Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
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Oakland, CA 94607-4033  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Friday, August 5, 2022  
9:00 AM  
404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071  
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 Gary Yee  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Directors: Aimee Eng, VanCedric Williams, Mike Hutchinson, Kyra Mungia, Clifford  
Thompson  
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 (CONTINUED)  
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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 Gary Yee called the Special Meeting (Board Retreat) to order at  
9:16 A.M.  
Present  
6 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Kyra Mungia  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
3 - Student Director Linh Le  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
C. New Business  
C.-1  
22-1874  
Governing Planning for 2022-2023 School Year  
Discussion and determination by the Board of Education of its Governance  
Plan for the 2022-2023 School Year:  
- Board of Education Roles & Responsibilities  
- Board of Education 2022-23 Work Plan  
- Superintendent of Schools 2022-23 Work Plan  
- Board Protocols  
- Board Bylaw 9322 Agenda/Meeting Materials  
- Board Bylaw 9323 Meeting Conduct  
22-1874 Presentation - Governance Planning for 2022-2023  
Attachments:  
School Year  
22-1874 Board Memorandum, Governance Planning for  
2022-2023 School Year  
22-1874 Board of Education 2022-2023 Work Plan  
22-1874 Superintendent of Schools 2022-2023 Work Plan  
22-1874 Board Protocols  
22-1874 Board Bylaw 9322 Agenda/Meeting Materials  
22-1874 Board Bylaw 9323 Meeting Conduct  
President Yee Introduced Dr. Carmella Franco, Governance Consultant, and  
facilitator of today's Board Retreat, to:  
- Review BOE Role and Responsibilities;  
- Identify a set of Board protocols members will commit to for each Board  
meeting and which will serve as general operating procedures to be adopted  
and included in Board Bylaw 9323;  
- Review a draft 2022-23 Board Work Plan, make final edits to the Plan and  
to schedule Plan for adoption at an August Board Meeting;  
- Review proposed amendments to Board Bylaw 9322 - Agenda/Meeting  
Materials and to Board Bylaw 9323 - Meeting Conduct and to explain the  
anticipated outcomes, if adopted, for improved Board Governance for the  
remainder of the calendar year; and  
- Conduct brief discussion of the Superintendent's Work Plan, for  
consistency with Board Work Plan, also to be adopted at an August Board  
Meeting.  
Jody Tarkington helped facilitate member group activities during Board  
discussion of the Work Plans and Edgar Rakestraw, Jr., made intermittent  
comments during Franco - Board discussion of proposed Board Bylaw  
Amendments.  
The Board's discussion of today's Agenda Item subject matter continuously  
occurred from opening to adjournment except for recesses.as noted herein.  
Discussion:  
Student Directors Le, Gallegos, Directors Eng, Williams, Hutchinson,  
Thompson, Mungia, Vice President Davis, President Yee  
Public Comment:  
In-person: Pecolia Awobodu, Kim Davis, Unnamed Public Speaker, Joel  
Valesquez, and Jumoke Hinton  
Zoom: Misty Cross, Max  
Board directed staff to facilitate written revision of Plans and Bylaws as  
discussed, reached by general consensus during Retreat and schedule same  
for Board consideration and possible adoption at an upcoming August  
Regular Board Meeting. [See Legislative Files 22-1376; 22-1377; 22-1922;  
and 22-1923, scheduled for August 24, 2022 Board Regular Meeting,  
incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth. Each file's last  
attachment reflects staff revisions of each Plan, Bylaw as Board directed at  
the August 5, 2022 Special Meeting.]  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Student Directors Natalie Gallegos Chavez and Linh Lee are present at 9:22  
A.M.  
Present  
8 - Student Director Linh Le  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Kyra Mungia  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
1 - Director Mike Hutchinson  
Recess  
President Yee recessed the Special Meeting at 10:30 A.M.  
President Yee reconvened the Special Meeting at 10:45 A.M.  
Reconvene  
Second Roll Call  
Present  
7 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Kyra Mungia  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
2 - Student Director Linh Le  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Recess  
President Yee recessed the Special Meeting, for Lunch, at 12:15 P.M.  
President Yee reconvened the Special Meeting, from Lunch, at 12:58 P.M.  
Reconvene  
Third Roll Call  
Present  
7 - Director Aimee Eng  
Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Kyra Mungia  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
2 - Student Director Linh Le  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Eng is absent at 2:09 P.M.  
Present  
6 - Director VanCedric Williams  
Director Mike Hutchinson  
Director Kyra Mungia  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Vice President Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
President Gary Yee  
Absent  
3 - Student Director Linh Le  
Student Director Natalie Gallegos Chavez  
Director Aimee Eng  
D. Adjournment  
President Yee adjourned the Special Meeting at 3:10 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: