtually.

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meeting name and click on the “In Progress” link under Video or go to the

Legislative Information Center (under Board of Education on Home

Page)>Calendar Tab>Calendar>Today>Teaching and Learning

Committee>”In Progress” link under Video.

Public comment in-person is permitted within the times allotted for public

comment on the Agenda. Virtual comment will also be permitted within the

times allotted for public comment on the Agenda in the following two ways:

NOTICE - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/MEDIA MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY (CONTINUED)

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posted Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting Agenda Item, before a

meeting or while a meeting is “In Progress,” from the District’s Home Page -

Upcoming Events & Live Meeting Video by selecting Teaching and Learning

Committee Agenda “eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center,

as follows:

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If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next Week>Teaching and

Learning Committee >eComment

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Submit Button, are immediately sent via email to all members of the

legislative body and key staff supporting the legislative body. Each

eComment is a Public Record.

MEETING PROCEDURES

All Committee meetings shall begin on time and shall be guided by an

Agenda prepared in accordance with Board Bylaws and posted and

distributed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (open meeting

requirements) and other applicable laws.

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call

Chairperson Williams called the meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.

Present

3 - Member Clifford Thompson

Member Jennifer Brouhard

Chairperson VanCedric Williams

C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda

A request to speak at this Committee Meeting, may be made in-person or

virtually as stated in this Agenda.

Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Teaching and Learning Committee,

allows for any change in the printed Order of Business including, but not

limited to, an announcement that an Item or Legislative File will be

considered out of Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has

been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the

Committee General Consent Report for separate discussion and/or possible

action.

None

D. Adoption of Committee Minutes

None

E. Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report

"Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report" "means that all items

appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of

the Committee requests that an item be removed and voted on separately or

otherwise acted upon. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and are

acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus on

other-than-routine legislative items on the agenda.

None

Unfinished Business

F.-1

25-0403

Board of Education - Resolution No. 2425-0208 - Re-Allocating

Funds for Restorative Justice Support - President, Jennifer

Brouhard (Maximus Simmons, Student Director)

Reconsideration and possible adoption by the Teaching and Learning

Committee of a revised recommendation to the Board of Education

regarding Resolution No. 2425-0208 - Re-allocating Funds To Restorative

Justice.

Sponsors:

Brouhard and Simmons

25-0403 Board of Education - Resolution No. 2425-0208 -

Re-Allocating Funds for Restorative Justice Support -

President, Jennifer Brouhard (Maximus Simmons, Student

Director) (12/10/2025)

Attachments:

Public Speaker:

Assata Olugbala

Postponed to a Date Certain

F.-2

25-1657

Board Policy (NTBD) - Instruction - Prioritizing Student Outcomes

- Director Berry and Director Thompson

Reconsideration and possible adoption by the Teaching and Learning

Committee of a revised recommendation to the Board of Education

approving proposed Board Policy (NTBD) - Instruction - Prioritizing

Student Outcomes (revised).

Sponsors:

Berry

25-1657 Memorandum - Board Policy (NTBD) - Instruction -

Prioritizing Student Outcomes - Director Berry and Director

Thompson (12/10/2025)

Attachments:

Public Speaker:

Assata Olugbala

Postponed to a Date Certain

G. New Business

G.-1

25-3060

Board Policy 0441 (New) - Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and

Comprehensive Plans - Board Policy 0441 - Artificial Intelligence -

Chief Academic Officer

Discussion and possible adoption by the Teaching and Learning

Committee of recommendation to the Board of Education to

approve Board Policy (New) - Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and

Comprehensive Plans - Board Policy 0441 - Artificial Intelligence

- Establishing guiding principles and governance for the

responsible, ethical, and secure use of artificial intelligence (AI)

by students and staff in Oakland Unified School District.

25-3060 Board Policy 0441 (New) - Philosophy, Goals,

Objectives and Comprehensive Plans - Board Policy 0441 -

Artificial Intelligence - Chief Academic Officer

Attachments:

Public Speaker:

Assata Olugbala

Carrie Anderson

A motion was made by Member Brouhard, seconded by Member

Thompson, that Board Policy 0441 - Artificial Intelligence - Establishing

guiding principles and governance for the responsible, ethical, and

secure use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students and staff in

Oakland Unified School District be Recommended Favorably to the

Board of Education. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Member Clifford Thompson

Aye:

Member Jennifer Brouhard

Chairperson VanCedric Williams

G.-2

25-2447

School Stability and Belonging for Disabled Students - OUSD

Special Education Programs - Director Rachel Latta and President

Jennifer Brouhard

Discussion and possible adoption by the Teaching and Learning

Committee of recommendation to the Board of Education to approve

Resolution No. 2526-0181 - School Stability and Belonging for

Disabled Students in OUSD Special Education Programs.

Sponsors:

Latta and Brouhard

25-2447 School Stability and Belonging for Disabled

Students - OUSD Special Education Programs - Director

Rachel Latta and President Jennifer Brouhard

Attachments:

Public Speaker:

Assata Olugbala

Carrie Anderson

J.D Woloshyne

A motion was made by Member Brouhard, seconded by Chairperson

Williams, that Resolution No. 2526-0181 - School Stability and

Belonging for Disabled Students in OUSD Special Education Programs

be Recommended Favorably to the Board of Education. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye:

2 - Member Jennifer Brouhard

Chairperson VanCedric Williams

1 - Member Clifford Thompson

Abstained:

G.-3

26-0212

Teaching and Learning Committee - Work Plan - Meeting

Calendar

Discussion and possible adoption by Teaching and Learning

Committee of 2026 Work Plan and Meeting Calendar.

The Committee and staff discussed the workplan and the meeting calendar.

Public Speaker:

Assata Olugbala

Discussed

H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter

Jurisdiction of the Committee

This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for a member of the

Public, for three minutes per person, or less, depending on the number of

speakers, to directly address the Committee on any item of interest to a

member of the Public that is not on the current agenda, but is within the

subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Minutes are not transferrable

from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.

The Committee may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item not

appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Committee or

staff may briefly respond to a statement made or questions posed by a

member of the public, as authorized by law. In addition, on their own initiative

or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of the Committee

or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement,

or make a brief report of his or her own activities.

H.-1

26-0213

Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject

Matter Jurisdiction of the Teaching and Learning Committee -