Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607  
(510) 879-1944  
boe@ousd.org E-Mail  
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the Board of Education and Superintendent, 1000 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607-4099  
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Meeting Agenda Long - Final  
Tuesday, January 28, 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  
Edmund Chun, Chairperson,  
Christian Martinez, Vice Chairperson  
Tiffany Chan, Secretary  
Members: Frederick Mesa, Terrence Riley  
ON-LINE SPEAKER CARD REGISTRATION  
Public Comment, at the meeting, will be taken individually  
on Agenda Items indicated by  
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whether attending the meeting by teleconference, e.g.,  
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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.  
Sign In to Speak, on an eligible Agenda Item, as a matter of  
equity, is first 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  
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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  
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registration, will remember you by first name and last name  
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on an Agenda Item at a future OUSD legislative meeting,  
e.g., Board, committee, commission.  
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received.  
NOTICE - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND  
AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY  
Members of the media and the public may attend and  
participate in the Committee meeting in-person in the  
Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High  
School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA  
94606-2291 or virtually as described herein.  
The following information is for those members of the media  
and public interested in viewing or listening to the  
Commission meeting virtually.  
• Zoom: To view by Zoom, please click  
meeting time. Instructions on how to join a meeting by video  
conference are available at:  
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• Phone: To listen by phone (via Zoom), please do the  
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Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are  
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Retention and Middle School Improvement Oversight  
Commission 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>Measure G1 - Districtwide  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement  
Oversight Commission>”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 - MEDIA/MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND  
AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY (CONTINUED)  
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comment on the Agenda:  
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Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are  
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comments for a posted Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle School Improvement Oversight  
Commission Agenda Item, before a meeting or while a  
meeting is “In Progress,” from the District’s Home Page -  
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Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle  
School Improvement Oversight Commission Agenda  
“eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center, as  
follows:  
• If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next  
Week>Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and  
Middle School Improvement Oversight  
Commission>eComment  
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Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement  
Oversight Commission>eComment  
• If day of Meeting, click Calendar Tab>Today>Measure  
G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School  
Improvement Oversight Commission>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  
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supporting the legislative body. Each eComment is a public  
record.  
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  
B. Roll Call  
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 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.  
D. Adoption of Commission Minutes  
D.-1  
and Middle School Improvement Oversight Commission  
– December 10, 2024  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle  
School Improvement Oversight Commission of its Regular Meeting Minutes  
of December 10, 2024.  
Attachments:  
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.  
None  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
F.-1  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission  
- 2024 - 2025 Scheduling of School Site Visits  
A discussion and possible Adoption by the Measure G1 - Districtwide  
Teacher Retention and Middle School Improvement Act Oversight  
Commission of its proposed 2024 - 2025 Scheduling of Individual  
Members’ School Site Visits.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Measure G1 -  
11/12/24  
Discussed  
Districtwide Teacher  
Retention and Middle  
School Improvement  
Act Oversight  
Commission  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission  
- Melrose Leadership Academy Amended G1  
Application - School Year 2024 – 2025  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle  
School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of Melrose Leadership  
Academy Amended G1 Application, changing Application Expenditures as  
delineated in Summary of 2024 - 2025 Proposed Expenditures below:  
1. Community School Manager (.25 FTE) - $35,032.25  
2. Teacher STIP to provide targeted intervention - $23,768.94  
3. Extended Contracts Paying Additional Hours for Teacher,  
Extended Contract to help Newcomers in Middle School with SEL  
issues, build relationships with families and Improve Attendance. -  
$5,524.81  
with all other provisions of the Application remaining in full force and  
effect with no increase in Proposal cost [$64,326.00].  
Attachments:  
G.-2  
Middle School Improvement Act Oversight Commission  
- West Oakland Middle School Amended G1  
Application - School Year 2024 – 2025  
Approval by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle  
School Improvement Act Oversight Commission of West Oakland Middle  
School Amended G1 Application, changing Application Expenditures as  
delineated in Summary of 2024 - 25 Proposed Expenditures below:  
1. Consultants: Dimensions Dance and Oakland Interfaith Gospel  
Choir - $41,344.00  
with all other provisions of the Application remaining in full force and  
effect with no increase in Proposal cost [$101,344.00].  
Attachments:  
G.-3  
Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle School  
Improvement Act Oversight Commission  
Adoption by the Measure G1 - Districtwide Teacher Retention and Middle  
School Improvement Act Oversight Commission allocating $2,735,908.00  
for Named District School and $1,275,998.00 for Named Charter Schools  
for the 2025 - 2026 School Year.  
Attachments:  
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  
Subject 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 - January 28, 2025.  
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.  
J.  
Adjournment