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68 15-0602 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sound Supports, Shoreline, WA, for the latter to develop and conduct the evaluation of PBIS implementation, per the School Climate Transformation Grant, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the term October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0602 Professional Services Contract - Sound Supports - Behavioral Health Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

69 15-0607 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the District and Youth Together, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional services for a Parent Liaison to coordinate the volunteer parent cohort-coordinate parent volunteers, detailed orientation, scheduling, and supervision; coordinating ELPAC/ELAC meeting for educational trainings and presentations for ELL parents; Collaborating w/ Skyline's Student Attendance Review Team (SART) Team; and Community Outreach to support the school day and after school program at Skyline High School, for the period of July 1, 2014 through August 21, 2015, in the additional amount of $15,000.00, increasing the MOU not to exceed amount from $235,430.00 to $250,430.00. All other terms and conditions of the MOU remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0607 Amendment No. 1 - Memorandum of Understanding - Youth Together - After School Program - Skyline High School

70 15-0608 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Syntex Global, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide support for the Translation Services Department, for translation for parental notifications to enable greater participation in their child's education, for the term July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, in an amount not to exceed $27,050.32.

Legislation Text 15-0608 Professional Services Contract - Syntex Global - Translation Services Unit - Community Schools and Student Services

71 15-0610 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the District and Alternatives In Action, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide all Fremont High School students Financial Literacy Education, transitions mentoring to feeder middle school youth, and family engagement support services in the extended day offerings; participate in support and resource development activities provided by OUSD where it is appropriate; provide Parent Coach to serve on the Meaningful Student and Family Engagement Team, participate in OUSD Financial Literacy trainings and meetings, meet weekly with the full extended day program staff for training and development; meet weekly with Fremont High School Academy Leads, FHS Leadership Team, administrators, and collaborative partners in conducting family engagement program planning, implementation, and evaluation and provide other services, all as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for period July 1, 2014 through August 21, 2015, in the additional amount of $29,785.00, increasing the MOU not to exceed amount from $235,949.00 to $265,734.00. All other terms and conditions of the MOU remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0610 Amendment No. 1 - Memorandum of Understanding - Alternatives In Action - After School Program - Fremont High School

72 15-0626 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Mosaic Cooperative, LLC, Cheney, WA, for the latter to provide a total of up to 10 days of Professional Development Training, Coaching, Technical Assistance, and Evaluate support to the District, including beginning and advanced training for cohort site teams, PBIS coaches, and consultation and evaluation support, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the term January 8, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0626 Professional Services Contract - Mosaic Cooperative, LLC - Behavioral Health Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

73 15-0627 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 an OUSD RJ Coordinator at Oakland High School, a VRP cohort school under the direction of the Program Manager for Restorative Justice and in coordination with the site administrators; OUSD Community Schools, Student Services Department, Behavioral Health Unit, supports the implementation and expansion of a multi-tiered framework of restorative practices in at least 25 VRP schools; professional development and coaching are essential to ensure that restorative practices are high quality, integrated with instruction, and culturally responsive; the RJ Coordinator will provide on-site support, professional development, technical assistance, and link RJ implementation at their site with the larger district effort for the period of August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0627 Professional Services Contract - Lincoln Child Center - Behavioral Health Unit - Restorative Justice - Oakland High School

74 15-0663 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Generation Ready, New York, NY, for the latter to provide professional learning services that uniquely combines deep instructional job-embedded expertise, innovative technology tools, and a targeted digital content library that ensures sustained professional growth and improved student learning, as described in the Proposal Overview for Professional Learning Services - Leading Learning Initiative - Oakland Unified School District, High Schools, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Castlemont High School, for the term of February 27, 2015 through June 30, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $37,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-0663 Professional Services Contract - Generation Ready - Castlemont High School

75 15-0664 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Northwest PBIS Network, Seattle, WA, for the latter to support the implementation and expansion of a multi-tiered framework of Positive Behavioral Supports in dozens of OUSD VRP schools, supporting quarterly training and ongoing coaching of five district level PBIS coaches and all participating school site teams, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 2, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0664 Professional Services Contract - Northwest PBIS Network - Behavioral Health Initiatives Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

76 15-0665 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kamilah Mitchell, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide peer education leadership at 2 high schools and up to 3 middle schools; recruit 10-15 peer educators, representative of school's ethnicities and identified as being natural leaders; train students on assessing tobacco and marijuana use on campus and among student body; train students on the science of inquiry and developing measures to address the school's presentation needs; train students on leadership; collaborative environment, youth/adult partnerships; presentation skills; educate students on developing media and activities to educate their peers in classrooms and assemblies; facilitate 20 anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations and six school-wide prevention education campaigns to reach all students at the school site; train students to administer classroom presentation evaluations, train students on evaluating their own work and provide positive feedback to their working groups; and train students to help their peers at-risk to access student services at their site and their community, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of February 16, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $1,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-0665 Professional Services Contract - Kamilah Mitchell - Tobacco Use Prevention and Education - Health and Wellness Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

77 15-0666 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Bianca Shiu, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide peer education leadership; recruit 10-15 peer educators, representative of the school's ethnicities and identified as being natural leaders; train students on the science of inquiry and developing measures to address the school's prevention needs; train students on leadership; collaborative environment, youth/adult partnerships; presentation skills; educate students on developing media and activities to educate their peers in classrooms and assemblies; facilitate 10-15 anti-tobacco/marijuana presentations and two school-wide prevention education campaigns to reach all students at the school site; train students to administer classroom presentation evaluations, train students on evaluating their own work and provide positive feedback to their working groups; and train students to help their peers at-risk to access student services at their site and their community at Greenleaf Elementary School, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of February 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $1,600.00.

Legislation Text 15-0666 Professional Services Contract - Bianca Shiu - Tobacco Use Prevention Education - Behavioral Health Initiatives Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

78 15-0667 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Deb Levine, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide overall technical assistance to the Community Schools and Student Services Department as it relates to development of a mobile phone application for the Healthy Oakland Teens programming, to increase access to sexual health services for middle and high school students, for the term of February 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0667 Professional Services Contract - Deb Levine - Tobacco Use Prevention Education - Behavioral Health Initiatives Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

79 15-0726 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 implement the Manhood Development Program (MDP) in 15 District schools and MDP Family Engagement in 6 high schools; create opportunities and events that celebrate African American male student achievement and encourage discussion and dialogue within the District and communities in support of African American boys, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the term of November 3, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $114,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0726 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Africian American Male Achievement

80 15-0800 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Heather Manchester, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a youth engagement program focused on facilitating and increasing youth engagement in Restorative Practices for approximately 100 OUSD youth to plan and promote Restorative Practices among peers at participating schools; organize, mentor, train, and empower a smaller cohort of 12 youth facilitators to serve as a Restorative Justice Youth Leadership Council for the District to research and support the continuous improvement of Whole School Restorative Justice (RJ), via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of March 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0800 Professional Services Contract - Heather Manchester - Behavioral Health Initiatives Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

General Counsel

81 15-0668 Ratification by the Board of Education of the Educational Organization Contract between the District and Naturalists at Large, Ventura, CA, for the latter to provide field trip services including lodging, meals, and train leaders for Hillcrest Elementary School between April 14, 2015 and April 17, 2015, with no District funds being used.

Legislation Text 15-0668 Educational Organization Contract - Naturalists at Large - Oakland Unified School District