Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
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Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Tuesday, April 16, 2024  
9:00 AM  
Special Meeting  
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  
measurenhcommission@ousd.org  
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A. Call to Order  
Vice Chair Marc Taffolla called the Special Meeting to order at 9:19 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
3 - Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
2 - Member Gary Yee  
Chairperson David Kakishiba  
C. New Business  
C.-1  
24-0706  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness Commission –  
Ralph J. Bunche Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan and Assessment  
Presentation to and discussion by Measures N and H Commission of  
Ralph J. Bunche Academy proposed 2024-25 Educational  
Improvement Plan and Linked Learning 3 Domains, with a base  
allocation of $56,930.23 and a strategic carryover of $11,555.39 for a  
total amount not to exceed $68,485.62.  
24-0706 Measures N and H - College and Career  
Readiness Commission – Ralph J. Bunche Academy -  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan and Assessment  
(5/21/2024)  
Attachments:  
Lauren Reid, Pathway Coach and Anne Garvey, Art Teacher, and team  
from Ralph J. Bunche Academy made the presentation on their 2024-2025  
Education Improvement Plan to the Commission and Public.  
Following their presentation, there was Questions and Answers between the  
Commission and team from the Ralph J. Bunche Academy.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
C.-2  
24-0707  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness Commission –  
Dewey Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan and  
Assessment  
Presentation to and discussion by Measures N and H Commission of  
Dewey Academy proposed 2024-25 Educational Improvement Plan  
and Linked Learning 3 Domains, in an amount not to exceed  
$70,597.75.  
24-0707 Measures N and H - College and Career  
Attachments:  
Readiness Commission – Dewey Academy - 2024-2025  
Education Improvement Plan and Assessment (5/24/2024)  
Staci Ross-Morrison, Principal and team from Dewey Academy made the  
presentation on their 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan to the  
Commission and Public.  
Following their presentation, there was Questions and Answers between the  
Commission and team from the Dewey Academy.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Commissioner Gary Yee present at 10:03 A.M.  
Present  
Absent  
4 - Member Gary Yee  
Member James Harris  
Vice Chairperson Marc Tafolla  
Secretary Katharina Nunez-Adler  
1 - Chairperson David Kakishiba  
C.-3  
24-0708  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness Commission –  
Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy - 2024-2025  
Education Improvement Plan and Assessment  
Presentation to and discussion by Measures N and H Commission of  
Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy proposed 2024-25 Educational  
Improvement Plan and Linked Learning 3 Domains, with a base allocation  
of $37,885.71 and a strategic carryover of $24,930.23 for a total amount  
not to exceed $62,815.94.  
24-0708 Measures N and H - College and Career  
Readiness Commission – Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street  
Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan and  
Assessment (5/21/2024)  
Attachments:  
Bukola Lawal, Executive Director and team from Oakland Emiliano Zapata  
Street Academy made the presentation on their 2024-2025 Education  
Improvement Plan to the Commission and Public.  
Following their presentation, there was Questions and Answers between the  
Commission and team from the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
C.-4  
24-0709  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness Commission –  
Sojourner Truth Independent Studies - 2024-2025 Education  
Improvement Plan and Assessment  
Presentation to and discussion by Measures N and H Commission of  
Sojourner Truth Independent Studies proposed 2024-25 Educational  
Improvement Plan and Linked Learning 3 Domains, with a base  
allocation of $240,690.34 and a strategic carryover of $205,098.57 in  
a total amount not to exceed $445,788.91.  
24-0709 Measures N and H - College and Career  
Readiness Commission – Sojourner Truth Independent  
Studies - 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan and  
Assessment (5/21/2024)  
Attachments:  
Willie Thompson, Co-Principal and team from Sojourner Truth Independent  
Studies made the presentation on their 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan to the Commission and Public.  
Following their presentation, there was Questions and Answers between the  
Commission and team from Sojourner Truth Independent Studies.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
C.-5  
24-0710  
Measures N and H - College and Career Readiness Commission –  
Rudsdale High School - Continuation and Newcomer Programs -  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan and Assessment  
Presentation to and discussion by Measures N and H Commission of  
Rudsdale Continuation and Rudsdale Newcomer proposed 2024-25  
Educational Improvement Plan and Linked Learning 3 Domains, with  
a base allocation of $237,618.20 and a strategic carryover of  
$45,991.92 in a total amount not to exceed $283,610.12.  
24-0710 Measures N and H - College and Career  
Readiness Commission – Rudsdale High School -  
Continuation and Newcomer Programs - 2024-2025  
Education Improvement Plan and Assessment (5/21/2024)  
Attachments:  
Alessandra Cabrera, Principal and team from Rudsdale High School -  
Continuation and Newcomer Program made the presentation on their  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan to the Commission and Public.  
Following their presentation, there was Questions and Answers between the  
Commission and team from Rudsdale High School - Continuation and  
Newcomer Program.  
No Public Speaker.  
Discussed  
D. Adjournment  
Vice Chair Tafolla adjourned the Special Meeting at 12:00 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: