Oakland Unified School District

Board of Education

1011 Union Street, #940

Oakland, CA 94607-2236

(510) 879-1940

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boe@ousd.org E-Mail

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ACCESSIBILITY OF AGENDA AND AGENDA MATERIALS

Agenda and agenda materials are accessible at http://www.ousd.org or from any computer terminal in the Offices of the

Board of Education and Superintendent, 1000 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607-4099

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE AND LANGUAGE SERVICES

Individuals requiring interpretation or translation services or a reasonable accommodation to participate in meetings

should notify the Office of the Board of Education seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting at either

(510)879-8199(VM); or boe@ousd.org (E-Mail); or

(510) 879-2300 (eTTY/TDD); or (510) 879-2299 (eFax).

Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Monday, January 26, 2026

6:00 PM

Special Meeting

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

ON-LINE SPEAKER CARD REGISTRATION

Public Comment, at the meeting, will be taken individually on Agenda Items

indicated by microphone icon.

You may register to speak in advance on the Agenda Item whether

attending the meeting by teleconference, e.g., Zoom, or in person.

On line Speaker Card Registration (Sign In To Speak) opens at minimum 72

hours in advance for a Regular Meeting or at minimum 24 hours in advance

for a Special Meeting. Use the eComment Link to Sign In (Register) to

Speak up to one hour before the beginning of the meeting. Manual (Paper)

Speaker Cards also will be available at the meeting for completion.

registered, first called, in order of

Registration whether participation is in person or virtually, e.g. Zoom, or by

audio, e.g., telephone.

For advanced pre-meeting Registration, You must establish a one time

OUSD eComment - Sign In (Register) To Speak Account providing your

First Name and Last Name and your email address. Your First Name and

Last Name, as Registered, must also show as the Participant or Profile

Name on a teleconference system (i.e., Zoom, webex, other). You will be

requested to Register the first time you use eComment - Sign In To Speak.

The Sign In To Speak System, after the one time registration, will remember

you by first name and last name

associated with your email address (profile), making it easier for you to

electronically Register or Sign In to Speak on an Agenda Item at a future

OUSD legislative meeting, e.g., Board, committee, commission.

Early pre-meeting Sign In To Speak (Registration) is urged for all - whether

you plan to attend meeting in person or view meeting via teleconference or

listen to the meeting by telephone. Names will be called in Sign In To

Speak order received.

NOTICE - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/MEDIA MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY

Members of the Pubic and/or the Media may attend and participate in the

Board meeting in-person in The Great Room, La Escuelita Education

Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291 (entrance located at or

near 286 East 10th St.) or other noticed location or virtually as described

herein.

The following information is for those members of the media and public

interested in viewing or listening to the Board meeting virtually.

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Zoom: To view by Zoom, please click

https://ousd.zoom.us/j/87566155146 on or after the Noticed meeting time.

Instructions on how to join a meeting by video conference are available at:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting.

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Phone: To listen by phone (via Zoom), please do the following at or after

the Noticed meeting time: call (669) 900-9128, then enter Webinar ID 875

6615 5146, then press “#”. If asked for a participant id or code, press #.

Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at:

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663

-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.

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To view the Board meeting from the District’s Home Page - Upcoming

Events & Live Meeting Video, please select the meeting name and click on

the “In Progress” link under Video or go to the Legislative Information Center

(under Board of Education on Home Page)>Calendar

Tab>Calendar>Today>Board of Education>”In Progress” link under Video.

Public comment in-person is permitted within the times allotted for public

comment on the Agenda. Virtual comment will also be permitted within the

times allotted for public comment on the Agenda in the following two ways:

NOTICE - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC/MEDIA MAY ATTEND

AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY

(CONTINUED)

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To comment virtually by Zoom, if you have made a pre-meeting

Request to Speak, when your name is called, click the “Raise Your Hand”

button. You will be unmuted and allowed to make public comment. After the

allotted time,you will then be re-muted. Instructions on how to “Raise Your

Hand” is available at:: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129

-RaiseHand-In-Webinar.

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To comment by phone (via Zoom), if you have made a pre-meeting

Request to Speak, when your name is called, press “*9” to “Raise Your

Hand." You will be unmuted and allowed to make public comment. You will

then be remuted.Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are

available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joinin

g-a-meeting-by-phone.

In addition, members of the public may submit written comments for a

posted Board of Education Meeting Agenda Item, before a meeting or while

a meeting is “In Progress,” from the District’s Home Page - Upcoming

Events & Live Meeting Video by selecting Board of Education Agenda

“eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center, as follows:

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If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next Week>Board of

Education>eComment

If Sunday or thereafter up thru day before Meeting, click Calendar

Tab>This Week>Board of Education>eComment

If day of Meeting, click Calendar Tab>Today>Board of

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Education>eComment

Or “eComment” in bold on the cover page of the Agenda.

Written comments made on an eligible Agenda item, upon clicking of the

Submit Button, are immediately sent via email to all members of the

legislative body and key staff supporting the legislative body. Each

eComment is a Public Record.

BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTOCOLS

The purpose of these protocols is to provide a basic set of professional

standards by which the Board and the Superintendent are to function as a

team. There is no intention to abridge the rights and obligations of Board

Members to oversee the operation of the organization, nor to interfere with

the Superintendent with her role as the Superintendent of OUSD.

General

1. Every action by a Board Member should be directed toward improving the

educational program for students.

2. Every Board Member will exhibit behavior that is honorable, honest, and

dedicated to the success of the students and staff of the district.

3. Each Board Member is to be treated with dignity and respect.

4. Board Member Commitment will include:

− Participate fully in the discussion of issues

− Listen respectfully to all views and opinions

− Respect each individual’s opinion

− Accept the majority action of the Board

Board Members

5. An individual Board Member will not use the media as a personal forum,

unless it is clearly indicated that the opinion is personal and not

representative of the Board majority position.

6. Each Board Member will make every effort to attend all Board meetings in

person; and to start and end on time.

7. Board Members will ensure opportunities for each to comment.

Superintendent

8. Staff is the responsibility of the Superintendent who will bring

recommendations to the Board for action.

9. Questions regarding Board agenda items are to be communicated to the

Superintendent prior to the Board meeting and the Superintendent will

respond in a timely manner.

10. The Superintendent is to communicate all significant administrative

actions to the Board.

11. Legal and personnel matters will be confidential.

MEETING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

* Up to Three (3) minute speaking limit for Board Members

* No mingling with the audience

* Address comments to other Board Members

* Focus on agenda items

* Don't repeat what's been said

* Always be respectful

* No interruptions

* Enforce norms

* Model desired behavior

MEETING PROCEDURES

All Board meetings shall begin on time and shall be guided by an Agenda

prepared in accordance with Board bylaws and posted and distributed in

accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (open meeting requirements) and

other applicable laws.

(cf. 9322 - Agenda/Meeting Materials)

The President shall conduct Board meetings in accordance with law, Board

Bylaws, and its parliamentary authority which shall enable the Board to

efficiently consider issues and carry out the will of the majority.

(cf. 9121 - President)

The Board believes that late night meetings deter public participation, can

affect the Board's decision-making ability, and can be a burden to staff.

Regular Board meetings shall be adjourned not later than 11:00 p.m. unless

the Board agrees to extend the meeting, which may only be done once by

45 minutes.

(cf. 9320 - Meetings and Notices)

A. Call To Order

B. Roll Call

President Jennifer Brouhard called the Special Meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.

Present

5 - Director Rachel Latta

Director VanCedric Williams

Director Patrice Berry

Vice President Valarie Bachelor

President Jennifer Brouhard

4 - Student Director Maximus Simmons

Student Director Marianna Smith

Director Mike Hutchinson

Absent

Director Clifford Thompson

C. Public Hearing(s)

This section is for public hearings. There shall be public comment for each

public hearing, with no public comment period exceeding 10 minutes per

hearing. [A Public Hearing shall be conducted pursuant to legal

requirements.]

25-3065

Amethod Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy –

Charter Material Revision – Change of Enrollment Preference

and Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools Office

6:00 P.M. - Initial Public Hearing by the Board of Education of

Amethod Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy (DCA) -

Petition and Request for Charter Material Revision - Grades 6-8,

Request to add temporary enrollment preference for Oakland Charter

Academy (OCA) students and to increase enrollment to accommodate

merger of OCA into DCA, beginning School Year 2026-2027,

pursuant to Education Code Section 47605.

25-3065 Initial Public Hearing - Board Memorandum -

Amethod Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy –

Charter Material Revision – Change of Enrollment

Preference and Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools

Office

Attachments:

25-3065 Initial Public Hearing - Red-Lined Copy - Amethod

Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy – Charter

Material Revision – Change of Enrollment Preference and

Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools Office

25-3065 Initial Public Hearing - Clean Copy - Amethod

Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy – Charter

Material Revision – Change of Enrollment Preference and

Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools Office

25-3065 Initial Public Hearing - Petitioners Presentation -

Amethod Public Schools - Downtown Charter Academy –

Charter Material Revision – Change of Enrollment

Preference and Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools

Office

25-3065 Proof of Publication - Oakland Tribune - Initial

Public Hearing - Amethod Public Schools - Downtown

Charter Academy – Charter Material Revision – Change of

Enrollment Preference and Enrollment Increase - Charter

Schools Office

President Brouhard opened the DCA Initial Public Hearing at 6:08 P.M.

Adrienne Barnes, CEO and Jillianne Whitfield, Principal, Amethod Public

Schools - Downtown Charter Academy, presented their Petition and

Request for Charter Material Revision - Grades 6-8, Request to add

temporary enrollment preference for Oakland Charter Academy (OCA)

students and to increase enrollment to accommodate merger of OCA into

DCA, beginning School Year 2026-2027.

Several Board Members asked questions, and/or made comments, and

received responses from APS Petitioners specific to the requested Material

Revision.

Public Speakers:

Kimi Kean

Resmae Vega Paret

Davis Leung

Dr. Ellingberg

Eudora Tsui

Mengisteab Gablezgiabher

25-3032

Francophone Charter School of Oakland - Charter Material

Revision - Change of Location and Enrollment Increase -

Charter Schools Office

6:15 P.M. - Initial Public Hearing by the Board of Education of

Francophone Charter School of Oakland - Petition and Request for

Charter Material Revision - Grades TK-8, Request to move to

different location and to increase enrollment beginning School Year

2026-2027, pursuant to Education Code Section 47605.

25-3032 Initial Public Hearing - Board Memorandum -

Francophone Charter School of Oakland - Charter Material

Revision - Change of Location and Enrollment Increase -

Charter Schools Office

Attachments:

25-3032 Initial Public Hearing - Red-Lined Copy -

Francophone Charter School of Oakland - Charter Material

Revision - Change of Location and Enrollment Increase -

Charter Schools Office

25-3032 Initial Public Hearing - Clean Copy - Francophone

Charter School of Oakland - Charter Material Revision -

Change of Location and Enrollment Increase - Charter

Schools Office

25-3032 Initial Public Hearing - Petitioners Presentation -

Francophone Charter School of Oakland - Charter Material

Revision - Change of Location and Enrollment Increase -

Charter Schools Office

25-3032 Proof of Publication - Oakland Tribune - Initial

Public Hearing - Francophone Charter School of Oakland -

Charter Material Revision - Change of Location and

Enrollment Increase - Charter Schools Office

President Brouhard opened the Francophone Initial Public Hearing at 6:48

P.M.

Claudia Lee, Executive Director and team from Francophone Charter

School of Oakland presented their Petition and Request for Charter Material

Revision - Grades TK-8, Request to move to different location and to

increase enrollment beginning School Year 2026-2027.

Several Board Members asked questions, and/or made comments, and

received responses from APS Petitioners specific to the requested Material

Revision.

Public Speakers:

Nichan Najrarian

Jocelyn Michelsen

Minda Glynn

Meridith Anne Baldwin

Stephanie Lowenthal-Savy

Christina Kim

Nifer Kilakila

Noah Johnson

The majority of Public Speakers, if not all, requested the Board to Grant the

Material Revision.