Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, November 19, 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)  
Teaching and Learning Committee  
Jennifer Brouhard, Chair  
VanCedric Williams  
Jorge Lerma  
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MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Committee 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.  
A. Call to Order  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Brouhard called the meeting to order at 6:16 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Chairperson Jennifer Brouhard  
Member VanCedric Williams  
1 - Member Jorge Lerma  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
A request to speak at this Committee Meeting, may be made in-person or  
virtually as stated in this Agenda.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Teaching and Learning Committee,  
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been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the  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 Committee Minutes  
None  
E. Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report  
"Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report" "means that all items  
appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of  
the Committee 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  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
F.-1  
Accountability Plan (LCAP) - Goals - Actions - Re-envision -  
Redesign - Restructure - Special Education Instructional Update  
Presentation to and discussion by the Teacher and Learning Committee  
of 2024-2027 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) - Goals and  
Actions and Re-envision, Redesign, and Restructure: Special Education  
Instructional Update.  
Attachments:  
Jen Blake, Executive Director, Special Education and Health Services,  
presented the Special Education Instructional Update to the Committee and  
Public regarding:  
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Who receives Special Education services in OUSD?  
Eligibility Trends  
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Eligibility Data- Entry and Exit  
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Entry and Exit Comparison by Disability  
Eligibility Data- Autism Growth  
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Eligibility Data- Grade at Initial Eligibility  
Implementation Data: Student Spire Use, K-5  
Implementation Data: Teacher Reporting of Data  
Amira Reading Assistant  
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Implementation Data: Amira  
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TeachTown Benchmark 1 Results- Sight Words  
TeachTown Benchmark 1 Results- Comprehension  
Implementation Data: TouchMath  
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Secondary Curriculum Launch: Academic Partnership  
How have our investments in literacy intervention impacted our students?  
Which students with IEPs need phonics instruction?  
Elementary School Data: iReady Phonics Comparing Fall 24-25 to Fall 23  
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Where do our students with IEPs learn, and how does that compare to  
our neighbors?  
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Early Childhood LRE  
LRE Comparison Data  
Long-Term Outcomes for People with Disabilities  
Steven Raiser, Director of Special Education, presented the following to the  
Committee and Public:  
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What products do our Special Educators use and why?  
Our Core Curricular Tools  
Our Supplemental Tools  
What are our priorities when choosing tools?  
Implementation Data: TeachTown (Mod-Extensive)  
Implementation Data: V-Math  
Implementation Data: TransMath  
Middle School Data: iReady Phonics  
High School Data: iReady Phonics  
School-Aged LRE  
Future Data Review Opportunities  
Training and Support for Educators  
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Areas of Focus for Winter and Spring  
Public Speaker:  
Assata Olugbala  
Joseph Manekin  
Discussed  
G. New Business  
None  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee  
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 Committee 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 Committee. Minutes are not transferrable  
from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.  
The Committee may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item not  
appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Committee 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 Committee  
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 Teaching and Learning Committee -  
November 19, 2024  
Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Teaching and Learning Committee - November 19,  
2024.  
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 committee by a Committee  
member or Members of the Public.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Brouhard adjourned the meeting at 8:04 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: