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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
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  
VACANCY, Chairperson,  
Terrence Riley, Vice Chairperson  
Tiffany Chan, Secretary  
Members: Frederick Mesa, 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  
Acting Chairperson Terrence Riley called the Measure G1 – Districtwide  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight (G1)  
Commission Regular Meeting at 6:16 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
C.  
Election of Measure G1 – Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission Officers –  
2025 Term  
Any Regular member of the Measure G1 – Districtwide Teacher Retention  
and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission is eligible for  
nomination to an elected officer position. A member may self-nominate, no  
second required. RONR (12th ed.) 46:6.  
Nominee(s) may have up to 2 Minutes to make nomination acceptance  
speech.  
C.-1  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position  
of Chairperson of the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention  
and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission for the  
2025 Unexpired Term.  
Acting Chairperson Riley opened the floor for nominations for Chairperson,  
G1 Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Terrence Riley nominated himself for Chairperson, G1 Commission, 2025  
Unexpired Term.  
Acting Chairperson Riley, having received no additional nominations, closed  
nominations for Chairperson, G1 Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Terrence Riley gave a speech for his candidacy for Chairperson.  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-2  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Shall Terrence Riley be elected Chairperson, Measure G1 -  
Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act  
Oversight Commission, for the 2025 Unexpired Term?  
Shall Terrence Riley be elected Chairperson, G1 Commission, for the  
2025 Unexpired Term? The Roll Call results are:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1739  
C.-3  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act  
Oversight Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position  
of Vice Chairperson of the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission for the 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Chairperson Riley opened the floor for nominations for Chairperson, G1  
Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Commissioner Mesa nominated Tiffany Chan for Vice Chairperson, G1  
Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Chairperson Riley, having received no additional nominations, closed  
nominations for Vice Chairperson, G1 Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Tiffany Chan gave a speech for her candidacy for Vice Chairperson.  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-4  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act  
Oversight Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Shall Tiffany Chan be elected Vice Chairperson, Measure G1 -  
Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act  
Oversight Commission, for the 2025 Unexpired Term?  
Shall Tiffany Chan be elected Vice Chairperson, G1 Commission, for  
the 2025 Unexpired Term? The Roll Call results are:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1740  
C.-5  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Acceptance of Nomination(s) from the membership for the position  
of Secretary of the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission for the 2025  
Unexpired Term.  
Chairperson Riley opened the floor for nominations for Chairperson, G1  
Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Frederick Mesa nominated himself for Secretary, G1 Commission, 2025  
Unexpired Term.  
Chairperson Riley, having received no additional nominations, closed  
nominations for Secretary, G1 Commission, 2025 Unexpired Term.  
Frederick Mesa gave a speech for her candidacy for Secretary.  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
C.-6  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission – 2025 Unexpired Term  
Shall Frederick Mesa be elected Secretary, Measure G1 - Districtwide  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission, for the 2025 Unexpired Term?  
Shall Frederick Mesa be elected Secretary, G1 Commission, for the  
2025 Unexpired Term? The Roll Call results are:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1741  
D. 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  
E. Adoption of Commission Minutes  
E.-1  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission – April 8,  
2025  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission of its Regular  
Meeting Minutes of April 8, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan,  
that the April 8, 2025 G1 Commission Meeting Minutes, be Adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1681  
E.-2  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission – June 3,  
2025  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission of its Special  
Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Secretary Mesa, seconded by Vice Chairperson  
Chan, that the June 3, 2025, G1 Commission Meeting Minutes, be  
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1682  
F.  
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.  
None  
G. Unfinished Business  
G.-1  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission - Use of Measure G1  
Surplus (Unallocated) Funds - Teacher Retention  
A continued discussion by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission and the Chief Business Officer, of the vote by the Board  
of Education to use Measure G1 Surplus (Unallocated) Fund for  
Teacher Retention, a permissible purpose under the Measure.  
Attachments:  
Middle School Network Superintendent Clifford Hong gave a summary of  
the vote by the Board of Education to use Measure G1 Surplus  
(Unallocated) Fund for Teacher Retention, and responded to comments and  
questions from the Commission.  
Discussion - Secretary Mesa, Vice Chairperson Chan, Chairperson Riley  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed  
H. New Business  
H.-1  
2025  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of the 2024  
- 2025 Carryover Allocations for Named Schools.  
Attachments:  
Middle School Network Superintendent Clifford Hong gave a summary of  
the 2024 - 2025 Carryover Allocations of Named Schools, and responded to  
comments and questions from the Commission.  
Discussion - Vice Chairperson Chan, Chairperson Riley  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Member Mesa, seconded by Secretary Chan,  
that the 2024 - 2025 Carryover Allocations of Named Schools, be  
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Secretary Frederick Mesa  
Aye:  
Vice Chairperson Tiffany Chan  
Chairperson Terrence Riley  
Non-voting:  
2 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Member 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Enactment No: 25-1683  
I.  
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.  
I.-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 - September 9, 2025.  
No Public Comments  
J.  
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  
K. Adjournment  
Chairperson Riley adjourned the Meeting at 7:17 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: