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15-0350 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1075 - Authorization for Approval of Student Travel and/or Educational Organization Contract, for 20 students and 2 adults from Skyline High School to travel to New York City, New York, in order for the performing arts students to be exposed to professional theatre, training in dance, movement and audition techniques, and employment skills, for the period of May 17, 2015 through May 21, 2015, at no cost to the District.

Legislation Text 15-0350 Student Travel - New York City, New York - Skyline High School

15-0513 Acceptance by the Board of Education of a Grant Award from the Irene S. Scully Family Foundation to support School Improvement, in the amount of $50,000.00, for the period of November 1, 2014 through June 1, 2015, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 15-0513 Grant Agreement - Irene S. Scully Foundation - School Improvement

Chief Academic Officer

15-0085 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of the Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between the District and Bay Area Community Resources, San Rafael, CA, for the latter to provide additional services to enhance the current comprehensive After School Program serving approximately 93 students daily, increasing services by adding Menu of Service Option O, for all students and families at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, for the period July 1, 2014 through August 21, 2015, in the additional amount of $25,000.00, increasing the ISA not to exceed amount from $177,343.00 to $202,343.00. All terms and conditions of the ISA and MMOU remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0085 Amendment No. 1 - Individual Service Agreement - Master Memorandum of Understanding - Bay Area Community Resources - Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School

15-0098 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Erminda Garcia, Phoenix, AZ, for the latter to provide 66.66 hours of professional development on effective instructional strategies for Dual Language Programs; work in collaboration with management and the administrators to plan professional learning for site leaders and teachers; provide in classroom support for teachers to implement effective strategies; and inform professional development needed to sustain continued instructional growth in Dual Language Programs across the District, through the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Office, for the period of February 11, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0098 Professional Services Contract - Erminda Garcia - English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Office

15-0134 Approval by Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide contractors to provide instruction in support of instruction in support of the extended day program for the multi-disciplinary performing arts program, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Elmhurst Community Preparatory School, for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount not to exceed $45,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0134 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - After School Program - Elmhurst Community Preparatory School

15-0239 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide through its Teacher Institute support for the Middle School Curriculum Development Team in construction of pilot units for the integrated science curriculum, including science content and pedagogical support through partnering on curriculum design, providing sample lessons for pilot units, professional development for Curriculum Team and/or middle school teachers and use of Exploratorium facilities, through the Academics Department, for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0239 Professional Services Contract - The Exploratorium - Teaching and Learning

15-0256 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2 of the Professional Services Contract between the District and Reuben Roberts, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide direct on-site services for the Restorative Justice (RJ) Program, by program collaborating with site staff to identify and recruit 5-10 peer RJ youth leaders(11-14 years old) that reflect the racial , ethnic, and academic diversity of the school; organize, create, and design training materials that teach conflict resolution, effective communication, problem solving, and restorative practices, and expect to share them with other Peer RJ coordinators and provide other services, as delineated in the Scope of Work, at Elmhurst Community Preparatory School, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the additional amount of $9,450.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount $23,400.00 to $32,850.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0256 Amendment No. 2 - Professional Services Contract - Reuben Roberts - Behavioral Health Initiatives - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-0258 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Brooklyn Williams, Oakland, CA for the latter to provide technical assistance to teachers implementing Meaningful Student Engagement (MSE) curriculum and school culture efforts at 6 high school sites: Castlemont, Dewey Academy, Oakland International High School, McClymonds, Rudsdale and Oakland High School, including 1) regular coaching sessions with teachers, 2) modeling lesson plans/engaged instruction, 3) troubleshooting challenges that arise with alignment to All City Council efforts, annual district-wide youth action research, and partnership between site teacher and community MSE partner for the Family Engagement Support Services Unit of the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 2, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in the amount of $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0258 Professional Services Contract - Brooklyn Williams - Family Engagement Support Services - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-0329 Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Oakland, CA, pursuant to conditions and terms thereof, accepting a grant from the latter in the amount of $286,985.00 to be used toward the District's implementation of the Foundation's SEEDS of Early Literacy Program and governs the Foundation's services to the District's implementation of the Program and the sharing of District data, including pupil identifiable information, for the limited purpose of analyzing date to develop, validate, or administer predictive tests relating to the district's implementation of the SEEDS of Early Literacy Program and assessment transitional kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students' early literacy skills within the District and to improve instruction for children in the District for the 2014-2015 School Year.

Legislation Text 15-0329 Memorandum of Understanding - The Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Oakland Unified School District

15-0345 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of the Professional Services Contract between District and Trumpet Behavioral Health, Pleasanton, CA, for the latter to provide Insights to Behavior, a technology based program for providing professional development to all staff and individualized behavior support interventions to students with behavior challenges; program supports OUSD's adoption of Response to Intervention (RtI) as a multi-tiered framework for behavioral support and will be utilized with general education students presenting with behavioral challenges; focus will be to create capacity within District staff to better serve students in a consistent, timely manner, while reducing inequitable referral practices impacting African American students as well as high costs for student placements in non-public schools, in the additional amount of $150,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $400,000.00 to $550,000.00, for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 1015 . All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0345 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Trumpet Behavioral Health - Behavioral Health Initiatives Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-0354 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Service Contract between the District and the Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA, via its World Language Project, for the latter to provide professional learning sessions on the topic "Common Core and World Language, Part 2", as described in the Scope of Work incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for up to 30 World Language teachers of the District, for the period of March 12, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5,070.00.

Legislation Text 15-0354 Professional Services Contract - Regents of the University of California

General Counsel

15-0282 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Master Contract between District and Ro Health, Seattle, WA, clarifying provisions regarding the District's payment obligations for absent students, as well as hourly pricing, for nursing services for special education students. All other terms and conditions of the Master Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0282 Amendment No. 1 to Master Contract - Ro Health, Inc. - Programs for Exceptional Children

15-0303 Approval by the Board of Education of the Side Letter of Agreement between District and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 257, representing Custodians, Aides Special Education and Food Service Employees to increase wages effective March 2, 2015 to conform to new minimum wage changes.

Legislation Text 15-0303 OUSD/AFSCME Side Letter of Agreement - Minimum Wage Changes