Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607-2236  
(510) 879-1940  
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Meeting Agenda Long - Final  
Wednesday, October 22, 2025  
4:00 PM  
1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107  
Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA  
((entrance at or near 286 East 10th St.); Internet Streamed - 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  
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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.  
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and public interested in viewing or listening to the Board  
meeting virtually.  
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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 - 4:00 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
C. President's Statement Disclosing Item(s) To Be Discussed In Closed  
Session  
The items are listed pursuant to law.  
C1. Public Comment on Closed Session Items  
This section provides an opportunity for a member 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 the Item.  
Public Comment on this section of the Agenda shall not  
exceed ten (10) minutes.  
C1.-1  
2025  
Public Comment On Closed Session Items - October 22, 2025.  
D. Recess to Closed Session  
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  
Legal Matter(s)  
D.-2  
D.-3  
D.-4  
25-2427  
Conference With Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of  
subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9: 1 case.  
25-2509  
25-2520  
Conference With Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation  
KS v. Oakland Unified School District, OAH Case No.  
2025080865  
Conference With Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation  
Brooks v. Oakland Unified School District, Workers’ Compensation  
Appeals Board, Case No. ADJ19060334  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation Matter(s)  
D.-5  
25-2494  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
Interim Superintendent of Schools  
Public Employment Matter(s)  
D.-6  
24-1967  
Public Employment  
Superintendent of Schools  
E. Reconvene to Public Session - 5:30 P.M.  
F.  
Second Roll Call  
G. President's Statement of Reportable Action Taken In Closed Session  
and the Vote or Abstention of Members Present, If Any  
H. Modification(s) To Agenda  
This section 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 taken off of a  
General Consent Report for separate discussion and/or  
possible action.  
I.  
Adoption of the Pupil Discipline Consent Report  
This section is required by state law. For each individual  
pupil case from Closed Session, the Board determines  
whether to expel, grant a suspended expulsion, revoke a  
suspended expulsion order, reinstate, readmit, admit a  
pupil, or take other appropriate disciplinary action. Other  
than what is printed in the public agenda, all information  
regarding an individual pupil case cannot be disclosed  
pursuant to federal and state law. There shall be public  
comments on this section, which shall not exceed 10  
minutes.  
None  
J.  
Special Orders of the Day  
This section is primarily for ceremonial items. There shall  
be one public comment opportunity, prior to all Special  
Order items, which shall not exceed 10 minutes.  
J.-1  
25-2579  
Recognition - Outgoing Members - LCAP Parent &  
Student Advisory Committee - Board of Education  
Recognition by the Board of Education of Outgoing Members of  
the LCAP Parent & Student Advisory Committee:  
PSAC MEMBERS WHO ALSO SERVED AS LEAD  
DELEGATES  
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Caitlin Khurshid  
6 Years of Service  
4 Years of Service  
Melissa Ramirez-Medina*  
Shelley Gonzalez  
4 Years of Service  
Michelle Leonce-Coker  
Tiffany Hampton-Amons  
3 Years of Service  
3 Years of Service  
*Also served as Chair, District English Language Learners  
Subcommittee  
OTHER OUTGOING PSAC MEMBERS  
·
·
·
Che Phinnessee  
Marina Munoz**  
Elham Omar**  
11 Years of Service  
11 Years of Service  
2 Years of Service  
**Also served on the District English Language Learners  
Subcommittee  
K. Student Board Members' Report  
This section is for an oral or written report to the Board and  
to the public by the Student Board Members regarding any  
information that they wish to share regarding past, present,  
or future personal or official activities as a representative of  
the All-City Council and students of the District.  
Presentation of the Report under this Agenda item shall not  
exceed ten (10) minutes. Public Comment on the Agenda  
item under this section shall not exceed ten (10) minutes.  
K.-1  
Student Board Members’ Report - October 22, 2025:  
ACC updates  
1st Middle School Meeting  
Student Survey  
Community Events  
Help A Teacha Out 2.0  
Youth listening sessions with BOP (Black Organizing Project)  
Attachments:  
L. Parent and Student Advisory Committee (PSAC) Report  
This section is for an oral or written report to the Board and  
to the public by the lead delegate or designee of the Parent  
and Student Advisory Committee regarding any information  
that they wish to share regarding past, present, or future  
activities as parent/guardian representatives of the Parent  
and Student Advisory Committee and of all parents and  
guardians in the District. This Report shall only occur at  
the second Regular Board Meeting of each month. There  
shall be public comment on this section, which shall not  
exceed 10 minutes.  
L.-1  
October 22, 2025  
Parent and Student Advisory Committee Report - October 22, 2025.  
Attachments:  
M. Comment by Collective Bargaining Units  
This section provides an opportunity for the leadership of  
the District's recognized Collective Bargaining Units to  
address the Board on issues or matters of concern. Each  
bargaining unit shall have up to 5 minutes of comment  
time.  
M.-1  
22, 2025  
Comments By Collective Bargaining Units - October 22, 2025.  
N. Superintendent's Report  
This section is for an oral or written report to the Board and  
to the public by the Superintendent or designee regarding  
any information that they wish to share regarding past,  
present, or future personal or official activities. Presentation  
of the Report under this Agenda item shall not exceed ten  
(10) minutes. Public Comment on the Agenda item under  
this section shall not exceed ten (10) minutes.  
N.-1  
Superintendent's Report - October 22, 2025:  
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School Highlights  
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Results  
Attachments:  
O. Adoption of the General Consent Report  
Adoption of the General Consent Report means that all  
items appearing on the agenda under this topic are  
approved in one motion per consent report unless a Board  
or committee member requests that an item be removed and  
voted on separately or otherwise acted upon. Items so  
removed from a named Consent Report shall be considered  
separately in the agenda immediately after that named  
Consent Report (unless otherwise moved with other items by  
a Board member) is adopted or otherwise acted upon and  
there shall be no additional or separate public comment on  
those items. Generally, these items are routine in nature,  
and are acted upon in one motion to conserve time and  
permit focus on otherthanroutine items on the agenda. An  
item on a General Consent Report which a member has  
requested be removed, shall be removed,  
without debate for separate consideration and vote or other  
disposition. All items remaining on the General Consent  
Report, thereafter, shall be adopted in a single motion.  
There shall be public comments on this section, which shall  
not exceed 10 minutes.  
Chief Systems and Services Officer  
O.-1  
Volume Licensing Agreement, Enrollment - Softchoice,  
Inc. - Technology Services Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0153 -  
Authorizing Use Of Graydon Exception To Public Bidding for Contract  
With Softchoice, Inc. and Approving Microsoft Volume Licensing Program  
Signature Form - Agreement No. 5523254, Microsoft Volume Licensing  
Enrollment for Education Solutions Enrollment No. 91813868 (Previously  
48378984), via Softchoice, Inc. [Maryland Heights, MO 63146., for the  
latter to provide District-wide Microsoft licenses, delineated in Quote:  
Q-2478323, Date: 24 Sep-2025, for the period November 1, 2025 to  
October 31, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $190,447.29 annually, for a  
total three-year cost of $571,341.87.]  
Vendor No.: 0006195  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000 986  
Funding Source: 0000 - General Purpose  
Attachments:  
O.-2  
– Verde Design, Inc. – Calvin Simmons Middle School  
Turf Field Replacement Project – Division of Facilities  
Planning and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2, Agreement for  
Engineering Services by and between the District and Verde Design, Inc.,  
Santa Clara, CA, for the latter to provide Design and Architectural Services,  
as outlined in the Proposal dated September 23, 2025, attached to this  
Amendment as Exhibit A, for the Calvin Simmons Middle School Turf  
Replacement Project, in the amount of $371,405.00, increasing the  
not-to-exceed amount of the Agreement from $661,705.00 to  
$1,033,110.00, with work scheduled to commence on October 23, 2025,  
and scheduled to end on October 23, 2026. All other terms and condition  
of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.  
Vendor No.: 004498  
Requisition No.: VR26-03610  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600 335  
Funding Source: Fund 1 General Fund ELOP  
Attachments:  
O.-3  
Contractor – D-Line Constructors, Inc. – Montera  
Middle School Site Improvements Project – Division of  
Facilities Planning and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education of the Construction Agreement  
Between Owner and Contractor by and between the District and D-Line  
Constructors, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide “construction  
services to provide seal coating approximately 43,672.45 square feet of the  
lower yard area, with crack sealing performed as needed. All existing  
basketball hoops are to remain in place and must be protected during work.  
In designated areas, metal poles are to be ground down and included in the  
seal coating to ensure a smooth, uniform surface. All services are to be  
completed in a single mobilization to support base preparation for the FIFA  
field, scheduled to be supplied and installed by FIFA, as further described in  
the Proposal, which is attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement” for the  
Montera Middle School Site Improvements Project, in the not to exceed  
amount of $59,960.00, which includes a contingency fee of $5,360.00, with  
the work scheduled to commence on October 23, 2025, and scheduled to  
last until December 23, 2025.  
Vendor No.: 001279  
Requisition No.: VR26-03609  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600 211  
Funding Source: Fund 1 General Fund ELOP  
Attachments:  
Chief Business Officer  
O.-4  
LLC - Risk Management Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and CALINC Training,  
LLC, Vacaville, CA, for the latter to provide inspection services for  
the District Storm-Water Pollution Prevention Plan, which is  
mandated by the state, via Risk Management Department, for the  
period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $30,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 000851  
Requisition No.: VR26-02340  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9031-987  
Funding Source: Property & Liability  
Attachments:  
Chief, Talent  
O.-5  
America – Talent/Human Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Service  
Agreement by and between the District and Teach for America, Inc., San  
Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide unchanged utilization of its reasonable  
efforts to recruit, select for participation in the Teach for America Program,  
and present to OUSD for employment teachers from a broad range of  
academic majors and career fields and instructional coaching for selected new  
hires as outlined in Exhibits A and B, incorporated herein by reference as  
though fully set forth, via the Talent/Human Resources Department, extending  
the term of the Agreement from July 1, 2024 thru June 30, 2026, to June 30,  
2029 at a cumulative cost (no change) not to exceed $250,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 005673  
Requisition No.: VR26-04286  
Resource Code-Site No.: 4035-944  
Funding Source: Title II  
Attachments:  
O.-6  
Human Resources Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Ocelotl, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to  
design, build, and implement an Academic Apprenticeship Peer Leader pilot  
with OUSD students, grounded in mental health, community building, and  
social-emotional learning (SEL), to support student success, belonging, and  
persistence at both the high school and adult apprenticeship levels, as  
described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set  
forth, via Talent / Human Resources Department, for the period of October  
1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008172  
Requisition No.: VR26-03392  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9341-944  
Funding Source: Tides Center Grant  
Attachments:  
O.-7  
Agreement - Pepperdine University - Talent/Human  
Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and  
Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for an Intern Partnership  
Program and Practica Program-applying to credentials in TK-12 Teaching,  
including Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, Designated Subjects, and Special  
Education Categories, including Added or Supplementary Authorizations;  
including Fieldwork Experience for Master of Arts in Education and other  
Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications in a Departmental, Clinical or  
School-Based Program with emphasis on Classroom Teaching, Pupil  
Personnel Services, or Administrative Services; and including Fieldwork  
Experience for Pre-Credential Candidate Undergraduate Students-is entered  
into by and between Oakland Unified School District (District or OUSD), a  
public school district in the State of California, County of Alameda, and  
Pepperdine University (University or PU), a California, non-profit public  
benefit corporation-for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030 at no cost  
to the District other than for certain Non-Teaching Interns in PPS or  
Administrative Services categories (Article 6/#6), who are not employees of  
the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 6/#6) drawn from  
non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund), administered by  
the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact]  
Attachments:  
O.-8  
Agreement - University of San Francisco -  
Talent/Human Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and  
Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for an Intern Partnership  
Program and Practica Program-applying to credentials in TK-12 Teaching,  
including Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, Designated Subjects, and Special  
Education Categories, including Added or Supplementary Authorizations;  
including Pupil Personnel Services in Communicative Sciences & Disorders,  
Mental Health & Wellness, Counseling & Guidance, Education Intervention or  
Educational Therapy, Social Work, Administration, and other Pupil Personnel  
Services credentials and certifications, as may be specified; including  
Fieldwork Experience for Master of Arts or Science and other  
Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel  
Services; including Fieldwork Experience for Pre-Credential Candidate  
Undergraduate Students-is entered into by and between Oakland Unified  
School District (District or OUSD), a public school district in the State of  
California, County of Alameda, and University of San Francisco (University or  
USF), a California nonprofit, private university-for the term July 1, 2025  
through June 30, 2030 at no cost to the District other than for certain  
Non-Teaching Interns in PPS categories (Article 6/#6), who are not  
employees of the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 6/#6) drawn  
from non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund),  
administered by the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact].  
Attachments:  
O.-9  
Agreement - Pacific Oaks College - Talent/Human  
Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and  
Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for an Intern Partnership  
Program and Practica Program-applying to credentials in TK-12 Teaching,  
including Multiple Subjects, Single Subjects, Designated Subjects, and Special  
Education Categories, including Added or Supplementary Authorizations;  
including Pupil Personnel Services in Communicative Sciences & Disorders,  
Mental Health & Wellness, Counseling & Guidance, Education Intervention or  
Educational Therapy, Social Work, Administration, and other Pupil Personnel  
Services credentials and certifications, as may be specified (Article 1/F);  
including Fieldwork Experience for Master of Arts or Science and other  
Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel  
Services (Article 2/J); including Fieldwork Experience for Pre-Credential  
Candidate Undergraduate Students (Article 2/K)-is entered into by and  
between Oakland Unified school District (District or OUSD), a public school  
district in the State of California, County of Alameda, and Pacific Oaks  
College (College or POC), a private college in the State of California-for the  
term July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030 at no cost to the District other than  
for certain Non-Teaching Interns in PPS categories (Article 6/#6), who are  
not employees of the District but may be allocated stipends (Article 6/#6)  
drawn from non-profit organizational grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund),  
administered by the relevant departments of the District. [See Fiscal Impact]  
Attachments:  
O.-10  
Agreement - Samuel Merritt University - Talent/Human  
Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and  
Interagency Agreement (MOU or Agreement) for a Fieldwork Learning  
Experience Program-applying to District placements of University students,  
regarding course work for Advanced Degrees and Certifications, including  
covered categories in the fields of Allied Health, Behavioral Health, and  
Biomedical Sciences, as specified, including Physical Therapy, Occupational  
Therapy, Social Work, Nursing Practice, and Physician Assistant Practice  
(Article 1/F), and including Master of Arts or Science and other  
Graduate-Level Degrees or Certifications with Emphasis in Pupil Personnel  
Services, and other Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credentials and  
certifications, as may be specified (Article 2/E)-is entered into by and  
between Oakland Unified School District (District or OUSD), a public school  
district in the State of California, County of Alameda, and Samuel Merritt  
University (University, or SMU), a California nonprofit public benefit  
corporation in Oakland, California-for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30,  
2030, at no cost to the District other than for certain Non-Teaching Interns in  
PPS categories (Article 4/#2), who are not employees of the District but may  
be allocated stipends (Article 4/#3) drawn from non-profit organizational  
grants to the District (e.g. Ed Fund), administered by the relevant departments  
of the District. [See Fiscal Impact]  
Attachments:  
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Resources Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of Personnel Report No. 2526-0004 -  
Talent/Human Resources Department.  
Attachments:  
Chief Academic Officer  
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University of California – Special Education  
Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and The Regents of the University of California  
@ San Francisco (UCSF), on behalf of its Office of Sponsored Research,  
San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide professional development and  
case consultation services from a pediatrician, employed by UCSF Benioff  
Children's Hospital in Oakland, Dr. Angela Venturelli, to provide services  
that include group professional development and learning, provision  
resources and guides related to specific health conditions impacting Oakland  
youth, and individual case consultation and collaboration for District school  
nurses, via the Special Education Department, for the period of August 28,  
2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 004270  
Requisition No.: VR26-00022  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-968  
Funding Source: General Purpose-unrestricted  
Attachments:  
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Education Fund - Community Schools and Student  
Services Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to distribute stipends to Master's level Grad Students  
providing direct school counseling services to OUSD students in the  
schools, as described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, via Community  
Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of October 15,  
2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $140,800.00.  
Vendor No.: 003143  
Requisition No.: VR26-03012  
Resource Code-Site No.: 5821-922  
Funding Source: USDE Mental Health Counseling  
Attachments:  
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Community Schools and Student Services  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement by and  
between the District and Bay Area Community Resources, San Rafael, CA,  
for the latter to recruit, train, and place three Sustainability Service Corps  
Fellows, hereinafter referred to as “Fellow(s)“, in District to educate youth  
about environmental stewardship and/or environmentally-conscious  
practices, support greenhouse gas reduction programs or other climate  
actions projects, such as implementing programs that save energy, water, or  
waste; developing Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Climate Actions Plans, and  
other capacity-building documents; and conducting outreach to raise  
community engagement, more specifically described in Exhibit A - Scope of  
Work - incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the  
Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of  
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed  
$93,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 000624  
Requisition No.: VR26-03511  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9038-922, 7832-922  
Funding Source: Eat.Learn.Play, Dept of Toxic Substances-ECRG  
Attachments:  
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Community Schools and Student Services Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement -  
2025-2026 by and between the District and 18 Reasons, San Francisco,  
CA, for the latter to lead two 6 week family cooking class sessions at  
Central Kitchen (The Center), as described in Exhibit A, incorporated  
herein by reference as though fully set forth, via Community Schools and  
Student Services Department, for the period of October 1, 2025 through  
June 30, 2026, at no cost to the District.  
Vendor No.: 004941  
Requisition No.: NC22-8071207982  
Attachments:  
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of Yemeni Students and Professionals - Community  
Schools and Student Services Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and American Association of Yemeni Students  
and Professionals, Dearborn, MI, for the latter to provide targeted literacy  
support to students at three sites - Allendale, Lockwood, and Hoover  
Schools - serving 20 students at each site, three times a week, delivered in  
small groups of 2-4 students to ensure individualized instruction and focused  
support, as more specifically described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by  
reference as though fully set forth, via Community Schools and Student  
Services Department, for the period of September 1, 2025 through May 31,  
2026, in an amount not to exceed $64,800.00.  
Vendor No.: 006894  
Requisition No.: VR26-03170  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-922  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs  
Attachments:  
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Community Development - Community Schools and  
Student Services Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Black Cultural Zone Community  
Development, Oakland, CA, for the latter to hire All Tied Up to provide  
after school pod casting classes with students at Claremont Middle School  
and McClymonds High School, serving up to 20 students, up to twice a  
week, providing enhanced communication skills, increased self-confidence,  
and improved critical thinking among students, via Community Schools and  
Student Services Department, for the period of August 1, 2025 through  
June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $36,364.00.  
Vendor No.: 008577  
Requisition No.: VR26-02231  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-922  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs  
Attachments:  
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Community Development - Community Schools and  
Student Services Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Black Cultural Zone Community  
Development, Oakland, CA, for the latter to hire Senay Dennis (Aerosoul)  
to provide hip-hop visual arts after school programs for students, up to 2  
times per day, for an hour per class for up to 20 students, with students  
learning color theory, concept design, and to create paper tiger mural trains  
in partnership with the after school lead agency, via Community Schools and  
Student Services Department, for the period of August 1, 2025 through  
June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $32,245.00.  
Vendor No.: 008577  
Requisition No.: VR26-02232  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-922  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs  
Attachments:  
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Community Development - Community Schools and  
Student Services Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Black Cultural Zone Community  
Development, Oakland, CA, for the latter to hire David "Asheba" Wilson to  
provide up to 26 music workshops serving the TK/K age group throughout  
the District, with workshops including movement, call and response and  
highlighting the values of unity, kindness and joy through the music sang with  
the students, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for  
the period of August 4, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $28,450.00.  
Vendor No.: 008577  
Requisition No.: VR26-02233  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-922  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opportunities Programs  
Attachments:  
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Education Fund - Community Schools and Student  
Services Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to support health and wellness at school sites by providing  
stipends to high school students who are a part of the Student Health Advisory  
Council, as well as site-based Liaisons providing safe spaces and programming  
for students, via Community Schools and Student Services Department, for  
the period of October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $15,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 003143  
Requisition No.: VR26-03071  
Resource Code-Site No.: 5844-922  
Funding Source: Healthy Oakland Teens  
Attachments:  
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Catalysts - United for Success Academy  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and Frontline Catalysts, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to provide a Climate Justice Youth Leadership  
Developmental Program grounded in three (3) phases - Engage, Explore, and  
Empower - in which students will develop 21st century skills while  
understanding climate change in their own communities and climate  
justice through community activism at United for Success Academy, for  
the period of September 23, 2025 through June 1, 2026, at no cost to the  
District.  
Vendor No.: 007979  
Funding Source: No Fiscal Impact  
Attachments:  
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Unity Council - Office of Equity  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and Spanish Speaking Unity Council, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to advanced Latino student academic outcomes, as  
measured by the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)  
Goal Area 2 Metrics 2.2.1 and 2.2.5-2.2.9, across 8 middle schools and 2  
high schools, via implementation of The Unity Council’s Latino Men & Boys  
(LMB) and Latinx Mentoring & Achievement (LMA) programs and Latinx  
Studies Association (LSA) Chicano Studies Programs; in combination with  
LSA site based programs and close partnership with Office of Equity’s  
Latino Achievement Targeted Specialists, improve academic outcomes for  
500 students in grades 6-12 across 16 secondary schools, via Office of  
Equity, for the period of September 15, 2025 through May 29, 2026, in an  
amount not to exceed $209,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 004014  
Requisition No.: VR26-02059  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0004-929  
Funding Source: Central Concentration  
Attachments:  
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Prescott Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Destiny Arts Center, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide Haitian Dance and African Drumming classes for the  
students, as described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference as  
though fully set forth at Prescott Elementary School, for the period of  
September 2, 2025 through May 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed  
$5,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 001363  
Requisition No.: VR26-01748  
Resource Code-Site No.: 7815-183  
Funding Source: Urban Forestry Grant and State Preschool One-Time  
Funds  
Attachments:  
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Prescott Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Children Rising, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide Tier 3 literacy tutoring for students, as described in Exhibit A,  
incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth at Prescott  
Elementary School, for the period of September 15, 2025 through May 28,  
2026, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 001645  
Requisition No.: VR26-02664  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6332-183  
Funding Source: CCSPP Implementation Grant  
Attachments:  
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Melrose Leadership Academy  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and EL Education, New York, NY, for the latter  
to provide coaching support and professional development training for  
the staff, including walkthroughs focused on crew morning meetings, as  
well as establishing a consistent framework for delivering professional  
development aligned to EL Education’s instructional model, which will  
help align school site practices with EL Education’s three core components  
- rigorous standard-based instruction, character development, and  
high-quality student work - at Melrose Leadership Academy, for the  
period of September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $43,400.00.  
Vendor No.: 001546  
Requisition No.: VR26-02689  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-235  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opp Programs  
Attachments:  
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Vivo - Cleveland Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and Cantare Con Vivo, Oakland, CA,  
for the latter to provide weekly music classes for students, focusing on  
music fundamentals in a sequential curriculum that supports language  
development and social studies, as well as promoting community and  
teamwork at Cleveland Elementary School, for the period of September 8,  
2025 through May 29, 2026, at no cost to the District.  
Vendor No.: 000940  
Funding Source: No Fiscal Impact  
Attachments:  
Youth & Family Services - Garfield Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and Fred Finch Youth & Family  
Services, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide school-based mental  
health services to students with full-scope Medi-Cal, as described in  
Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at  
Garfield Elementary School, for the period of September 8, 2025 through  
May 29, 2026, at no cost to the District.  
Vendor No.: 001745  
Funding Source: No Fiscal Impact  
Attachments:  
Hillcrest Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Hope Reimagined, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide clinical supervision and staff training in the  
Neurosequential Model framework, to assist in understanding children  
and adults in a developmentally sensitive, neurobiologically informed  
way at Hillcrest Elementary School, for the period of August 11, 2025  
through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008699  
Requisition No.: VR26-02256  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0002-127, 9337-127  
Funding Source: PTA Local Schools and Unrestricted Supplemental  
Attachments:  
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Manzanita Community Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Destiny Arts Center, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide weekly dance and martial arts classes for students;  
conclude with a performance showcase to share the student’s work with  
families and the school community at Manzanita Community Elementary  
School, for the period of September 8, 2025 through May 30, 2026, in an  
amount not to exceed $5,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 001363  
Requisition No.: VR26-02291  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0002-179  
Funding Source: Unrestricted Supplemental  
Attachments:  
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Peralta Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Heart in Balance, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide psychotherapy/mental health sessions for students -  
individual and group sessions - during the school day to ensure the  
children are being supported at Peralta Elementary School, for the period  
of August 25, 2025 through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed  
$3,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 006790  
Requisition No.: VR26-01257  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0002-145  
Funding Source: Unrestricted Supplemental  
Attachments:  
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Resources - MLK/Lafayette Elementary School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and Bay Area Community Resources, El Cerrito,  
CA, for the latter to 1) Assist the school site in managing the  
community based partnerships that support the site; 2) Conduct and  
enforce meetings of attendance that support parents and students in  
coming to the school on a daily basis; 3) Support the administration in  
communication and problem solving of school site issues to support the  
overall joy of the school; 4) Conduct attendance assemblies that support  
the overall structure of well-being of families coming to the school site at  
MLK/Lafayette Elementary School, for the period of August 11, 2025  
through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 000624  
Requisition No.: VR26-00875  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6332-182  
Funding Source: CCSPP Implementation Grant  
Attachments:  
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LLC - La Escuelita Elementary School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and Ball for Life Oakland LLC, Oakland, CA, for  
the latter to:  
Provide a coach to support planning and facilitation of SEL based Sports  
and Health class;  
Provide consistent supervision and support for Sports and Health coach;  
Attend monthly all-partner meetings with CSM and support school wide  
efforts of family/community  
Engagement;  
Work with Escuelita staff to curate a safe, fun, active and engaging  
Sports and Health program;  
Gather student data and feedback on Sports and Health to evaluate  
program impact on targeted SEL and belonging outcomes;  
Make program adjustments throughout the year in response to data and  
student feedback; and  
Create monthly newsletters to share programming updates with school  
and community  
at La Escuelita Elementary School, for the period of August 11, 2025  
through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 006975  
Requisition No.: VR26-01993  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6332-121  
Funding Source: CCSPP Implementation Grant  
Attachments:  
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Academy  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Califitness, Fresno, CA, for the latter to  
ensure all gym and physical education equipment is safe, operational, and  
compliance with safety standards; provide timely repair and maintenance  
services, allowing students, staff, and program participants to continue  
using the equipment without interruption at Dewey Academy, for the  
period of September 2, 2025, through April 30, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $1,600.00.  
Vendor No.: 000861  
Requisition No.: VR26-02497  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-310  
Funding Source: General Purpose-unrestricted  
Attachments:  
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Area - Ralph J. Bunche Academy  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Growing Together-Bay Area, Oakland, CA,  
for the latter to provide project-based learning opportunities centered on  
Garden education to students weekly to accomplish various tasks aligned  
with academic standards’ explore the science of plants, the intersection of  
Art and plants, and explore careers aligned with HTR (Hospitality, Tourism,  
and Recreation) at Ralph J. Bunche Academy, for the period of September  
1, 2025 through June 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008036  
Requisition No.: VR26-02498  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9339-309  
Funding Source: Measure H  
Attachments:  
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Rudsdale Continuation High School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Zachary Reidman, Berkeley, CA, for the  
latter to coordinate the weekly food bank procurement from ordering,  
shopping appointments, pick-up transportation*, Alameda County Food Bank,  
(ACCFB) delivery coordination, and on-site set up, distribution, delivering  
approximately 2,500 lbs. fresh and non-perishable food distributed weekly  
during school year and summer school; and provide 4 special event  
distributions at Rudsdale Continuation High School, for the period of August  
1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 003573  
Requisition No.: VR26-02678  
Resource Code-Site No.: 3182-352  
Funding Source: ESSA: Comp Support & Improvement  
Attachments:  
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Imagine Learning, LLC - High School Linked Learning  
Office  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement (SA) and  
Data Sharing Agreement (DSA) by and between the District and Imagine  
Learning, LLC, Tempe, AZ, for the latter, under the SA, to provide its  
online curriculum, administered under the instruction and supervision of a  
certified District teacher, consisting of assessments and course certifications  
to provide interventions for students in their efforts to be proficient in English  
Language Arts, math and basic literacy skills, for the period of August 1,  
2025, to July 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $48,250.00, and under  
the DSA, the terms and conditions of District's transmission of or sharing of  
pupil data with Imagine Learning, LLC, and the protection by Imagine  
Learning, LLC, of such data for the same term as the SA, each, via the High  
School Linked Learning Office.  
Attachments:  
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California Partnership Academies (CPA) Program  
Grant - Race, Policy, and Law Legal Practices  
Academy (3004) - Oakland Technical High School  
Acceptance by the Board of Education of a California Partnership  
Academies (CPA) Program: Career Technical Education Initiative Grant  
Award from the California Department of Education, for the Race, Policy,  
and Law Legal Practices Academy (3004), for Oakland Technical High  
School, CDE Grant Number: 2024-23181-61259-MN11, in the amount of  
$10,000.00, contingent upon the availability of funds, for the period of  
April 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, pursuant to the terms and  
conditions thereof, if any.  
Funding Source: California Department of Education  
Attachments:  
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Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the  
21st Century Act - High School Linked Learning Office  
Acceptance by the Board of Education of a Strengthening Career and Technical  
Education for the 21st Century Act Grant Award from the California Department  
of Education, for High School Students, Grant Number:  
2025-26-14894-61259-00, in the amount of $520,864.00, contingent upon the  
availability of funds and the approval of a fully completed application, for the  
purpose described in the attachment, for the period of July 1, 2025, through  
June 30, 2026, via the High School Link Learning Office, pursuant to the terms  
and conditions thereof, if any.  
Funding Source: California Department of Education  
Attachments:  
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Vision - Prescott Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a No Cost Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and Common Vision, Berkeley, CA,  
for the latter to provide Gardening Education and Maintenance, Food  
Recovery and Redistribution, School Field Trips, and Community Fields  
Trips, as described in the Scope of Work for 2025-26, incorporated herein  
by reference as though fully set forth, at Prescott Elementary School, for  
the period of September 15, 2025 through June 5, 2026, at no cost to the  
District.  
Vendor No.: 008196  
Funding Source: No Fiscal Impact  
Attachments:  
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and Science - Franklin Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Junior Center of Art and Science, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to provide art and coding instruction to all 5th grade  
students, exposing them to different forms of art and basic coding skills  
that will enrich their academic education at Franklin Elementary School,  
for the period of September 8, 2025 through May 27, 2026, in an amount  
not to exceed $10,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 002345  
Requisition No.: VR26-00845  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0002-116  
Funding Source: Unrestricted Supplemental  
Attachments:  
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Elmhurst United Middle School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and Elevate Oakland, Oakland, CA, for the latter  
to provide services to increase student engagement and enrollment in the  
Elmhurst instrumental music program; expand student’s access to music  
learning, resulting in new outlets for creative expression that will improve  
student mental well-being and emotional learnings at Elmhurst United  
Middle School, for the period of October 6, 2025 through May 22, 2026, in  
an amount not to exceed $12,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 000196  
Requisition No.: VR26-03266  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6770-229  
Funding Source: Prop28 Arts and Music  
Attachments:  
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Westlake Middle School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Chapter 510 Ink, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to offer an in-depth Writing, Bookmaking and Publishing Program for  
DELD students, one module in Fall and Spring, as described in Exhibit A of the  
Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth,  
culminating in a professionally illustrated published anthology of student writing  
at Westlake Middle School, for the period of September 30, 2025 through  
May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $41,600.00.  
Vendor No.: 008846  
Requisition No.: VR26-03443  
Resource Code-Site No.: 7399-213  
Funding Source: LCFF Equity Multiplier  
Attachments:  
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Center - Franklin Elementary School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and East Bay Asian Youth Center, Oakland, CA,  
for the latter to provide mentorship and support for TK-5th grade students  
during recess and other unstructured times, with a strong emphasis on  
social-emotional learning (SEL), leadership development, and positive  
relationship-building, as described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by  
reference as though fully set forth at Franklin Elementary School, for the  
period of September 8, 2025 through May 27, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $13,500.00.  
Vendor No.: 001474  
Requisition No.: VR26-03044  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-116, 6332-116  
Funding Source: CCSPP Implementation Grant and General  
Purpose-Unrestricted  
Attachments:  
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Center - Franklin Elementary School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and East Bay Asian Youth Center, Oakland, CA,  
for the latter to provide two dedicated after school staff members for  
After-School Reading Buddies, plus program management, technology  
support, data analysis, reading and break materials, and general oversight  
throughout the program and access to BookNook digital literacy platform  
and supplementary literacy supports, as described in Exhibit A of the  
Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at  
Franklin Elementary School, for the period of September 8, 2025 through  
May 27, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 001474  
Requisition No.: VR26-03050  
Resource Code-Site No.: 2600-116  
Funding Source: Expanded Learning Opp Programs  
Attachments:  
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Oakland International High School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Zachary Reidman, Berkeley, CA, for the  
latter to support a culinary cooking after-school enrichment program that  
provides English Language Development (ELD) support to students through  
hands-on science learning centered on the food cycle, from plant cultivation to  
food preparation, as described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, incorporated  
herein by reference as though fully set forth at Oakland International High  
School, for the period of October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, in an  
amount not to exceed $35,000. 00.  
Vendor No.: 003573  
Requisition No.: VR26-03233  
Resource Code-Site No.: 3182-353  
Funding Source: ESSA: Comp Support & Improvmt  
Attachments:  
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Office of Post-Secondary Readiness (OPSR) Counseling  
Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Oakland Serves, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide in-school mentoring to high school students most at risk  
of dropping out or not progressing toward graduation, described in Exhibit  
A, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via Office of  
Post-Secondary Readiness (OPSR) Counseling Department, for the period  
of September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed  
$8,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008352  
Requisition No.: VR26-02443  
Resource Code-Site No.: 3182-928  
Funding Source: ESSA: Comp Support & Improvmt  
Attachments:  
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Therapy - Strategic Resource Planning Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Think Communication Therapy, Oakland,  
CA, for the latter to provide Language Development and Enhancement for  
students who are 2 years + behind in their language development, via  
Strategic Resource Planning Department, for the period of October 1, 2025  
through June 10, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $20,064.45.  
Vendor No.: 004516  
Requisition No.: VR26-03502  
Resource Code-Site No.: 3010-950  
Funding Source: Title I-Basic Grant Low Income  
Attachments:  
O.-48  
Laurel Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Robert Gonzalez, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to paint a mural in the cafeteria using a design created by Laurel  
students and staff showing crops in varying stages of growth and prepared  
food for Laurel Elementary School, for the period of September 22, 2025  
through September 26, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 009692  
Requisition No.: VR26-02970  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9045-131  
Funding Source: Taylor Charitable Foundation  
Attachments:  
O.-49  
International Community School  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by  
and between the District and Hope Reimagined, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide clinical supervision support and staff professional  
development training in the Neurosequential Model, framework for  
understanding children and adults in a developmentally sensitive,  
neurobiologically informed way, with support provided including weekly  
group supervision sessions, and quarterly participation in COST meetings  
at International Community School, for the period of August 11, 2025  
through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $104,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008699  
Requisition No.: VR26-03048  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6332-186  
Funding Source: CCSPP Implementation Grant  
Attachments:  
O.-50  
Research Assessment & Data Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Susan Lindell Radke, Orinda, CA, for the  
latter to support the Geoqueue rollover to update all 2025-2026 OUSD  
student addresses and longitude/latitude coordinates; and update charter  
school student rosters and support Live/Go and Feeder dashboards, via  
Research Assessment & Data Department, for the period of October 2,  
2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 009684  
Requisition No.: VR26-02756  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-948  
Funding Source: General Purpose-unrestricted  
Attachments:  
O.-51  
Oakland - West Oakland Middle School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Kingmakers of Oakland, Oakland, CA, for  
the latter to teach three classes per week for African American Male  
students in grades sixth through eighth; teach three separate classes, in  
conjunction with a WOMS teacher, that will support the literacy and social  
emotional well-being of students; and provide a facilitator on campus one  
day per week to teach classes and to host lunchtime activities and  
check-ins with the students at West Oakland Middle School, for the period  
of October 1, 2025 through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed  
$9,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 008752  
Requisition No.: VR26-02365  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-204  
Funding Source: General Purpose-Unrestricted  
Attachments:  
O.-52  
Resource Planning Department  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Lessoncast, Baltimore, MD, for the latter  
to provide asynchronous professional learning modules to build  
background knowledge; Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guideline and  
learner agency videos modeling specific guideline teaching practices (Fall  
2025) and Instructional Rounds focusing on learner agency in-person  
(Spring 2026); and full-day in-service on assessment and grading practices  
that support Universal Design Learning practices, via Strategic Resource  
Planning Department, for the period of October 1, 2025 through June 30,  
2026, in an amount not to exceed $18,325.00.  
Vendor No.: 009424  
Requisition No.: VR26-03689  
Resource Code-Site No.: 4035-950  
Funding Source: Title 2-a Teacher Quality  
Attachments:  
O.-53  
Lincoln Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and Cantare Con Vivo, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide music instruction to all students in grades TK to 5th, and a  
community performance, as described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by  
reference as though fully set forth, at Lincoln Elementary School, for the  
period of September 12, 2025 through May 28, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $30,564.00.  
Vendor No.: 000940  
Requisition No.: VR26-03143  
Resource Code-Site No.: 6770-133, 9011-133  
Funding Source: Prop28 Arts and Music and Donations  
Attachments:  
O.-54  
Garfield Elementary School  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026  
by and between the District and The Teaching Well, Oakland, CA, for the  
latter to provide a project aimed to foster greater emotional wellness among  
educators, aligning with The Teaching Well's core values of compassion,  
community, curiosity, equity, and integrity, with deliverables for this project  
including workshops and community engagement programs, educational  
materials and resources, and ongoing feedback and evaluation reports to  
measure success and make necessary adjustments, more specifically  
described in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set  
forth at Garfield Elementary School, for the period of October 1, 2025  
through May 29, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 004278  
Requisition No.: VR26-02735  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000-118  
Funding Source: General Purpose-unrestricted  
Attachments:  
General Counsel  
O.-55  
- Charter Schools Office  
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement by and  
between the District and The Institute for Excellence dba National Charter  
Schools Institute, aka Epicenter, Mt. Pleasant, MI, for the latter to provide  
use of the Epicenter platform, including setup and technical support, that will  
allow for the Office of Charter Schools (OCS) to efficiently assess and track  
data and documents related to charter governance, equitable admissions and  
enrollment processes, fiscal health and management, enrollment and  
attendance reports, teacher credentialing, charter board management, and  
dozens of other compliance-related documents that OCS collects and  
reviews annually, as delineated in Exhibit A of the Agreement, incorporated  
herein by reference as though fully set forth, via Office of Charter Schools,  
for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to  
exceed $45,700.00.  
Attachments:  
O.-56  
Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans -  
Nondiscrimination In District Programs and Activities -  
General Counsel  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Amendment, Board Policy  
0410 - Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans -  
Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities, as  
delineated.  
Attachments:  
O.-57  
Facilities - General Counsel  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Amendment, Board Policy 1330 -  
Use of School District Facilities, as delineated.  
Attachments:  
O.-58  
Program Application - Yu Ming Charter School  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0184 -  
Denying Approval of Proposition 2 Charter School Facilities  
Program Application of Yu Ming Charter School for District  
property located at 4551 Steele Street, aka Tilden Site, in  
Oakland.  
Attachments:  
O.-59  
Program Application - East Bay Innovation Academy  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0185 -  
Denying Approval of Proposition 2 Charter School Facilities  
Program Application of East Bay Innovation Academy for both new  
construction and rehabilitation projects at 3400 Malcolm Avenue in  
Oakland.  
Attachments:  
Measures N and H Commission - October 7, 2025 - David Kakishiba, Chair  
O.-60  
Commission - Amended - Life Academy - 2025-2026  
Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Measures N and H Commission, of the amended 2025-2026 Education  
Improvement Plan for Life Academy of Health & Bioscience with a  
base allocation of $209,100.00, in a total amount not to exceed  
$209,100.00.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Measures N and H -  
10/7/25  
Adopted  
College and Career  
Readiness  
Commission  
O.-61  
Commission - Amended - Oakland School for the Arts -  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Measures N and H Commission, of the amended 2025-2026 Education  
Improvement Plan for Oakland School for the Arts with a base  
allocation of $287,300.00 and a strategic carryover plan and budget of  
$35,403.91, in a total amount not to exceed $322,703.91.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Measures N and H -  
10/7/25  
Adopted  
College and Career  
Readiness  
Commission  
Measures G1 Commission - September 9, 2025 - Terrence Riley, Chair  
O.-62  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission  
- Carryover Allocations for Named Schools – School  
Year 2024 - 2025  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0183  
Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission Recommendation - Approving  
2024 - 2025 Measure G1 Allocations for Named Schools and for OUSD  
and Charter Schools’ Teacher Salaries (In Part).  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Measure G1 -  
9/9/25  
Adopted  
Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle  
School Improvement  
Act Oversight  
Commission  
O1 Adoption of the General Consent Report No. 2  
.
O1.-1  
Borders - English Language Learner and Multilingual  
Achievement Department  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement  
2025-2026 by and between the District and Soccer Without  
Borders, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Year-round  
after-school and weekend soccer programs, including bi-weekly  
soccer training sessions and weekly games, for middle school and  
high school-aged boys; school day academic and socio-emotional  
support, including academic tracking, socio-emotional learning  
groups, tutoring, mentorship, and school reengagement support;  
and Community building trips including team hikes, camping trips,  
college visits and trips to professional and college soccer games  
[these activities for newcomer OUSD students at the following  
sites: Castlemont, Fremont, Rudsdale, Oakland High School,  
Oakland International High School, Frick Middle School, Urban  
Promise Academy Middle School, and San Antonio Park (serving  
Roosevelt students and newcomer students from other middle  
school sites)], via English Language Learner and Multilingual  
Achievement Department, for the period of September 15, 2025  
through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $277,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 003978  
Requisition No.: VR26-02851  
Resource Code-Site No.: 7816-954, 7824-954  
Funding Source: PHI Afghan Refugee Schl Impact; CalNEW Grant  
CDSS  
Attachments:  
P.  
Adoption of the General Consent Report - General Obligation Bonds -  
Measures B, J and Y  
Adoption of the General Consent Report - General  
Obligation Bonds means that all items appearing on the  
agenda under this topic are approved in one motion per  
consent report unless a Board or committee member  
requests that an item be removed and voted on separately or  
otherwise acted upon. Items so removed from a named  
Consent Report shall be considered separately in the  
agenda immediately after that named Consent Report  
(unless otherwise moved with other items by a Board  
member) is adopted or otherwise acted upon and there  
shall be no additional or separate public comment on those  
items. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and are  
acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus  
on otherthanroutine items on the agenda. An item on a  
General Consent Report which a member has requested be  
removed, shall be removed, without debate for separate  
consideration and vote or other disposition. All items  
remaining on the General Consent Report - General  
Obligation Bonds, thereafter, shall be adopted in a single  
motion. There shall be public comments on this section,  
which shall not exceed 10 minutes.  
Public Comment on this section of the Agenda shall not  
exceed ten (10) minutes.  
P.-1  
Consultants, LLC - Fremont High School  
Modernization Project – Division of Facilities Planning  
and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education of the Agreement for Engineering  
Services by and between the District and Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC,  
Oakland, CA, for the latter to continue to provide geotechnical  
engineering and observation services, as delineated in Exhibit C of the  
Agreement, for the Fremont High School Modernization Project, in the  
not-to-exceed amount of $6,842.50, with work scheduled to commence on  
October 23, 2025, and scheduled to end June 30, 2026.  
Vendor No.: 007113  
Requisition No.: vr26-03342  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9650/302  
Funding Source: Building Fund 21 Measure J  
Attachments:  
P.-2  
Contractor – DecoTech Systems, Inc. – Lockwood  
Network Infrastructure Project – Division of Facilities  
Planning and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education of a Construction Agreement Between  
Owner and Contractor by and between the District and DecoTech Systems,  
Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, for the latter to install fiber optic cabling and  
integrate the network system of Lockwood STEAM Academy Main  
Distribution Frame and College Coliseum Preparatory Academy Main  
Distribution Frame for the Lockwood Network Infrastructure Project, as  
delineated in Exhibit A of the Agreement, in the not to exceed amount of  
$44,925.51, with the work scheduled to commence on October 23, 2025,  
and scheduled to last until December 30, 2025.  
Vendor No.: 001325  
Requisition No.: VR26-03380  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9799/160  
Funding Source: Building Fund 21 Measure B  
Attachments:  
Q. Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Board  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Item Within the  
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Board allows a member  
of the Public to address the Board on subject matter that is  
not an item on today's Agenda. The Board will listen but  
cannot act or otherwise respond without the issue being  
noticed and posted on today's or a future Agenda, unless  
the matter is deemed an emergency pursuant to law. Public  
Comment on this section of the Agenda shall not exceed  
thirty (30) minutes.  
Q.-1  
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the District – October 22,  
2025  
Public Comment On All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the District - October 22, 2025.  
R. Public Hearing(s)  
This section is for a Public Hearing(s). A Public Hearing  
shall be conducted pursuant to legal requirements. There  
shall be public comment for each public hearing, with no  
public comment period exceeding 10 minutes each hearing.  
Facilities Committee  
October 16, 2025  
Valarie Bachelor, Chair  
R.-1  
Imposed on New Residential & Commercial/Industrial  
Construction - Division of Facilities Planning and  
Management  
Discussion and possible adoption of a recommendation by the Facilities  
Committee to the Governing Board that the Board conduct Noticed Public  
Hearing and, thereafter, adopt Resolution No. 2526-0101 - Approving an  
Increase In Level I Statutory School Facilities Fees Imposed on Residential  
and Commercial/Industrial Construction Pursuant to Education Code  
Section 17620 and Government Code Section 65995.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
10/16/25 Facilities Committee  
Recommended Favorably  
to the Board of Education  
S.  
Unfinished Business  
There shall be public comment on each item, with no public  
comment period exceeding 10 minutes per item.  
S.-1  
District Staff to Enter Into Contracts for Emergency  
Construction Services for the Repair of Dangerous  
Conditions at Various Sites Via Demolition of Existing  
Structures  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2425-0132.1F -  
Declaring That The Need for Emergency Construction Services For  
The Repair Of Dangerous Conditions At Various Sites Via Demolition  
Of Existing Structures Continues To Exist.*  
______  
*4/5 Vote [5] Required  
Attachments:  
S.-2  
Firm - Board of Education  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0186 -  
Selection by the Board of Education of the Executive Search Firm  
[Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (“HYA”) or Leadership  
Associates (“LA”)] (or neither), in response to Request for  
Proposal (RFP) #26-164COS [to conduct the Search for  
Superintendent of Schools and Authorize the General Counsel to  
enter into and execute a Services Agreement with selected firm to  
conduct the Superintendent Search for Oakland Unified School  
District, substantially in the form attached, for superintendent  
search services at a cost not to exceed $_________[amount],  
payable by the General Fund.]  
Attachments:  
T. New Business  
There shall be public comment on each item, with no public  
comment period exceeding 10 minutes per item.  
T.-1  
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing –  
Named Employees for School Year 2025-2026  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0061 -  
Application for Provisional Internship Permit - California Commission on  
Teacher Credentialing - Named Employees for School Year 2025-2026:  
1. Racquel Payton, K-5th grade Multiple Subject Teacher, Martin Luther  
King Jr. Elementary School;  
2. Martha Espinoza Gonzalez, K-5th grade Mild/Moderate Support  
Needs SDC Teacher, Global Family Elementary School; and  
3. Alex Harris, Extensive Support Needs SCD Teacher, Young Adults  
Program.  
Attachments:  
T.-2  
BCLAD and Program -California Commission on  
Teacher Credentialing - Named Employee for School  
Year 2025-2026  
Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2526-0062- Application  
for Variable Term Program Waiver - CBEST, BCLAD and Program -  
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing - Named Employee for  
School Year 2025-2026:  
Jennifer Pierson, K-5th grade Social Worker, Esperanza Elementary School.  
Attachments:  
U. President's Report  
This section is for an oral or written report to the Board and  
to the public by the President regarding any information  
that he/she may wish to share regarding past, present, or  
future personal or official activities.  
U.-1  
President’s Report - October 22, 2025.  
V. Regular Board Members' Report  
This section is for an oral or written report, consistent with  
Brown Act requirements, to the Board and to the public by  
each Board member (excluding the Student Board  
members) regarding any information that he/she may wish  
to share regarding past, present, or future personal or  
official activities, including, if a member is a committee  
chair, or the ranking member of the committee, in the  
absence of the chair, the announcement of date, time and  
possible topics at next committee meeting, celebrations, and  
recognitions  
.
V.-1  
Regular Board Member's Report - October 22, 2025.  
W. Introduction of New Legislative Matter(s)  
Every Regular Meeting Agenda of the Board shall provide  
for the Introduction of New Matter(s). A Board member  
(except a Student Director), or a member of the Public  
desiring to have a motion, resolution, order, or other subject  
matter scheduled for consideration or action by the Board  
shall announce the subject nature of the intended matter  
during this item, provide written language of the specific  
legislative proposal and supporting documentation for such  
item, if any. The President shall assign the subject matter to  
the appropriate standing or special committee, if  
appropriate, for consideration of its programmatic,  
financial and/or other impact or consideration.  
If the request to place a matter on the Board's Agenda  
pertains to a Closed Session topic, the President of the  
Board may so advise the member or the person requesting  
inclusion of such matter on the meeting Agenda.  
X. Adjournment