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40 15-0793 Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1121 - Approving Job Descriptions - Executive Director, Athletics and Activities; Manager, Athletics and Activities for the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness and Manager, Visual and Performing Arts for the Teaching and Learning Department.

Legislation Text 15-0793 Job Descriptions - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness and Teaching and Learning Departments

41 15-0806 Adoption by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1125 - Approving Job Descriptions Administrator, Legal Office; Coordinator, Labor; Executive Assistant, Legal; Legal Assistant/Law Clerk III; Office Manager, Labor/Legal Confidential for Legal/Labor and Director, Project Management & Reporting for the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness. 1. Administrator, Legal Office 2. Coordinator, Labor 3. Director, Project Management & Reporting 4. Executive Assistant, Legal 5. Legal Assistant/Law Clerk III 6. Office Manager, Labor/Legal Confidential

Legislation Text 15-0806 Job Descriptions - Legal/Labor and Post-Secondary Readiness

42 15-0827 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sarah Young, Santa Cruz, CA, for the latter to provide support, guidance, development of tools and expertise in merging the New Teacher Support and Development Program into the Recruitment Office and shifting the program to align with the District's new initiatives and a restructuring of the Accreditation Induction Program to align with the new organizational structure, for the period March 5, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0827 Professional Services Contract - Sarah Young - New Teacher Support and Development

Chief of Schools, Post Secondary Readiness

43 15-0614 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and People United for a Better Life In Oakland (PUEBLO), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: 1) Development of the program infrastructure for Castlemont High's small-scale farming, culinary arts training, field studies/natural resource stewardship, and fresh foods enterprise training programs; 2) Implementation of agricultural education, culinary arts, and farm-to-school enterprise training programs for 50 students in grades 9-12; 3) Sustainable urban design field studies, career training, college preparation, and service-learning programs serving 75 9th-12th grade students; and 4) Advanced Manufacturing program support through fablab and support and facilitation of after school and summer green jobs program; support the development of an on-site agricultural operation which will create job training and business development opportunities for Castlemont students in the emerging local foods sector, while providing a source of healthy foods to support Castlemont High School's farm-to-school activities, for the period of January 20, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $37,000.00

Legislation Text 15-0614 Professional Services Contract - People United for a Better Life In Oakland (PUEBLO) - Castlemont High School

44 15-0628 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA, for the latter to support arts integration residences and associated activities, with two teaching artist residences supporting two cohorts of students, one of which will be Newcomer ELD students, all as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period of March 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $14,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0628 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Bret Harte Middle School

45 15-0629 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Rare Bird, Oakland, CA, for the latter's teaching artist, Pamela Consear, to work with three Special Day Classes to create a permanent tile mosaic installation in the hallway where classrooms are located, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period January 26, 2015 through June 11, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0629 Professional Services Contract - Rare Bird - Bret Harte Middle School

46 15-0637 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Eva La, Oakland, CA, for the latter to meet with 2 to 3 parents or families per week; reply to parents emails, assist with engagement with the School Site Council and Parent Teacher Student Association; communicate with parents about English Language Programs placement; contribute to newsletters; assist to promote attendance at Resources and Information Meetings for English Learner Families; organize and or facilitate workshops for parents about how to support students' academic achievements in school and home, at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period of March 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $1,850.00.

Legislation Text 15-0637 Professional Services Contract - Eva La - Bret Harte Middle School

47 15-0638 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Elena Loera, Oakland, CA, for the latter to meet with 8 to 10 parents or families per week; reply to parents emails; assist with engagement with the School Site Council and Parent Teacher Student Association; communicate with parents about English Learner Programs Placement; contribute to newsletters; assist, promote attendance at Annual Title I Meeting; organize and or facilitate workshops for parents about how to support students' academic achievement in school and home, at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period of March 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0638 Professional Services Contract - Elena Loera - Bret Harte Middle School

48 15-0671 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Public Education Fund, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional 62 days of services to train 100% of classroom teachers and support staff on restorative approaches to behaviors, establish and create structures that need to be in place for the work to be sustainable, train 20-25 parents on holding community and restorative circles and meet with them bimonthly, train 20+ students on holding community and restorative circles on weekly basis, hold restorative circles as needed at the site, develop the capacity of site personnel in holding restorative approaches, meet weekly with the school principal to assess work and review systems, communicate daily on circles completed, co-create advisory curriculum and be an active member of the climate and culture leadership team, at United for Success Academy, extending the Contract period of October 9, 2014 through March 6, 2015, to June 12, 2015, in an additional amount not to exceed $30,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $43,000.00 to $73,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0671 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - United for Success Academy

49 15-0692 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Super Star Literacy, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve up to 60 Kindergarten, First and Second grade students in a daily extended learning time program focused on development of early literacy and social/emotional development skills, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Reach Academy, for the term of August 25, 2014 through June 15, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0692 Professional Services Contract - Super Stars Literacy, Inc. - Reach Academy

50 15-0693 Approval by the Board of Education of an Individual Service Agreement to the Master Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU) between the District and East Bay Asian Youth Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide its Menu of Service, Option: Family Support Services, to incorporate a broad range of support services that aim to improve academic achievement, to provide parent leadership workshops, truancy interventions services, and community education events at Garfield Elementary School, for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, at a cost not to exceed $37,000.00, pursuant to the terms and conditions as specified in the MMOU.

Legislation Text 15-0693 Individual Service Agreement - Master Memorandum of Understanding - East Bay Asian Youth Center - Garfield Elementary School

51 15-0712 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and George Epps II, Concord, CA, for the latter to work two days a week meeting with each class to provide music instruction focused on multicultural Math concepts and to assist with Kindergarten and Fifth Grade promotion ceremonies, at Lafayette Elementary School, for the period of March 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $6,370.00.

Legislation Text 15-0712 Professional Services Contract - George Epps II - Lafayette Elementary School

52 15-0714 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and East Oakland Youth Development Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide school day sports and health enrichment to all students through structured fitness activities and health lessons including nutrition, exercise and SEL activities (meditation, stretching, reflection on sportsmanship), as described in the Scope of Work, Incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Futures Elementary School, for the period August 27, 2014 through June 19, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0714 Professional Services Contract - East Oakland Development Center - Futures Elementary School

53 15-0727 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1415-1108 - Authorization for Approval of Student Travel and/or Educational Organization Contract, for 2 (grade 10, 11) students and 2 adults from Skyline High School, to travel to Dallas, TX, for students to compete in the Nationals Debate Competition "Tournament of Champions," sponsored by Bay Area Urban Debate League (BAUDL), during the period of June 14, 2015 through June 20, 2015, at no cost to the District.

Legislation Text 15-0727 Student Travel - Dallas, TX - Skyline High School