Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607  
(510) 879-1944  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, December 10, 2024  
6:15 PM  
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  
Edmund Chun, Chairperson,  
Christian Martinez, Vice Chairperson  
Tiffany Chan, Secretary  
Members: Frederick Mesa, Terrence Riley  
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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  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez called the December 10, 2024,  
Measures G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School  
Improvement Act Oversight (Measure G1) Commission to order at 6:15 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
A request to speak at this Commission meeting, may be made in-person or  
virtually as stated in this Agenda.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Measure G1 – Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission, allows  
for any change in the printed Order of Business including, but not limited to,  
an announcement that an Item or Legislative File will be considered out of  
Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  
postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the Committee General  
Consent Report for separate discussion and/or possible action.  
None  
D. Adoption of Commission Minutes  
D.-1  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission – November  
12, 2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission of its Regular  
Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2024.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Mesa, seconded by Secretary  
Chan, that the November 12, 2024, Commission Meeting Minutes, be  
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2399  
E. Adoption of the Commission General Consent Report  
"Adoption of the Commission General Consent Report" means that all items  
appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of  
the Commission requests that an item be removed and voted on separately  
or otherwise acted upon. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and  
are acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus on  
other-than-routine legislative items on the Agenda.  
E.-1  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Aspire Lionel Wilson  
College Preparatory (6-12) Academy Measure G1 Carryover  
Funding Request - School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Aspire Lionel  
Wilson College Preparatory (6-12) Academy 2023-2024 Measure G1  
Carryover Funding Request Justification Short Form in an amount not to  
exceed $3089.74.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2400  
E.-2  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Envision (6-12)  
Academy for Arts and Technology Measure G1 Carryover Funding  
Request - School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Envision  
(6-12) Academy for Arts and Technology 2023-2024 Measure G1  
Carryover Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to  
exceed $49,871.21.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
Absent:  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Enactment No: 24-2401  
E.-3  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Greenleaf Elementary  
(K-8) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School  
Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Greenleaf  
Elementary (K-8) School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding  
Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $26,238.64.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2402  
E.-4  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Madison Park (6-12)  
Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Madison Park  
(6-12) Academy 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $22,197.47.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
Absent:  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Enactment No: 24-2403  
E.-5  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Roosevelt Middle  
School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Roosevelt  
Middle School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $305,121.76.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2404  
E.-6  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Sojourner Truth  
Independent Study (K-12) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding  
Request - School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Sojourner  
Truth Independent Study (K-12) School 2023-2024 Measure G1  
Carryover Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to  
exceed $112,827.57.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
Absent:  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Enactment No: 24-2405  
E.-7  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Urban Montessori  
Charter (K-8) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request -  
School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Urban  
Montessori Charter (K-8) School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover  
Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed  
$32,407.04.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2406  
E.-8  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – West Oakland Middle  
School Carryover Funding Request - School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of West Oakland  
Middle School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $9,703.25.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
Absent:  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Enactment No: 24-2407  
E.-9  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Westlake Middle  
School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Westlake  
Middle School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Short Form in an amount not to exceed $3,511.91.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2408  
E.-10  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Claremont Middle  
School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Claremont  
Middle School 2023 -2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Short Form in an amount not to exceed $3,306.04.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
Absent:  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Enactment No: 24-2409  
E.-11  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Bret Harte Middle  
School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Bret Harte  
Middle School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $18,405.76.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2410  
E.-12  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Downtown Charter  
Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Downtown  
Charter Academy* 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $175,436.78.  
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*A 6-8 Grade Middle School  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2411  
E.-13  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – Lighthouse Community  
Charter (K-8) School Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request -  
School Year 2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Lighthouse  
Community Charter (K-8) School 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover  
Funding Request Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed  
$7,016.28.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2412  
E.-14  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission – United for Success  
Academy Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request - School Year  
2023 -2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of United for  
Success Academy* 2023-2024 Measure G1 Carryover Funding Request  
Justification Long Form in an amount not to exceed $149,241.16.  
___  
*A 6-8 Middle School  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 24-2413  
Approval of the Commission General Consent Report  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan, to  
Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Member Frederick Mesa  
Secretary Tiffany Chan  
Vice Chairperson Christian Martinez  
2 - Member Terrence Riley  
Chairperson Edmund Chun  
Absent:  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
None  
None  
G. New Business  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Commission  
This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for a member of the  
Public, for three minutes per person, or less, depending on the number of  
speakers, to directly address the Commission on any item of interest to a  
member of the Public that is not on the current agenda, but is within the  
subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. Minutes are not transferable  
from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.  
The Commission may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item  
not appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Commission  
or staff may briefly respond to a statement made or questions posed by a  
member of the public, as authorized by law. In addition, on their own initiative  
or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of the  
Commission or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief  
announcement, or make a brief report of his or her own activities.  
H.-1  
Matter Jurisdiction of Commission  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission - December 10,  
2024.  
No Public Comments  
I.  
Introduction of New Legislative Matter  
This section of the Agenda is devoted to the introduction of new legislative  
matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission by a Member  
or Members of the Public.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Vice Chairperson Martinez adjourned the Meeting at 6:21 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: