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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, March 3, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314  
East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291, Internet - Zoom & Granicus;  
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Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness  
Commission  
David Kakishiba, Chairperson  
Marc Tafolla, Vice Chair  
James Harris, Secretary  
Members: Gary Yee, Tony Douangviseth  
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A. Call to Order  
Chairperson Kakishiba called the meeting to order at 5:01 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Secretary James Harris  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
A request to speak at this Commission meeting, may be made in-person or  
virtually as stated in this Agenda.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Measures N and H Commission, 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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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.  
Chairperson modified the agenda by taking up F.-2 - 25-1481A Measures N  
and H Commission - Amended 2025-2026 Measures N and H Commission  
Work Plan - Meeting Calendar, and G.-1 - 26-0463 Measures N and H  
Commission - 2026-2027 Budget Reduction Impacts - OUSD High Schools,  
after the Commission General Consent Report. Then took up the items as  
printed in the agenda.  
D. Adoption of Commission Minutes  
None  
E. 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.  
E.-1  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Castlemont  
High School to the following line items: (1) reduce $9,950.00  
Classified Support Salaries: Hire a Work-Based Learning Liaison at  
1.0 FTE by $9,950.00 to $0.00, and (2) reduce $17,000.00 Classified  
Support Salaries: Hire a College & Career Readiness Specialist at  
.70 FTE by $7,300.00 to $9,700.00, and establish a new strategic  
action $17,250.00 Consultant Contract with Oakland Kids First (OKF)  
to serve as the fiscal sponsor and pay out the Student Stipends for  
the 2026 Summer ECCCO Program, as stated in the justification  
section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget  
Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0417  
E.-2  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Castlemont  
High School to modify the following line items: (1) reduce $9,700.00  
Classified Support Salaries: Hire a College & Career Readiness  
Specialist at .70 FTE by $9,700.00 to $0.00, and (2) reduce  
$29,000.00 Teacher Salaries: Funds to hire a CTE Teacher, at 0.62  
FTE by $8,800.00 to $20,200.00, and establish a new strategic action  
$18,500.00 Professional Contracted Bus Services: Funds for Charter  
Bus Rentals for pathway students to visit colleges and universities,  
as stated in the justification section of the New or Revised Strategic  
Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0418  
E.-3  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland School  
for the Arts to reduce $35,403.91 Materials by $8,000.00 to  
$27,403.91, and establish a new strategic action $8,000.00  
Classroom Materials and Supplies, as stated in the justification  
section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget  
Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0419  
E.-4  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland School  
for the Arts to reduce $27,403.91 Materials by $4,950.00 to  
$22,453.91, and establish a new strategic action $4,950.00  
Educational Consultants: Funds to hire Aspire Education to provide a  
Math Tutoring Team, as stated in the justification section of the New  
or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0420  
E.-5  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland High  
School to reduce $10,961.24 Travel and Conferences: To pay for  
Lodging for the Public Health Academy pathway students' Overnight  
Field Trip to Sacramento by $5,480.62 to $5,480.62, and establish a  
new strategic action $5,480.62 Consultant contract with the Oakland  
Public Ed Fund (OPEF) to facilitate and pay out the Exploring  
College, Career, and Community Options (ECCCO) 2026 Summer  
Internship stipends, as stated in the justification section of the New or  
Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0421  
E.-6  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland High  
School to reduce $5,480.62 Travel and Conferences: To pay for  
Lodging for the Public Health Academy pathway students' Overnight  
Field Trip to Sacramento by $5,480.62 to $0.00, and establish a new  
strategic action $5,480.62 Consultant contract with the Oakland  
Public Ed Fund (OPEF) to pay 6 Teachers to participate in the  
Exploring College, Career, and Community Options (ECCCO) 2026  
Summer program, as stated in the justification section of the New or  
Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0422  
E.-7  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland School  
for the Arts to reduce $8,000.00 Classroom Materials and Supplies  
by $4,500.00 to $3,500.00, and establish a new strategic action  
$4,500.00 Educational Consultants Contract with Education Media  
LLC, as stated in the justification section of the New or Revised  
Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0423  
E.-8  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/ Budget modification for MetWest High  
School to reduce $18,485.50 Conferences and travel expenses by  
$18,485.50 to $0.00, and establish a new strategic action $18,485.50  
Consultant Contract: Contract with Big Picture Learning from January  
to June 2026, as stated in the justification section of the New or  
Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0424  
E.-9  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland  
Technical High School to reduce $16,525.00 Professional Contracted  
Bus Services by $253.70 to $16,271.30, and establish a new  
strategic action $253.70 BART & Bus Passes, as stated in the  
justification section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of  
the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0425  
E.-10  
Academy - 2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Coliseum  
College Prep Academy to reduce $38,339.49 Teacher Salaries  
Stipends: Extended Contracts to pay teachers for participating in  
academic support and credit recovery by $21,574.18 to $16,765.31,  
and establish a new strategic action $21,574.18 Strategic Carryover  
for Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, as stated in the justification section of the  
New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification  
Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0426  
E.-11  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification for Oakland High  
School to reduce $6,961.24 Materials and Supplies by $100.00 to  
$6,861.24, and establish a new strategic action to increase  
$10,961.24 Travel and Conference: To pay for Lodging (hotel rooms)  
for the Law and Social Justice Academy Students' Overnight Field  
Trip to Sacramento and LA by $100.00 to $11,061.24, as stated in the  
justification section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of  
the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0427  
Adoption of the Commission General Consent Report  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, to Approve the General Consent Report. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
F.-1  
Progress Update - 2024-2025 Data For Charter Sites  
Presentation to and continued discussion by the Measures N and H  
Commission of 2024-2025 Outcomes and 2025-2026 Progress  
Update:  
2024-2025 Academic Year Outcomes  
2025-2026 Progress update on high school key performance  
indicators for OUSD  
Explore 2024-2025 Data for Charter sites  
Attachments:  
Vanessa Sifuentes, Deputy Chief Post Secondary Readiness, presented the  
2024-2025 Outcomes and 2025-2026 Progress Update to the Commission  
and Public.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
F.-2  
N and H Commission Work Plan - Meeting Calendar  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of the proposed  
Amended 2025-2026 Measures N and H Commission Work Plan and  
Meeting Calendar.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Member Douangviseth, that this Motion be Adopted . The motion  
carried by the following vote.  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Secretary James Harris  
Enactment No: 26-0356  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Commissioner Yee and Secretary Harris present at 5:06 P.M.  
Present  
5 - Member Gary Yee  
Secretary James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
Impacts - OUSD High Schools  
Presentation to and discussion by the Measures N and H  
Commission with Deputy Chief of Postsecondary Readiness or  
designee(s) of 2026-2027 Budget Reduction Impacts on OUSD High  
Schools.  
Attachments:  
Vanessa Sifuentes, Deputy Chief Post Secondary Readiness, presented the  
Budget Reduction Impacts on OUSD High Schools to the Commission and  
Public.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Commissioner Yee absent at 6:22 P.M.  
Present  
4 - Secretary James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Member Tony Douangviseth  
1 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Commission  
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 Commission 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 Commission. Minutes are not transferable  
from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.  
The Commission may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item  
not appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Commission  
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  
Commission 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  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Commission – Up to 30 Minutes - March  
3, 2026  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Commission - Up to 30 Minutes - March 3, 2026.  
Public Speakers:  
Carmelita Reyes  
Shalonda Gregory  
Staci Morris  
Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  
I.  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter  
This section of the Agenda is devoted to the introduction of new legislative  
matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission by a Member  
or Members of the Public.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Kakishiba adjourned the meeting at 7:23 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: