Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1000 Broadway, Suite 440  
Oakland, CA 94607-4033  
(510) 879-8199 Voice  
(510) 879-2299 eFax  
(510) 879-2300 eTTY/TDD  
boe@ousd.org E-Mail  
http://www.ousd.org  
ACCESSIBILITY OF AGENDA AND AGENDA MATERIALS  
Agenda and agenda materials are accessible at http://www.ousd.org or from any computer terminal in the Offices of  
the Board of Education and Superintendent, 1000 Broadway, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607-4099  
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE AND LANGUAGE SERVICES  
Individuals requiring interpretation or translation services or a reasonable accommodation to participate in meetings  
should notify the Office of the Board of Education seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting at either  
(510)879-8199(VM); or boe@ousd.org (E-Mail); or  
(510) 879-2300 (eTTY/TDD); or (510) 879-2299 (eFax).  
Meeting Agenda Long - Final  
Wednesday, January 25, 2023  
6:30 PM  
Special Meeting  
Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA  
((entrance at or near 286 East 10th St.); Internet Streamed - Zoom & Granicus;  
Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99);  
Board of Education  
President Mike Hutchinson  
Vice President Clifford Thompson  
Directors: Benjamin "Sam" Davis, Jennifer Brouhard, VanCedric Williams, Nick  
Resnick, Valarie Bachelor  
Student Directors: Natalie Gallegos Chavez, Linh Le  
Staff: Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent & Secretary  
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 Board meeting in-person in The Great  
Room, La Escuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue,  
Oakland, CA 94606-2291 (entrance located at or near 286  
East 10th St.) or virtually as described herein.  
The following information is for those members of the media  
and public interested in viewing or listening to the Board  
meeting virtually.  
• Zoom: To view by Zoom, please click  
https://ousd.zoom.us/j/82369547661 on or after the Noticed  
meeting time. Instructions on how to join a meeting by video  
conference are available at:  
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193  
-Joining-a-Meeting.  
• Phone: To listen by phone (via Zoom), please do the  
following at or after the Noticed meeting time: call (669)  
900-9128, then enter Webinar ID 8236-954-7661, then  
press “#”. If asked for a participant id or code, press #.  
Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are  
available at:  
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663  
-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone.  
• To view the Board 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>Board of Education>”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)  
• To comment by Zoom, click the “Raise Your Hand”  
button to request to speak when Public Comment is being  
taken on the eligible Agenda item. You will be called on (by  
the name you logged in with), unmuted and allowed to  
make public comment. After the allotted time, you will then  
be re-muted. Instructions on how to “Raise Your Hand” is  
available at:  
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129  
-RaiseHand-In-Webinar.  
• To comment by phone (via Zoom), press “*9” to “Raise  
Your Hand” to request to speak when Public Comment is  
being taken on the eligible Agenda Item. You will be called  
on (by the Area Code and the last three digits of your phone  
number), unmuted and allowed to make public comment.  
After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted.  
Instructions of how to raise your hand by phone are  
available at:  
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joinin  
g-a-meeting-by-phone.  
In addition, members of the public may submit written  
comments for a posted Board of Education Meeting Agenda  
Item, before a meeting or while a meeting is “In Progress,”  
from the District’s Home Page - Upcoming Events & Live  
Meeting Video by selecting Board of Education Agenda  
“eComment” or from the Legislative Information Center, as  
follows:  
• If before Sunday, click Calendar Tab>Next  
Week>Board of Education>eComment  
• If Sunday or thereafter up thru day before Meeting, click  
Calendar Tab>This Week>Board of Education>eComment  
• If day of Meeting, click Calendar Tab>Today>Board of  
Education>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  
email to all members of the legislative body and key staff  
supporting the legislative body. Each eComment is a Public  
Record.  
NOTICE - RESUME MEETING ENTIRELY VIRTUALLY IF  
THERE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH VIOLATIONS  
If there are any violations of any state, local, or District  
health and safety protocols or other unsafe behavior in light  
of COVID-19 by one or more attendees that “would present  
imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees,” then the  
Board President may recess the meeting. If the violation is  
serious, if there are more violations, or if the violations  
repeat (after resuming the meeting in person) or persist,  
then the meeting may resume entirely virtually pursuant to  
Assembly Bill No. 361 and Resolution No. 2223-0028_  
(Making Certain Findings Necessary To Permit Virtual  
Meetings In Specified Circumstances). Prior to resuming  
entirely virtually, members of the Board attending in-person  
will leave the premises (The Great Room, La Escuelita  
Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA  
94606-2291) and rejoin the Board meeting via phone/video  
conference. No teleconference locations need be posted  
pursuant to Assembly Bill No. 361 and Resolution No.  
2223-0028_. All staff members, members of the public, and  
members of the media will need to join the Resumed  
Meeting virtually using the link provided in the Agenda. If  
the Board meeting is recessed and then resumed entirely  
virtually, it will resume as soon as practicable but no earlier  
than sixty (60) minutes after the in-person Board meeting is  
recessed.  
BOARD OF EDUCATION PROTOCOLS  
The purpose of these protocols is to provide a basic set of  
professional standards by which the Board and the  
Superintendent are to function as a team. There is no  
intention to abridge the rights and obligations of Board  
Members to oversee the operation of the organization, nor to  
interfere with the Superintendent with her role as the  
Superintendent of OUSD.  
General  
1. Every action by a Board Member should be directed  
toward improving the educational program for students.  
2. Every Board Member will exhibit behavior that is  
honorable, honest, and dedicated to the success of the  
students and staff of the district.  
3. Each Board Member is to be treated with dignity and  
respect.  
4. Board Member Commitment will include:  
− Participate fully in the discussion of issues  
− Listen respectfully to all views and opinions  
− Respect each individual’s opinion  
− Accept the majority action of the Board  
Board Members  
5. An individual Board Member will not use the media as a  
personal forum, unless it is clearly indicated that the  
opinion is personal and not representative of the Board  
majority position.  
6. Each Board Member will make every effort to attend all  
Board meetings in person; and to start and end on time.  
7. Board Members will ensure opportunities for each to  
comment.  
Superintendent  
8. Staff is the responsibility of the Superintendent who will  
bring recommendations to the Board for action.  
9. Questions regarding Board agenda items are to be  
communicated to the Superintendent prior to the Board  
meeting and the Superintendent will respond in a timely  
manner.  
10. The Superintendent is to communicate all significant  
administrative actions to the Board.  
11. Legal and personnel matters will be confidential.  
MEETING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT  
Up to Three (3) minute speaking limit for Board  
Members  
No mingling with the audience  
Address comments to other Board Members  
Focus on agenda items  
Don't repeat what's been said  
Always be respectful  
No interruptions  
Enforce norms  
Model desired behavior  
MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Board 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.  
(cf. 9322 - Agenda/Meeting Materials)  
The President shall conduct Board meetings in accordance  
with law, Board Bylaws, and its parliamentary authority  
which shall enable the Board to efficiently consider issues  
and carry out the will of the majority.  
(cf. 9121 - President)  
The Board believes that late night meetings deter public  
participation, can affect the Board's decision-making  
ability, and can be a burden to staff. Regular Board  
meetings shall be adjourned not later than 11:00 p.m.  
unless the Board agrees to extend the meeting, which may  
only be done once by 45 minutes.  
(cf. 9320 - Meetings and Notices)  
A. Call To Order  
B. Roll Call  
C. New Business  
C.-1  
23-0169  
Staff Report - Rescission of School Consolidations -  
2022-2023  
Receipt of the Board of Education (by vote) and, as desired,  
discussion by the Board of Education of the Staff Report on  
Resolution No. 2223-0036 - Rescission of School  
Consolidations for 2022-2023.  
Attachments:  
23-0169 Staff Report - Rescission of School Consolidations -  
2022-2023 (1/25/2023)  
D. Adjournment