Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
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Oakland, CA 94607-2236  
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Meeting Agenda Long - Final  
Tuesday, May 6, 2025  
5:00 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)  
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  
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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 Measures N and H  
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been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or  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  
Meeting - April 15, 2025  
Approval by the Measures N and H Commission of its  
Special Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2025.  
Attachments:  
D.-2  
D.-3  
Meeting - April 16, 2025  
Approval by the Measures N and H Commission of its  
Special Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Meeting - April 17, 2025  
Approval by the Measures N and H Commission of its  
Special Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2025.  
Attachments:  
E. Unfinished Business  
E.-1  
Commission - 2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan  
Presentations Debrief  
Continuation of the debrief by the Measures N and H  
Commission of the 2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan  
Presentations.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Measures N and H -  
4/24/25  
Discussed  
College and Career  
Readiness  
Commission  
F.  
New Business  
F.-1  
Commission - Young Adult Program (YAP) - Site Visit  
Report - 2025-2026 Funding Recommendation  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of the  
2024-2025 Young Adult Program Site visit report and  
2025-2026 Funding Recommendation of $850.00 Per  
Student.  
Attachments:  
F.-2  
Commission - Inquiries - 2025-2026 Education  
Improvement Plan Presentation  
Presentation to and discussion by the Measures N and H  
Commission of its inquiries/questions regarding the  
2025-2026 Education Improvement Plan presentation of:  
- Envision Academy of Arts and Technology  
- Oakland School for the Arts  
- Lodestar: A Lighthouse Community Charter Public  
School  
- Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy  
- Oakland Unity High School  
- Fremont High School  
- Emiliano Zapata Street Academy  
Attachments:  
G. 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.  
G.-1  
Preparatory Academy - 2024-2025 Education  
Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Coliseum College Preparatory Academy to reduce  
$63,742.00 Classified Support Salaries: Hire a College and  
Career Readiness Specialist by $12,288.40 to $51,453.60,  
and establish a new strategic action to increase $91,174.52  
Teacher Salaries Stipends: Extended Contracts to pay  
teachers for participating in academic support and credit  
recovery options by $12,288.40 to $103,462.92, as stated in  
the justification section of the New or Revised Strategic  
Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-2  
Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Ralph J. Bunche Academy to the following two line items:  
(1)reduce $5,000.00 Consultant Contract: contract with  
Leticia Rivera to serve as the Internship Coordinator by  
$5,000.00 to $0.00 (2) reduce $2,000.00 Consultant Contract  
with Oakland Public Ed Fund to payout stipends for guest  
speakers in the industry of HTR+Culinary by $2,000.00 to  
$0.00, and establish a new strategic action $7,000.00  
TEquipment: Funds are needed to purchase 1 Hobart  
Centerline Dishwasher, as stated in the justification section of  
the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget  
Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-3  
- 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Oakland High School to reduce $3,128.26 Professional  
Contracted Bus Services by $3,128.26 to $0.00, and establish  
a new strategic action to increase $2,828.41 Teacher  
Substitutes: Hire substitutes for the ESA Pathway by  
$3,128.26 to $5,956.67, as stated in the justification section  
of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the  
Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-4  
Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for East Bay Innovation Academy to reduce $22,099.98  
Pathway Success Academic Mentor by $1,329.65 to  
$20,770.33, and establish a new strategic action to increase  
$18,000.00 Benefit Costs for the salaried positions by  
$1,329.65 to $19,329.65, as stated in the justification section  
of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the  
Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-5  
School - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Castlemont High School to reduce $10,000.00  
Transportation Costs by $7,500.00 to $2,500.00, and  
establish a new strategic action $7,500.00 Consultant  
Contracts: Contract with Mentoring in Medicine and Science  
(MIMS), as stated in the justification section of the New or  
Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification  
Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-6  
Academy - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Ralph J. Bunche Academy to reduce $7,500.00  
Consultant Contract with the Oakland Ed Fund to facilitate  
and pay-out all of the Student Internship Stipends by  
$4,000.00 to $3,500.00, and establish a new strategic action  
to increase $2,500.00 Consultant Contract with the Oakland  
Public Ed Fund (OPEF) for the Exploring College, Career, &  
Community Options Program (ECCCO) by $4,000.00 to  
$6,500.00, as stated in the justification section of the New or  
Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification  
Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-7  
High School - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Oakland Technical High School to reduce $15,725.96  
Materials and Supplies by $2,000.00 to $13,725.96, and  
establish a new strategic action $2,000.00 Professional  
Contracted Bus Services, as stated in the justification section  
of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the  
Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-8  
Schools Oakland R&D - 2024-2025 Education  
Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Leadership Public Schools Oakland R&D to the  
following three line items: (1) reduce $1,650.00 Linked  
Learning Lead Facilitator to participate in the California Dual  
Enrollment Equity Conference by $1,650.00 to $0.00 (2)  
reduce $4,200.00 Lab Safety Equipment for Design Labs by  
$208.00 to $3,992.00 (3) reduce $7,500.00 Software for Dual  
Enrollment Classes by $6,863.27 to $636.73, and establish a  
new strategic action $8,721.27 Travel and Conference  
expenses to attend the Educating for Careers Conference, as  
stated in the justification section of the New or Revised  
Strategic Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-9  
- 2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Oakland High School to reduce $8,433.54 Strategic  
Carryover for Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 by $8,433.54 to $0.00,  
and establish a new strategic action $8,433.54 Consultant  
Contract with Oakland Kids First, as stated in the justification  
section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of  
the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-10  
School - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Life Academy to the following two line items: (1) reduce  
$4,900.00 Travel & Conferences by $4,900.00 to $0.00 (2)  
reduce $5,805.00 Conference Expense: For 3 Academy  
teachers to attend the National Science Teachers Association  
Conference by$5,805.00 to $0.00, and establish a new  
strategic action to increase $12,648.75 Teacher Salaries  
Stipends: Extended Contracts to pay 6 credentialed Pathway  
Leadership Team members to meet in a winter retreat by  
$10,705.00 to $23,353.75, as stated in the justification section  
of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the  
Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-11  
School - 2024-2025 Education Improvement  
Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Castlemont High School to reduce $21,126.82 Materials  
and Supplies by $6,229.13 to $14,897.69, and establish a new  
strategic action $6,229.13 Equipment>=$5,000: To purchase  
an EKG machine, as stated in the justification section of the  
New or Revised Strategic Action Section of the Budget  
Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-12  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget  
Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Dewey Academy reduce $4,549.50 Conference Expenses  
by $4,549.50 to $0.00, and establish a new strategic action  
$4,549.50 Teacher Salaries Stipends: Extended contracts to  
pay the Pathway Co-Leads for planning time, as stated in the  
justification section of the New or Revised Strategic Action  
Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-13  
Schools Oakland R&D - 2024-2025 Education  
Improvement Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Education Improvement Plan/Budget modification  
for Leadership Public Schools Oakland R&D to reduce  
$2,500.00 PD and Coaching for Dual Enrollment Facilitator  
by $2,500.00 to $0.00, and establish a new strategic action  
$2,500.00 Professional Development Consulting-Contract  
with Digital Music and Light Immersive Experience, as stated  
in the justification section of the New or Revised Strategic  
Action Section of the Budget Modification Form.  
Attachments:  
G.-14  
Learning - 2024-2025 Plan/Budget Modification  
Adoption by the Measures N and H Commission of a  
2024-2025 Plan/Budget modification for the High School  
Linked Learning Office Administrative 10% to reduce  
$48,125.00 Teacher Salaries Stipends: Extended Contracts to  
pay participating teachers at Measure H Charter Schools who  
will prepare for the Linked Learning Gold Certification by  
$48,125.00 to $0.00, and establish a new strategic action  
$48,125.00 Consultant Contracts: Consultant contracted with  
the Oakland Public Ed Fund (OPEF) to facilitate and pay the  
Charter School Teachers additional pay for participating in  
the Getting to Gold certification, as stated in the justification  
section of the New or Revised Strategic Action Section of  
the Budget Modification Form.  
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 the Commission – Up to  
30 Minutes - May 6, 2025  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the  
Subject Matter Jurisdiction of the Commission - Up to 30  
Minutes - May 6, 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