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14-0868 Acceptance by the Board of Education of a donation to the District from Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), San Francisco, CA, to support and fund shade for CDC located at Bridges Academy @Melrose in the amount of $13,000.00, for the period of March 24, 2014 through March 20, 2016, pursuant of terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 14-0868 Donation - Low Income Investment Fund (LIFF) - Bridges Academy@Melrose

14-0869 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-1114 - Approving the Client Agreement for Apex Learning Digital Curriculum Solutions, Seattle, Washington, purchasing 1500 Apex Learning Digital Curriculum Licenses and Other Services, as specified, in an amount not to exceed $313,275.00 annually during Term of Agreement.

Legislation Text 14-0869 Purchase - Apex Learning Digital Curriculum Licenses and Supplemental Course Materials

14-0870 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Lincoln Child Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Counselor for support to students experiencing trauma and multiple factors that contribute to behavior issues; support teachers with coaching and consultation in effective behavioral interventions, as well as coordinate the COST team and SST process; have caseload of students to work with to support appropriate school behavior, peaceful conflict resolution and the development of social emotional skills at New Highland Academy, for the period of October 16, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-0870 Professional Services Contract - Lincoln Child Center - New Highland Academy

14-0876 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Aspiranet, dba Experience Corps, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide fully screened and trained tutors and mentors to support underserved students in K-3 classroom, providing one-on-one and /or small groups support, with a focus on literacy in grades k-3 and providing direct support to (8) classrooms for tutoring and mentoring support at Sankofa Academy, for the period September 19, 2013 through March 31, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $11,269.96.

Legislation Text 14-0876 Professional Services Contract - Aspiranet - Sankofa Academy

14-0913 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of the Professional Services Contract between the District and High Expectations Parental Service, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide thirteen grade-level common core overview guides for K- 12th grade parents, common core poster for school site visibility to parents, 120 grade-level learning at home activities for families (K-5), implementation guide for teachers (to use in site level common core parent learning at home workshops), and graphic design of materials listed aligned with OUSD branding rule, via the FSCP Department, for the period of December 10, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in the additional amount of $80,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $25,000.00 to $105,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-0913 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - High Expectations Parental Service - Family Engagement and Support Services - Family, School, and Community Partnerships (FSCP) Department

14-0926 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Norm Gold Associates, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide technical assistance related to the implementation of programs for English Learners (ELs), as specifically described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, with the aim of helping the District to assess the effectiveness of its current process and procedures for the identification and placement of ELs and subsequent reclassification of ELs as Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) students; and the making of recommendations that will lead to the refinement and improvement of procedures that will result in an optimal identification and reclassification process, through the Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Department, for the period of March 31, 2014 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-0926 Professional Services Contract - Norm Gold Associates - Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction

14-0927 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and The Reading & Writing Project Network, LLC, Ridgefiled, CT, for the latter to provide: The Home Grown Writing Institute (Grades K-5) using four (4) trainers to conduct a 4-day Institute to 120 participants, teachers grades K-5 in the following services: Understanding the curriculum development in the teaching of writing; Reading the Units of study in the writing workshop; Aligning instruction to the Common Core State Standards; Understanding the importance of assessment-based instruction; Developing methods of holding students accountable for doing their best work; Teaching interpretation, synthesis and critical writing; Using learning progressions to plan for instructional next steps; Developing classroom structures that support inquiry and collaboration; and Supporting cross-textual work in nonfiction, through the Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction Department, for the period of February 18, 2014 through June 30, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $35,506.82.

Legislation Text 14-0927 Professional Services Contract - The Reading & Writing Project - Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction

14-0936 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Jamie Keller, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 12.5 hours of reading intervention consultation with teachers and below basic students, at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period February 14, 2014 through June 12, 2014, in an additional amount not to exceed $500.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $17,000.00 to $17,500.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-0936 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Jamie Keller - Sequoia Elementary School

14-0937 Approval by the Board of Education of Professional Services Contract between District and the Museum of Children's Art, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an Artist-In-Residence, who will a) develop art lessons that are tied to the state's visual art standards while supporting school site curriculum or theme; b) teach in 14 classrooms with each classroom receiving 13 lessons, for a total of 182 teaching hours; c) provide 8 additional hours supporting the implementation of an Art Event/Exhibition to be determined with the school staff and perform other services, all as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Cleveland Elementary School, for the period of April 14, 2014 through June 13, 2014 in an amount not to exceed $5,600.00.

Legislation Text 14-0937 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Chilren's Art - Cleveland Elementary School

14-0971 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and WestEd, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide ongoing professional development training and technical assistance in the Teaching Pyramid - Early Childhood PBIS framework to a cohort of up to 40 OUSD Early Childhood and Transitional Kindergarten classrooms with the goal of replacing punitive sanctions for behavior and the resulting racially disproportionate referral to Special Education, with a framework for teaching, modeling, and positively reinforcing behavior throughout the school day, via FSCP Department, for the period of January 15, 2014 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $69,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-0971 Professional Services Contract - WestEd - Behavioral Health Initiatives - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department (FSCP)

14-0982 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Seneca Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1.) Case management services to Community Day School and Barack Obama Academy students and their families; 2.) Mental health therapy including individual, group, and family therapy for student and families of Community Day School and Barack Obama Academy; 3.) Integrated mental health services in the classroom milieu through the provision of Mental Health Assistants in the classrooms at Community Day School and Barack Obama Academy and 4.) Clinical and program supervision for direct services to Community Day School and Barack Obama Academy students, via the FSCP Department, for the period of April 16, 2014 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-0982 Professional Services Contract - Seneca Center - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department (FSCP)

14-0999 Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-1030 - Approving Contract No. CPKS-2002, Pre-kindergarten and Family Literacy Program, Project No. 01-6125-00-3 between District and the California Department of Education providing funds for the Pre-kindergarten and Family Literacy Program operated by the Early Childhood Education Department, in the amount of $7,500.00, for the period July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 14-0999 Grant Agreement - California Department of Education - California Pre-Kindergarten Program - Early Childhood Education Department

14-1000 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Northwest Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (NWPBIS) Network, Seattle, WA, for the latter to provide support in the implementation and expansion of a multi-tiered framework of Positive Behavioral Supports in dozens of OUSD VRP school, including quarterly training and ongoing coaching of five district-level l PBIS coaches and all participating school site teams, for the period August 26, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in the additional amount of $4,200.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $20,000.00 to $24,200.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-1000 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Northwests PBIS Network - Behavioral Health Initiatives - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department

14-1002 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Erminda Garcia, Phoenix, Arizona, for the latter to provide an additional 46.67 hours of work to provide professional development on effective instructional strategies for Dual Language programs; work in collaboration with management and site administrators to plan professional learning for site leaders and teachers; provide in class room support for teachers to implement effective strategies; and inform professional development needed to sustain continued instructional growth in Dual Language programs across the District, in an additional amount of $3,500.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $15,000.00 to $18,500.00, for the period January 30, 2014 through June 30, 2014. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-1002 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - Erminda Garcia - Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction

14-1004 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the District and Alternatives in Action, Oakland, CA, for the later to provide project coaches to the middle school extended day program necessitating 3 hours additional per day for line staff to work with youth, including programming in 1) arts program, 2) soccer program, and 3) a tutoring component, in the additional amount of $28,036.00, increasing the MOU not to exceed amount from $213,115.00 to $241,151.00, at Life Academy, for the period of July 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. All other terms and conditions of the MOU remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-1004 Amendment No. 1, Memorandum of Understanding - Alternatives In Action - Middle School Extended Day Program - Life Academy