Oakland Unified School District

Board of Education

1011 Union Street, #940

Oakland, CA 94607-2236

(510) 879-1940

510 627-9440 eFax

711 TTY/TDD

boe@ousd.org E-Mail

http://www.ousd.org

ACCESSIBILITY OF AGENDA AND AGENDA MATERIALS

Agenda and agenda materials are accessible at http://www.ousd.org or from any computer terminal in the Offices of

the Board of Education and Superintendent, 1000 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607-4099

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE AND LANGUAGE SERVICES

Individuals requiring interpretation or translation services or a reasonable accommodation to participate in meetings

should notify the Office of the Board of Education seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting at either

(510)879-8199(VM); or boe@ousd.org (E-Mail); or

(510) 879-2300 (eTTY/TDD); or (510) 879-2299 (eFax).

Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

6:15 PM

Special Meeting

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)

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle

School Improvement Act Oversight Commission

Terrence Riley, Chairperson,

Tiffany Chan, Vice Chairperson

Frederick Mesa, Secretary

Members: Vacancy, Vacancy

ON-LINE SPEAKER CARD REGISTRATION

Public Comment, at the meeting, will be taken individually on Agenda Items

indicated by Microphone Icon.

You may register to speak in advance on the Agenda Item whether attending

the meeting by teleconference, e.g., Zoom, or in person.

On line Speaker Card Registration (Sign In To Speak) opens at minimum 72

hours in advance for a Regular Meeting or at minimum 24 hours in advance

for a Special Meeting. Use the eComment Link to Sign In (Register) to Speak

up to one hour before the beginning of the meeting. Manual (Paper) Speaker

Cards also will be available at the meeting for completion.

registered, first called, in order of Registration whether participation is in

person or virtually, e.g. Zoom, or by audio, e.g., telephone.

For advanced pre-meeting Registration, You must establish a one-time

OUSD eComment - Sign In (Register) To Speak Account providing your First

Name and Last Name and your email address. Your First Name and Last

Name, as Registered, must also show as the Participant or Profile Name on

a teleconference system (i.e., Zoom, webex, other). You will be requested to

The Sign In To Speak System, after the one time registration, will remember

you by first name and last name associated with your email address (profile),

making it easier for you to electronically Register or Sign In to Speak on an

Agenda Item at a future OUSD legislative meeting, e.g., Board, committee,

commission.

Early pre-meeting Sign In To Speak (Registration) is urged for all - whether

you plan to attend meeting in person or view meeting via teleconference or

listen to the meeting by telephone. Names will be called in Sign In To Speak

order received.

NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY

Members of the media and the public 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 Commission meeting virtually.

•

Zoom: To view by Zoom, please click

https://ousd.zoom.us/j/82135981714 on or after the Noticed meeting time.

Instructions on how to join a meeting by video conference are available at:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting.

•

Phone: To listen by phone (via Zoom), please do the following at or after

the Noticed meeting time: call (669) 900-9128, then enter Webinar ID 821

3598 1714, then press “#”. If asked for a participant id or code, press #.

Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663

-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.

•

To view the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle

School Improvement Act Oversight Commission meeting from the District’s

Home Page - Upcoming Events & Live Meeting Video, please select the

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>Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher

Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission>”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 - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY (CONTINUED)

•

To comment virtually by Zoom, if you have made a pre-meeting Request

to Speak, when your name is called, click the “Raise Your Hand” button. You

will be unmuted and allowed to make public comment. After the allotted time,

you will then be re-muted. Instructions on how to “Raise Your Hand” is

available at:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129-RaiseHand-In-Webinar.

•

To comment by phone (via Zoom), if you have made a pre-meeting

Request to Speak, when your name is called, press “*9” to “Raise Your

Hand." You will be unmuted and allowed to make public comment. You will

then be re-muted. Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are

available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663

-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.

In addition, members of the public may submit written comments for a

posted Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission 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 Board of Education

Agenda “eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center, as follows:

•

If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next Week>Measure G1 -

Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

Commission>eComment

•

If Sunday or thereafter up thru day before Meeting, click Calendar

Tab>This Week>Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle

School Improvement Act Oversight Commission>eComment

•

If day of Meeting, click Calendar Tab>Today>Measure G1 - Districtwide

Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

Commission>eComment

Or by clicking the“eComment” in bold link on the cover page of this Agenda.

Written comments made on an eligible Agenda item, upon clicking of the

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.

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call

Chairperson Terrence Riley called the October 28, 2025, Measure G1 -

Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

(Measure G1) Commission Special Meeting to order at 6:15 P.M.

Present

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Absent

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

C. Adoption of the Commission General Consent Report

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

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

the Commission 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.

Chairperson Riley pulled C.-3 from the General Consent Report.

Public Comment - None

C.-1

25-2470

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Ascend (K-8) Academy

Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Ascend (K-8)

Academy 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request

Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $25,368.93.

25-2470 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Ascend (K-8) Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Attachments:

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1841

C.-2

25-2471

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Aspire Lionel Wilson

College Preparatory (6-12) Academy Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Aspire Lionel

Wilson College Preparatory (6-12) Academy 2024-2025 Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to

exceed $23,125.42.

25-2471 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory (6-12) Academy

Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024

-2025

Attachments:

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1842

C.-3

25-2484

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Elmhurst United Middle

School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year

2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Elmhurst

United Middle School 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $121,667.34.

25-2484 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Elmhurst United Middle School Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion and possible adoption of

Elmhurst United Middle School 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request.

Discussion - Chairperson Riley

Chairperson Riley asked if the teacher's salary [Summary of Proposed Use of

Carryover for 2024-24: 1. Salary Increases Obj 4394] is in compliance with

the Measure G1 proposed uses of funding.

Middle School Superintendent Clifford Hong affirmed it is in compliance with

Measure G1 proposed uses of funding.

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, that Elmhurst United Middle School Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request, School Year 2024 -2025, be Adopted. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1846

C.-4

25-2486

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Greenleaf (TK-8)

School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year

2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Greenleaf (TK

- 8) 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request Justification

Long Form in an amount not to exceed $30,028.54.

25-2486 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Greenleaf (TK-8) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Attachments:

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1843

C.-5

25-2487

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Lodestar: A Lighthouse

Community Charter (K-12) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Lodestar: A

Lighthouse Community Charter (K-12) School 2024-2025 Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to

exceed $28,820.49.

25-2487 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter (K-12) School

Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024

-2025

Attachments:

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1844

C.-6

25-2598

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission

– Frick United Middle Academy of Language Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Frick United

Middle Academy of Language 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed

$65,579.56.

25-2598 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission

– Frick United Middle Academy of Language Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

Attachments:

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1845

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Chairperson

Riley, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by

the following vote

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

D. Unfinished Business

D.-1

25-1311

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission - Use of Measure G1

Surplus (Unallocated) Funds - Teacher Retention

A continued discussion by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher

Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission

and the Chief Business Officer, of the vote by the Board of Education to

use Measure G1 Surplus (Unallocated) Fund for Teacher Retention, a

permissible purpose under the Measure.

25-1311 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission -

Use of Measure G1 Surplus (Unallocated) Funds - Teacher

Retention (2/10/2026)

Attachments:

Middle School Network Superintendent Clifford Hong gave a summary of the

vote by the Board of Education to use Measure G1 Surplus (Unallocated)

Fund for Teacher Retention, a permissible purpose under the Measure, and

responded to comments and questions from the Commission.

Discussion - Secretary Mesa, Chairperson Riley

Public Comment - None

Discussed

E. New Business

E.-1

25-2489

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission - 2025 - 2026 Schedule of

School Site Visits

A discussion and possible Adoption by the Measure G1 - Districtwide

Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

Commission of its proposed 2025 - 2026 Schedule of Individual

Members’ School Site Visits.

25-2489 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission -

2025 - 2026 Schedule of School Site Visits

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion and possible adoption of

the 2025 - 2026 Schedule of School Site Visits.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Vice Chairperson

Chan, that the 2025 - 2026 Schedule of Individual Members’ School

Site Visits, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa

Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Non-voting:

2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)

Enactment No: 25-1847

E.-2

25-2593

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Urban Promise Middle

Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year

2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Urban

Promise Middle Academy 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $65,579.56.

25-2593 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Urban Promise Middle Academy Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025 (2/10/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion of Urban Promise Middle

Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request.

Corey Hollis, Administrative Coordinator, stated that due to Secretary Mesa's

need to recuse himself, and if recused the Commission will lose quorum, the

Urban Promise Middle Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request can

not be considered for approval at this Meeting.

The Commission discussion this Matter:

Discussion - Secretary Mesa, Chairperson Riley

Public Comment - None

Discussed

Adjournment

Chairperson Riley adjourned the Meeting at 6:48 P.M.

Prepared By:

Approved By: