Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607-2236  
(510) 879-1940  
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Board of Education and Superintendent, 1000 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607-4099  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Wednesday, November 19, 2025  
6:00 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)  
Board of Education  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
Directors: Rachel Latta, VanCedric Williams, Mike Hutchinson, Patrice Berry, Clifford  
Thompson  
Student Directors: Maximus Simmons, Marianna Smith  
Staff: Denise Gail Saddler, Ed.D., Interim Superintendent & Secretary  
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.  
Sign In to Speak, on an eligible Agenda Item, as a matter of equity, is first  
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 Register the first time you use eComment - Sign In To Speak.  
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  
Board meeting in-person in The Great Room, La Escuelita Education  
Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291 (entrance located at or  
near 286 East 10th St.) or other noticed location or virtually as described  
herein.  
The following information is for those members of the media and public  
interested in viewing or listening to the Board meeting virtually.  
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Zoom: To view by Zoom, please click  
https://ousd.zoom.us/j/84803036878 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.  
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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 848  
0303 6878, 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.  
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To view the Board 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>Board of Education>”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)  
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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.  
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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 remuted.Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are  
available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joinin  
g-a-meeting-by-phone.  
In addition, members of the public may submit written comments for a  
posted Board of Education 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:  
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If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next Week>Board of  
Education>eComment  
If Sunday or thereafter up thru day before Meeting, click Calendar  
Tab>This Week>Board of Education>eComment  
If day of Meeting, click Calendar Tab>Today>Board of  
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Education>eComment  
Or “eComment” in bold on the cover page of the 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.  
BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTOCOLS  
The purpose of these protocols is to provide a basic set of professional  
standards by which the Board and the Superintendent are to function as a  
team. There is no intention to abridge the rights and obligations of Board  
Members to oversee the operation of the organization, nor to interfere with  
the Superintendent with her role as the Superintendent of OUSD.  
General  
1. Every action by a Board Member should be directed toward improving the  
educational program for students.  
2. Every Board Member will exhibit behavior that is honorable, honest, and  
dedicated to the success of the students and staff of the district.  
3. Each Board Member is to be treated with dignity and respect.  
4. Board Member Commitment will include:  
− Participate fully in the discussion of issues  
− Listen respectfully to all views and opinions  
− Respect each individual’s opinion  
− Accept the majority action of the Board  
Board Members  
5. An individual Board Member will not use the media as a personal forum,  
unless it is clearly indicated that the opinion is personal and not  
representative of the Board majority position.  
6. Each Board Member will make every effort to attend all Board meetings in  
person; and to start and end on time.  
7. Board Members will ensure opportunities for each to comment.  
Superintendent  
8. Staff is the responsibility of the Superintendent who will bring  
recommendations to the Board for action.  
9. Questions regarding Board agenda items are to be communicated to the  
Superintendent prior to the Board meeting and the Superintendent will  
respond in a timely manner.  
10. The Superintendent is to communicate all significant administrative  
actions to the Board.  
11. Legal and personnel matters will be confidential.  
MEETING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT  
* Up to Three (3) minute speaking limit for Board Members  
* No mingling with the audience  
* Address comments to other Board Members  
* Focus on agenda items  
* Don't repeat what's been said  
* Always be respectful  
* No interruptions  
* Enforce norms  
* Model desired behavior  
MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Board 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.  
(cf. 9322 - Agenda/Meeting Materials)  
The President shall conduct Board meetings in accordance with law, Board  
Bylaws, and its parliamentary authority which shall enable the Board to  
efficiently consider issues and carry out the will of the majority.  
(cf. 9121 - President)  
The Board believes that late night meetings deter public participation, can  
affect the Board's decision-making ability, and can be a burden to staff.  
Regular Board meetings shall be adjourned not later than 11:00 p.m. unless  
the Board agrees to extend the meeting, which may only be done once by  
45 minutes.  
(cf. 9320 - Meetings and Notices)  
A. Call To Order  
B. Roll Call  
President Jennifer Brouhard called the Special Meeting to order at 6:06 P.M.  
President Brouhard stated that the Board will discussed Budget Scenarios -  
OUSD Structural Deficit - Fiscal Years 2025-2026; 2026-2027 first, before  
going into Closed Session.  
Present  
7 - Student Director Maximus Simmons  
Student Director Marianna Smith  
Director Rachel Latta  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
2 - Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Patrice Berry  
Absent  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Hutchinson present at 6:07 P.M.  
Present  
8 - Student Director Maximus Simmons  
Student Director Marianna Smith  
Director Rachel Latta  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
1 - Director Patrice Berry  
Absent  
C.  
President's Statement Disclosing Item(s) To Be Discussed In Closed  
Session  
The items are listed pursuant to law.  
President Brouhard stated what is to be discuss in Closed Session is printed  
on the Agenda.  
C1. Public Comment on Closed Session Items  
This section for 10 minutes provides an opportunity for members of the  
Public to address the Board on any Closed Session Item on the Agenda  
prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session for possible consideration of  
such Item.  
C1.-1  
25-2807  
Public Comment On Closed Session Items - November 19, 2025  
Public Comment On Closed Session Items - November 19, 2025.  
Public Speakers:  
Carol Delton  
Jack Nelson  
Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Hutchinson absent at 9:30 P.M.  
Present  
7 - Student Director Maximus Simmons  
Student Director Marianna Smith  
Director Rachel Latta  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
2 - Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Patrice Berry  
Absent  
D. Recess to Closed Session  
President Brouhard recessed the Special Meeting to Closed Session at 9:39  
P.M.  
Closed Session Item(s):  
Labor Matter(s)  
D.-1  
25-1864  
Conference With Labor Negotiators  
United Administrators of Oakland Schools (UAOS), Service  
Employees International Union - Local 1021 (SEIU), Oakland  
Education Association (OEA), Oakland Child Development  
Paraprofessional Association (OCDPA), American Federation of  
State, County and Municipal Employees-Local 257 (AFSCME),  
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Auto Truck Drivers-Local 70 of Alameda  
County, Brotherhood of Teamsters, Warehouse, Mail Order, Retail  
Employees- Local 853 of Alameda County, American Federation of  
Teachers/CFT-Local 771 (AFT), Building and Construction Trades  
Council of Alameda County, California School Employees  
Association (CSEA).  
Principal District Representative(s): Jenine Lindsey, General  
Counsel  
E. Reconvene to Public Session  
President Brouhard reconvened the Special Meeting to Public Session at  
10:28 P.M.  
F.  
Second Roll Call  
Present  
5 - Director Rachel Latta  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
4 - Student Director Maximus Simmons  
Student Director Marianna Smith  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Absent  
Director Patrice Berry  
G.  
President's Statement of Reportable Action Taken In Closed Session  
and the Vote or Abstention of Members Present, If Any  
President Brouhard made a Statement of Reportable Action Taken in  
Closed Session for D.-2: Board gave direction.  
H. Unfinished Business  
Presentation of each item shall be limited to ten (10) minutes each, except  
when additional time is granted by the President in 10 minute increments  
not more than twice or as specified by a vote of the Board.There shall be  
public comment on each item, with no public comment period exceeding 10  
minutes per item.  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Student Director Simmons and Smith absent at 9:08 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
6 - Director Rachel Latta  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Valarie Bachelor  
President Jennifer Brouhard  
3 - Student Director Maximus Simmons  
Student Director Marianna Smith  
Director Patrice Berry  
H.-1  
25-2351F  
Budget Scenarios - OUSD Structural Deficit - Fiscal Years  
2025-2026; 2026-2027  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0177A -  
Directing the Preparation of Budget Scenarios to Address  
OUSD’s Structural Deficit (As Amended).  
25-2531E Budget Scenarios - OUSD Structural Deficit -  
Fiscal Years 2025-2026; 2026-2027 (11/19/2025)  
25-2531E Resolution No. 2526-0177 Directing the  
Preparation of Budget Scenarios to Address OUSD’s  
Structural Deficit (Adopted As Amended, Enactment No.  
25-1686, 10/8/2025)  
Attachments:  
25-2531E Amendment, Resolution No. 2526-0177  
Directing the Preparation of Additional Budget Scenarios to  
Address OUSD’s Structural Deficit - Fiscal Years  
2025-2026; 2026-2027 (Adopted 11/19/2025)  
Denise Saddler, Interim Superintendent and Senior Leadership Team (SLT)  
presented and discussed with the Board regarding:  
I. Draft Scenarios Summary  
II. The Approach to Implement Resolution 2526-0177  
III. Unpacking the 2025-26 LCFF Base Fund & Investments  
IV. Draft Scenarios as of November 14  
V. Next Steps  
Public Speakers:  
Shelia Haynes  
Carol Delton  
Jack Nelson  
David Kakishiba  
Ma. Elena Perez  
Kim Ayers  
Emily Wasserman  
Kathryn Camp  
Oliver Brennen  
Gary Yee  
JD Woloshyn  
Kampala Taiz Rancifer  
Danielle Otlin  
Misty Cross  
Megan Triev  
Simone-Elize Landry  
Violet Valenzvela  
A motion was made by Vice President Bachelor, seconded by  
President Brouhard, that Resolution No. 2526-0177A be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
4 - Rachel Latta  
VanCedric Williams  
Valarie Bachelor  
Jennifer Brouhard  
Nays:  
2 - Mike Hutchinson  
Clifford Thompson  
Absent:  
3 - Maximus Simmons  
Marianna Smith  
Patrice Berry  
Enactment No: 25-1960  
I.  
Adjournment  
President Brouhard adjourned the Special Meeting at 10:29 P.M. in Memory  
of John Beam.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: