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Oakland, CA 94607-4033  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Wednesday, June 1, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
125 Chadbourne Way, Oakland, CA 94619  
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 Gary Yee  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Directors: Aimee Eng, VanCedric Williams, Mike Hutchinson, (Vacancy), Clifford  
Thompson  
Student Directors: Samantha Pal, Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
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  
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1103 1934, then press “#”. If asked for a participant id or code, press #.  
Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at:  
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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)  
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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  
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Tab>This Week>Board of Education>eComment  
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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  
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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.  
2122-0014H (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. 2122-0014H. 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.  
MEETING RULES OF ENGAGEMENT  
Five (5) 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 Governing 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.  
A. Call To Order  
B. Roll Call  
President Yee called the June 1, 2022, Board of Education Special Meeting  
to order at 5:13 P.M.  
Present  
5 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
4 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
C. President's Statement Disclosing Item(s) To Be Discussed In Closed  
Session Today (Listed Pursuant To Law)  
Closed Session Item(s):  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
C.-1  
C.-2  
C.-3  
C.-4  
21-1843  
21-1844  
22-1441  
22-1442  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
Superintendent of Schools  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
Chief Governance Officer  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
Chief Business Officer  
Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
Chief Systems and Services Officer  
C1. Public Comments On Closed Session Items  
This section of the Agenda provides an opportunity for members of the  
Public to address the Board on any Closed Session Item on today's Agenda  
prior to the Board's recess to Closed Session for possible consideration of  
such Item.  
C1.-1  
Public Comment On Closed Session Items - June 1, 2022.  
None  
No Comments  
D. Recess To Closed Session  
President Yee recessed theSpecial Meeting to Closed session at 5:15 P.M.  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Hutchinson is present at 5:47 P.M.  
Present  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Excused  
Absent  
2 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
E. Reconvene To Public Session  
President Yee reconvened the Special Meeting to Public Session at 7:07  
P.M.  
Second Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
3 - Student Director Samantha Pal  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Member (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
G. President's Statement of Reportable Action Taken In Closed Session  
and the Vote or Abstention of Members Present, If Any  
C.-1 Took up this matter  
C.-2 Took up this matter  
C.-3 Took up this matter  
C.-4 Took up this matter  
H. New Business  
H.-1  
2021-2022 - Chief Business Officer  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0044 -  
District’s Third Interim Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, as of  
April 30, 2022, as a Result of the District’s Second Interim Financial  
Report Adoption, Certification Being “Qualified”.  
Attachments:  
Lisa Grant-Dawson presented District's Third Interim Financial Report for  
Fiscal Year 2021 - 2022 and responded to comments and questions from the  
Board.  
Discussion: Directors Hutchinson, Eng, Thompson, Williams, Vice President  
Davis, President Yee  
Public Comment: 1. Ilene Fortune, 2. Phyllis Copes, 3. Carol Delton, 4.  
Leticia Araujo Perez  
A motion was made by Vice President Davis, seconded by Director  
Thompson, that this Resolution be Adopted. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
6 - Aimee Eng  
VanCedric Williams  
Mike Hutchinson  
Clifford Thompson  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Gary Yee  
Absent:  
2 - Samantha Pal  
Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
1 - (Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Non-voting:  
Enactment No: 22-1077  
H.-2  
Business Officer  
Presentation to the Board of Education by the Superintendent of Schools  
or designee, Chief Business Officer, of a Report - Part 2* - District  
Staffing Levels and Compensation compared with districts of similar size,  
location, and student populations.  
___  
*Part 1 - December 15, 2022 - 21-3064 Report - School Services of California, Inc. - Oakland  
Unified School District Comparative Organization Structure and Staffing Review - Chief Business  
Officer  
Attachments:  
Troy Christmas presented the analysis of District Staffing and Compensation  
Levels and responded to comments and questions from the Board.  
Discussion: Directors Hutchinson, Thompson, Eng, Williams, Superintendent  
Johnson-Trammell, Vice President Davis, President Yee  
Public Comment on Zoom: 1. Carol Delton, 2. Phyllis Copes, 3. Leticia  
Araujo Perez, 4. Trish Belenson  
Public Comment in Person: Kim Davis  
Discussed  
H.-3  
Funds and/or Lack of Work - 2022-2023 Fiscal Year -  
Talent/Human Resources Department  
Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2122-0122C -  
Amendment of Classified Employees Reduction in Force Due to Lack of  
Funds and/or Lack of Work (2022/23 Fiscal Year) which provides for the  
reduction in force, reinstatement, increase, or creation of authorized  
classified positions based on lack of funds and/or lack of work as reflected  
through the Budget Development process for 2022-2023 Fiscal Year.  
Attachments:  
President Yee announced that this item is withdrawn from tonight's Agenda.  
Withdrawn  
I.  
Adjournment  
President Yee adjourned the Special Meeting at 9:38 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: