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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, October 7, 2025  
5:00 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)  
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  
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A. Call to Order  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Kakishiba called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M.  
Present  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent  
Member James Harris  
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 Measures N and H 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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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  
Approval by the Measures N and H Commission of its Regular  
Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2025.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Secretary Nunez-Adler, seconded by Vice  
Chairperson Tafolla, that this Minutes, Committee be Adopted . The  
motion carried by the following vote.  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Member James Harris  
Enactment No: 25-1745  
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  
Amended - Life Academy - 2025-2026 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget  
Adoption by the Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness  
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:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Secretary Nunez-Adler, to Approve the Commission General Consent  
Report. The motion carried by the following vote  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Member James Harris  
Enactment No: 25-1747  
E.-2  
Amended - Oakland School for the Arts - 2025-2026 Education  
Improvement Plan/Budget  
Adoption by the Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness  
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:  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Secretary Nunez-Adler, to Approve the Commission General Consent  
Report. The motion carried by the following vote  
Aye:  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Member James Harris  
Enactment No: 25-1746  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
A motion was made by Vice Chairperson Tafolla, seconded by  
Secretary Nunez-Adler, to Approve the Commission General Consent  
Report. The motion carried by the following vote  
3 - Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Aye:  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Absent:  
Member James Harris  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Commissioner Yee and Commissioner Harris present at 5:03 P.M.  
Present  
5 - Member Gary Yee  
Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
F.-1  
(EIP)  
Continued discussion by the Measures N and H Commission, with Deputy  
Chief of Post-Secondary Readiness or designee(s) of:  
An updated timeline to add a fourth year to the current 2023-  
2026 EIP Cycle  
24-25 EIP process and highlight proposed changes for 25-26  
Input from Commissioners on proposed updates to 25-26 EIP  
Cycle  
Attachments:  
Jan Quijada, Coordinator, Measures N and H, presented and discussed with  
the Commission of the 2023-2026 Education Improvement Plan Cycle and  
proposed changes for 2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan Cycle.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
2024-2025 Measures N and  
H Audit - Scope of Work - Timeline  
Presentation to and discussion by and between Eide Bailly (Outside  
Auditors) and the Measures N and H Commission of the proposed  
Scope of Work and Timeline for the 2024-2025 Measures N and H  
Audits.  
Attachments:  
Nathan Edelman, (Outside Auditor) Eide Bailly, discussed with the  
Commission of the proposed Scope of Work and Timeline for the 2024-2025  
Measures N and H Audit.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
G.-2  
Budget Impacts on High Schools and Measure H Cost-of-Living  
Adjustment Implementation  
Presentation to and discussion by the Measures N and H  
Commission, with Deputy Chief of Post-Secondary Readiness or  
designee(s) of 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 District Budget Impacts on  
High Schools and Measure H Cost-of-Living Adjustment  
Implementation.  
Attachments:  
Vanessa Sifuentes, Deputy Chief of Post-Secondary Readiness, presented  
and discussed with the Commission of Proposed Budget Shifts and Impacts  
on High Schools and Operationalizing Cost of Living Adjustment for Measure  
H.  
Public Speaker:  
Louise Waters  
Discussed  
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 the Commission – Up to 30 Minutes -  
October 7, 2025  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Commission - Up to 30 Minutes - October 7, 2025.  
No 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  
Chairperson Kakishiba adjourned the meeting at 7:02 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: