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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, August 21, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Retreat - 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)  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness  
Commission  
David Kakishiba, Chairperson  
Marc Tafolla, Vice Chair  
Katharina Nunez-Adler, Secretary  
Members: James Harris, Gary Yee  
measurenhcommission@ousd.org  
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A. Call to Order  
Chairperson David Kakishiba called the Special Meeting to order at 1:02 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
4 - Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
1 - Member Gary Yee  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Commission Yee present at 1:13 P.M.  
Present  
5 - Member Gary Yee  
Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
C. New Business  
C.-1  
25-1975  
Measures N and H Commission - Education Improvement Plan -  
Current Practices - Gold Certification Standards - OUSD Graduate  
Profile - Pathway Program Quality Improvement -  
Recommendations  
Presentation to and discussion by the Measures N and H Commission,  
with High School Network Superintendent or designee(s) of:  
PART 1: Summary of current practices  
PART 2: Discussion of “what good looks like”: Gold Standards and  
graduate profile  
PART 3: Discussion on how the Commission’s Education Improvement  
Plan process can better facilitate pathway program quality improvement  
PART 4: Discussion of Staff-recommended desired possible changes in  
the Commission’s Education Improvement Plan process.  
25-1975 Presentation - Measures N and H Commission -  
Education Improvement Plan - Current Practices - Gold  
Certification Standards - OUSD Graduate Profile - Pathway  
Program Quality Improvement - Recommendations  
25-1975 Measures N and H Commission - Education  
Improvement Plan - Current Practices - Gold Certification  
Standards - OUSD Graduate Profile - Pathway Program  
Quality Improvement - Recommendations  
Attachments:  
Jannevince Quijada, Coordinator, Measures N and H, presented and  
discussed with the Commission of current 25-26 EIP template,  
comprehensive High School Quality standards, continuation Schools Quality  
standards, complete set of OUSD Graduate Profile including benchmarks,  
cold standards from the Linked Learning alliance, and proposed  
reconsiderations document from Measures N and H staff.  
Public Speaker:  
John Watkins  
Discussed  
Recess  
Chairperson Kakishiba recessed the Special Meeting at 3:04 P.M.  
Chairperson Kakishiba reconvened the Special Meeting at 3:15 P.M.  
Reconvene  
Roll Call  
Present  
5 - Member Gary Yee  
Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
C.-2  
25-1976  
Measures N and H Commission - 2025-2026 OUSD High School  
Network Strategic Priorities  
Presentation to and discussion by the Measures N and H  
Commission of 2025-2026 OUSD High School Network Strategic  
Priorities:  
High School Network Wins: Graduation & A-G Completion  
High School Network Wins: Dropout & CC Indicator  
2024-2025 KPI’s: Post-Secondary Readiness  
Key Performance Indicators: Postsecondary Readiness  
Key Performance Indicators: Dual Enrollment  
Key Performance Indicators: Work-Based Learning  
Key Performance Indicators: CTE Pathway Sequences  
Key Performance Indicators: On-Track for Graduation  
2024-2025 KPI’s: Student Engagement  
2024-2025 KPI’s: Attendance  
2024-2025 KPI’s: Suspensions  
2024-2025 KPIs: Rigorous & Relevant Learning  
2024-2025 KPI’s: iReady  
2024-2025 KPI’s: Math CEA’s  
High School Network Strategic Plan Supporting Empowered  
Graduates (2025-2026)  
2025-2026 Key Performance Indicators  
25-1976 Presentation - Measures N and H Commission -  
2025-2026 OUSD High School Network Strategic Priorities  
Attachments:  
Vanessa Sifuentes, Deputy Chief of Post-Secondary Readiness, presented  
and discussed with the Commission of 2025-2026 OUSD High School  
Network Strategic Priorities.  
Public Speaker:  
John Watkins  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Chairperson Kakishiba absent at 4:36 P.M.  
Present  
4 - Member Gary Yee  
Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
1 - Chairperson David Kakishiba  
Absent  
Vice Chair Tafolla chair the Special Meeting at 4:36 P.M.  
D. Adjournment  
Vice Chair Tafolla adjourned the Special Meeting at 4:48 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: