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14-2172 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kristin Papania, Oakland, CA for the latter to provide differentiated ELD instruction for identified English Learner students not making sufficient ELD progress as measured by the CELDT and currently achieving below grade level in ELA Reading, provide small group and individual instruction on a regular basis, using assessment data and standard based materials to design instruction that addresses the specific areas of academic needs of those students, collaborate regularly with teachers at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period September 2, 2014 through June 12, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $24,400.78.

Legislation Text 14-2172 Professional Services Contract - Kristin Papania - Sequoia Elementary School

14-2173 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kristin Papania, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide differentiated English/Language Arts and Reading, use appropriate assessment data and standards based instructional materials to design small group instruction, collaborate with teachers to determine the extent and areas of student progress and also determine the focus of future student support services at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period September 2, 2014 through June 12, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $22,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2173 Professional Services Contract - Kristin Papania - Sequoia Elementary School

14-2177 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Debra Koppman, Oakland, CA, for the latter to collaborate weekly with teachers in designing and implementing visual arts integration lessons for their classrooms, design campus beautification projects for the upper grade students to execute during the school year at Sequoia Elementary School, for the term of October 1, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at the cost not to exceed $28,515.00.

Legislation Text 14-2177 Professional Services Contract - Debra Koppman - Sequoia Elementary School

14-2191 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bay Area Educational Consulting, Martinez, CA, for the latter to foster the on-going School Improvement and "Focus on Learning" process and build an effective Professional Learning Community by facilitating the WASC self-study process by training the principal and instructional leaders in process; facilitate Professional Staff Development sessions related to WASC/school improvement efforts so that they are integrated into the CSSSP; promote school community agreements through the principal and leadership team that will establish norms for staff interactions and decision-making; train instructional leaders and model use of protocols that maintain and support effective communication and decision-making processes to support the accreditation process; support and facilitate data base inquiry so that the professional learning community will be informed as to student achievement, and to inform improvement of instructional practices; implement the WASC Self-study process for the WASC Committee Review taking place in February 2015 and to maintain the school organization as an effective equity-centered professional learning community that focuses on student achievement and continue improvement of those structures and practices that focus on student learning; supporting the whole school professional learning community to engage in on-going cycles of inquiry using multiple data sources (at the level of classroom, teacher team, and whole school) to assess and inform instructional practices, student interventions, professional development, curricular decisions and school design at Ralph J. Bunch High School, for the period October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2191 Professional Services Contract - Bay Area Educational Consulting - Ralph J. Bunche High School

14-2192 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Philip Williams, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide support in the initial set-up, maintenance and schedule upgrades of instructional computers and software. These computers will communicate with on-site printers and computers and be able to access the internet from any teaching location. Consultant will provide advice on the configuration of "teacher" computers, laptops, projection and printing capability, and backup strategies for student work; and provide assistance in troubleshooting implementation issues with all software packages and applications at Edna Brewer Middle School, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2192 Professional Services Contract - Philip Williams - Edna Brewer Middle School

14-2193 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and David C. Gibson, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide restorative justice (RJ) support as well as mentoring to aforementioned subgroups at Edna Brewer Middle School. His job duties include conducting student, staff, and parent RJ circles, one on one case management, home visits, parent communication, student academic support and supporting teachers facilitate community building and harm circles. Mr. Gibson will continue his work with Restorative Justice Coordinator, Kyle McClerkins, in program design and implementation to aid in Edna Brewer's efforts to comply with the OUSD Voluntary Resolution Plan. Reducing discipline disproportionally will be a direct impact of Mr. Gibson's work as he will mentor and support our most at-risk students. Finally, Mr. Gibson will help with the data input and tracking of disciplinary data, so the school can engage in cycles of inquiry to gauge the effectiveness of positive school climate strategies, for the period October 20, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $26,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2193 Professional Services Contract - David D. Gibson - Edna Brewer Middle School

14-2196 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ilene Fortune, Oakland, CA, for the latter to recruit, train, and oversee a representative group of student peer mediators, conduct mediation sessions, support the delivery of the Second Step Elementary violence prevention in collaboration with site staff at Kaiser Elementary School, for the period of September 2, 2014 through June 15, 2015, in the amount not to exceed $40,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2196 Professional Services Contract- Ilene Fortune - Kaiser Elementary School

14-2273 Approval and acceptance by the Board of Education of the MOU between the District and Peralta Community College District (Lead Agency): Effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018. This agreement is funded with the California Career Pathways Trust ("CCPT") from the California Department of Education for the establishment of kindergarten through community college (K-14) career pathways programs as specified in the agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, and to submit amendments for the grant year, if any.

Legislation Text 14-2273 Memorandum of Understanding - Career Pathway Trust - Linked Learning Office

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14-0777 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of the Grant Agreement between District and City of Oakland, to correct Legislative File #12-2834, Enactment #12-2846, for the acceptance of funding for JJC Program Manager Position to facilitate the return or enrollment of pupils released from juvenile hall into an appropriate educational program in the District, in the amount of $80,000.00 per fiscal year, extending the grant term of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2015, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 14-0777 Amendment No. 1 - Grant Agreement - City of Oakland - Department of Human Services - Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center - Social Emotional Learning and Leadership - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department

14-1896 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Refugee Transitions, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide an academic after school program for newcomer youth that will include academic support, school connectedness, health/sports, and community building activities with a emphasis on ELD to improve and strengthen academic success for 8 hours per week serving up to 30 students during the 2014-2015 school year at Roosevelt Middle School and a month long parent ESL class for up to 90 newly-arrived refugee adults at Franklin Elementary School for the period of September 1, 2014 through October 15, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-1896 Professional Services Contract - Refugee Transitions - Transitional Students and Families - Community School and Student Services Department

14-1898 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Zack Reidman, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to expand a community garden at Oakland International High School and the Lakeview Campus; consultant will oversee family outreach and the on-boarding, building of the garden beds, planting, necessary materials and donations, and the development and implementation of a garden based ELD and health curriculum; refugee families who participate in the garden will have a plot of rich soil to grow their own food and work with their family and others from the community; families will practice and improve their English and increase their comfort and experience interfacing with OUSD staff and an OUSD building which, in turn, will increase their comfort interacting with their child's school in support of the Refugee and Asylee Program for the period of September 1, 2014 through October 15, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-1898 Professional Services Contract - Zachary Reidman - Refugee and Asylee Program - Transitional Students and Families - Community Schools and Student Services Department

14-1914 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Soccer Without Borders, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following activities to at least 30 newly-arrived refugee middle and elementary school students: weekly boys soccer training session for 15+ students and weekly games; Weekly girls soccer training session for 10+ students and weekly games; contractor will provide a week-long soccer camp for at least 100 newly arrived refugee students in August 2015; Contractor will provide after school soccer programs for up to 100 middle and high school students during the summer of 2015 for the period of October 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-1914 Professional Services Contract - Soccer Without Borders - Transitional Students and Families - Community Schools and Student Services Department

14-1974 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between District and Margy Salguera, San Pablo, CA, for the latter to serve as an advocate for Special Education Students, assist in making sure student assessments are completed and Individualized Education Program meetings are held; consultant will facilitate student enrollment and regular school attendance to provide school placement stability; provide tutorial and other academic support services for foster youth, general information regarding education issues, and relay information about credits and educational options to students, child welfare workers, and Foster Youth Services staff; collaborates with school staff to verify school progress, grades, attendance, and Health and Education Passport; supports youth transitioning from one placement to another, maintain a regular visit schedule, complete logs, and yearly report for each student for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-1974 Professional Services Contract - Margy Salguera - Transitional Students and Families - Community Schools and Student Services Department

14-1975 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Hugo Melara, Richmond, CA, for the latter to serve as a computer technician for the Transitional Students and Families (TSF) program; consultant will be responsible for installation, technical support and maintenance of the computers that are currently in group homes and homeless shelters throughout Oakland for the period of August 15, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $9,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-1975 Professional Services Contract - Hugo Melara - Transitional Students and Families - Community Schools and Student Services Department