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Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Thursday, January 22, 2026

6:15 PM

Special Meeting

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

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

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

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle

School Improvement Act Oversight Commission

Terrence Riley, Chairperson,

Tiffany Chan, Vice Chairperson

Frederick Mesa, Secretary

Members: Brandon Wall, (Vacancy)

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BOARD BYLAW 9131 - MEASURE G1 - DISTRICTWIDE TEACHER RETENTION AND

MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION CHARGE OR

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Measure G1 – Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission shall advise and report to the Board

of Education and shall be responsible for (a) oversight of proper allocation

and use of all parcel tax monies, (b) reviewing annual independent audit

reports, and (c) submitting recommendations to the Board of Education for

any new or modified policies and administrative regulations to ensure the

Oakland Unified School District’s compliance with the requirements and

intent of Measure G1.

A. Call to Order

Chairperson Terrence Riley called the January 22, 2026, Measure G1 -

Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

(Measure G1) Commission Special Meeting to order at 6:17 P.M.

B. Roll Call

Present

Absent

3 - Member Brandon Wall

Secretary Frederick Mesa

Chairperson Terrence Riley

1 - Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

C. Unfinished Business

C.-1

25-2928

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – American Indian Public

Charter (K-8) School II Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request -

School Year 2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of American

Indian Public Charter (K-8) School II 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed

$21,917.38.

25-2928 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

American Indian Public Charter (K-8) School II Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2024 -2025

(1/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion and possible adoption of

American Indian Public Charter (K-8) School II 2024-2025 Measure G1

Carryover Funding Request.

Discussion - Commissioner Wall, Chairperson Riley

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Member Wall,

that American Indian Public Charter (K-8) School II 2024-2025 Measure

G1 Carryover Funding Request, be Adopted. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

3 - Member Brandon Wall

Secretary Frederick Mesa

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Absent:

1 - Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Enactment No: 26-0137

C.-2

25-2930

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Claremont Middle

School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year

2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Claremont

Middle School 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request

Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $38,312.27.

25-2930 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Claremont Middle School Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request - School Year 2024 -2025 (1/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion and possible consideration

of Claremont Middle School 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding

Request.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Member Wall,

that Claremont Middle School 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover

Funding Request, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Aye:

3 - Member Brandon Wall

Secretary Frederick Mesa

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Absent:

1 - Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Enactment No: 26-0138

C.-3

25-2593

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Urban Promise Middle

Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year

2024 -2025

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Urban

Promise Middle Academy 2024-2025 Measure G1 Carryover Funding

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

25-2593 Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Urban Promise Middle Academy Measure G1 Carryover

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

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion of Urban Promise Middle

Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request.

Chairperson Riley, stated that due to Secretary Mesa's need to recuse

himself, and if recused the Commission will lose quorum, the Urban Promise

Middle Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request can not be

considered for approval at this Meeting.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

Discussed

D. New Business

D.-1

25-0618A

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Elmhurst United Middle

School – Amended G1 Application - School Year 2025 - 2026

Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Elmhurst

United Middle School Amended G1 Application (Long Form), changing

Application Expenditures as delineated in Summary of 2025 - 2026

Proposed Expenditures below:

1. Fund 1.0 FTE RJ Facilitator Case Manager

2. Fund 1.0 FTE RJ Facilitator (Position Eliminated)

$28,510.65

$111,916.96

$142,370.370.37

7. Extended Time/Overtime for Classified Employees

$25,000.00

8. Field Trips

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

$8,000.00

$20,000.00

$25,859.72

9. Fund .5 FTE Computer Science

10. Equipment for Lunchtime Activities

11. Uniforms

12. Fund contract for Teaching Artists

with all other provisions of the Application remaining in full force and effect

with no increase in Proposal cost [$365,237.00].

25-0618A Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission –

Elmhurst United Middle School – Amended G1 Application -

School Year 2025 - 2026

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion of Elmhurst United Middle

School Amended G1 Application.

Discussion - Commissioner Wall, Secretary Mesa, Chairperson Riley

Ms. Gonzales, Administrator, Elmhurst United Middle School, responded to

comments and questions from the Commission.

Chairperson Riley asked about the replacement Case Managers with

Restorative Justice (RJ) Facilitators, and on the Expenditures in Summary of

2025 - 2026 Proposed Expenditures (2. Fund 1.0 FTE RJ Facilitator (Position

Eliminated) of $28,510.65.

Ms. Gonzales explained the replacement was meant to target chronic

absenteeism among the student body, and regarding the Expenditures in

Summary of 2025 - 2026 Proposed Expenditures (2. Fund 1.0 FTE RJ

Facilitator (Position Eliminated) of $28,510.65, an employee was in the

position at the start of the School year, but later vacated the position.

Thereafter the District went into a hiring freeze and the 1.0 FTE RJ Facilitator

position was not exempt from the hiring freeze.

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Member Wall, seconded by Secretary Mesa,

that Elmhurst United Middle School Amended G1 Application, be

Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Member Brandon Wall

Aye:

Secretary Frederick Mesa

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Absent:

1 - Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Enactment No: 26-0139

D.-2

25-2489B

Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission - 2025 - 2026 Schedule of

School Site Visits

A discussion and possible Adoption by the Measure G1 - Districtwide

Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight

Commission of its proposed 2025 - 2026 Schedule of Individual

Members’ School Site Visits.

25-2489B Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and

Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission -

2025 - 2026 Schedule of School Site Visits

Attachments:

Chairperson Riley opened the floor for discussion and possible adoption of

the 2025 - 2026 Schedule of School Site Visits.

Discussion - Commissioner Wall

Commissioner Wall requested site visits:

April 14, 2026 at Greenleaf School, and

April 23, 2026 at West Oakland Middle School.

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Member Wall,

that its proposed 2025 - 2026 Schedule of Individual Members’ School

Site Visits, be Adopted as Amended. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

3 - Member Brandon Wall

Secretary Frederick Mesa

Chairperson Terrence Riley

Absent:

1 - Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan

Enactment No: 26-0140

D.-3

26-0079

Measure G1 Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School

Improvement Act Oversight Commission - Site Visit Debriefing of

Named Schools Sites and Dates

A debriefing by Measure G1 Commission of individual Commissioners’

School Site Visits for Named Schools:

Madison Park - November 7, 2025,

Urban Promise Academy - November 13, 2025,

Montera Middle School - November 18, 2025,

Edna Brewer Middle School - December 8, 2025, and

Oakland Unity Middle School - January 15, 2025.

Postponed to a Date Certain, Next Regular Measure G1 Commission

Meeting, February 10, 2026.

E. Adjournment

Chairperson Riley adjourned the Meeting at 6:44 P.M.

Prepared By:

Approved By: