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14-2356 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA, for the latter by 1) developing and coordinating the instructional technology plan to support the implementation of course wear and other personalized learning tools/resources at the site; and 2) through the development of a robust health and wellness plan that will support teachers in developing health and wellness curriculum for students, as described in the Scope of Work, Incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Acorn Woodland Elementary School, for the term of October 28, 2014 through June 14, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $34,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2356 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Acorn Woodland Elementary School

14-2357 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide Media Consultant to work in computer lab working alongside a certificated teacher serving students in grades K through 5; advise teacher on most effective use of the computer lab for student enrichment and intervention tool for students and provide direct services to target student populations - Title 1 students and English Language Learners, at Laurel Elementary School, for the term of September 1, 2014 through June 15, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $22,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2357 Professional Services Contract - Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council - Laurel Elementary School

14-2358 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide Media Consultant to work library working alongside a certificated teacher serving students in grades K through 5; advise teacher on most effective use of the library for student enrichment and intervention tool for students and provide direct services to target student populations - Title 1 students and English Language Learners, at Laurel Elementary, for the term of September 1, 2014 through June 15, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $28,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2358 Professional Services Contract - Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council - Laurel Elementary School

14-2359 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council, San Leandro, CA, for the latter to provide a Family Partner Consultant to work a total of 315 hours over the school year with school leadership and teachers to increase levels of family engagement, as measured by attendance at meetings and parent responses to the California Healthy Kids Survey; contact parents to serve on school committees or attend special events; serve as a contact person for Parents to call with questions about school services; serve as a resource to families in need and help develop a plan for creating effective partnerships at Laurel Elementary School, for the term of September 1, 2014 through June 15, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2359 Professional Services Contract - Learning for Life/S.F. Bay Area Council - Laurel Elementary School

14-2362 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide core playground games and core sports, as well as introduce skill-building exercises and cooperative games, and other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Bridges Academy at Melrose, for the term of September 10, 2014 through June 11, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $28,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2362 Professional Services Contract - HERO, Inc. - Bridges Academy at Melrose

14-2365 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kamilah Mitchell, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide academic support and mentoring to build students' academic capacity towards graduation and beyond; develop Student Leadership Team and provide support to build student voice and student representation at district-wide events (All City Council, TUPE, etc.); assist student teachers in planning school-wide activities, assemblies and parent outreach; implement and manage a young women's group to build students' social and emotional learning competencies; provide support where conflict resolution is needed by helping students learn anger management strategies and increase self-accountability skills, at Ralph J. Bunche High School, for the period November 3, 2014 through June 12, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $8,400.00.

Legislation Text 14-2365 Profesional Services Contract - Kamilah Mitchell - Ralph J. Bunche High School

14-2388 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 12 gang pretension workshops for District school staff and partner agencies to include: a total of 40 hours of training services, pre-post surveys, scheduling and coordinating workshops, participation in quarterly interagency Gang Prevention Collaborative with work groups, and providing data as required for evaluation, for the Alternative Education Office, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $4,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2388 Professional Services Contract - Hatchuel Tabernik & Associates - Alternative Education Office

14-2390 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services as part of the Measure Y Juvenile Justice Wraparound grant: 1) Facilitate Re-Entry Welcome Circle for 36 youth clients at alternative schools using restorative justice principles; 2) Create service plans including goals and action plans through Multidisciplinary Team process for 36 youth clients; 3) Provide case management for 36 youths for a minimum of 90 days, as described; 4). Provide Gang ReDirect life skills classes at 3 alternative schools - Community Day, Street Academy and Rudsdale, as described; 5) Provide leadership diversion activities for clients; and 6) Participate in monthly case management conference meetings, Juvenile Justice Center employment meetings, and quarterly interagency Gang Prevention Collaborative meetings, for the Alternative Education Office, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $64,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2390 Professional Services Contract - California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc. - Alternative Education Office

14-2395 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Shirley Yee, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services as part of the Measure Y Juvenile Justice Wraparound grant: 1) Facilitate quarterly interagency Gang Prevention Collaborative meetings; 2) Coordinate re-entry welcome circles for alternative education students returning to school from the Juvenile Justice Center; 3) Oversee case management provided by California Youth Outreach for 36 youths; 4) Plan and coordinate Gang Re-Direct classes at Community Day School, Rudsdale High School and Street Academy; 5) Participate in monthly Case Conference meetings and Juvenile Justice Center Employment meetings; and 6) Collect data for evaluation and prepare quarterly reports as required by City of Oakland, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $23,400.00.

Legislation Text 14-2395 Professional Services Contract - Shirley Yee - Alternative Education Office

14-2402 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: Professional Development for Home and Hospital Director and teaching staff; monthly 90-minute sessions with entire Home and Hospital team; ongoing mental health consultation for the Home and Hospital department; and identification and development of a problem-solving framework for mental health challenges faced by Home and Hospital teachers, for the Alternative Education Office, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,300.00.

Legislation Text 14-2402 Professional Services Contract - Girls Incorporated of Alameda County - Alternative Education Office

14-2404 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Tiago J. Robinson, Pinole, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 400 hours of service in the capacity of Safe & Supportive Schools (S3) Coordinator; work with the 9th grade SLC team to devise a schedule of Bullying and Violence Prevention topics during the advisory period for 9th, 10th and 11th grade students; collaborate with PBIS Coach to develop agenda of the S3 Grant presentation during Buy Back Days and maintain records of collaborative work in meeting and implementation at Oakland High School, and extending the contract period of August 18, 2014 through December 31, 2014, to June 30, 2015, in an additional amount not to exceed $25,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $20,000.00 to $45,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 14-2404 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Tiago J. Robinson - Oakland High School

14-2411 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO, Inc., Oakland, CA for the latter to provide a variety of counseling, mentoring, and leadership services to target student population, Latino and African American students in the form of social skills classes three days a week, boys mentoring program twice a week, and a young HERO Leadership program for upper grade students, a positive behavior class for SDC students and weekly interactive cooperative activities to improve student engagement and maintain a positive school culture, professional development for staff as needed and appropriate, at Global Family Elementary School, for the period December 1, 2014 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $19,600.00.

Legislation Text 14-2411 Professional Services Contract - HERO, Inc. - Global Family Elementary School

14-2421 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Art instruction for 16 classes each for 14 weeks, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Melrose Leadership Academy, for the term of October 15, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $23,532.00.

Legislation Text 14-2421 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) - Melrose Leadership Academy

14-2422 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp., Oakland, CA , for the latter to provide School Climate Workshops, In Class Support, Gender Specific Behavioral Skill Building Group Rehabilitation, Individual Behavioral Intervention and Crisis Intervention, Teacher Coaching and an Evaluation, at East Oakland Pride School, for the term of October 6, 2014 through June 12, 2015, in an amount not to exceed 25,000.00.

Legislation Text 14-2422 Professional Services Contract - Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp. - East Oakland Pride School

14-2462 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide professional development for classroom teachers in arts-integrated learning and inquiry, guide each teacher in the creation of at least on art-integrate unit of study, and lead artist residences for all students for the purpose of modeling effective methods for arts-integrated instruction, at International Community School, for the term of December 1, 2014 through June 16, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $14,500.00.

Legislation Text 14-2462 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) - International Community School