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15-0913 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Julia DeGuzman, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide additional 400 hours of service to do a number of tasks that will serve to increase the parent and community involvement, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Oakland High School, for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an additional amount not to exceed $10,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $10,000.00 to $20,000.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0913 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Julia DeGuzman - Oakland High School

15-0921 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Principles of Educational Reconstruction Foundation, Hayward, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: Ms. Jeffrey will work with teachers to improve their teaching skills by (1) assisting the Principal in preparing and leading professional development activities, (2) performing classroom observations with the Principal, and (3) providing teachers individual coaching, at McClymonds High School, for the period of September 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0921 Professional Services Contract - Principles of Educational Reconstruction Foundation - McClymonds High School

15-0948 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1 of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Seneca, Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 511 hours of case management and mental health services, including added support of students transition to summer and facilitation of meetings to debrief how the year went and prepare for next year, at Community Day School, for the period October 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an additional amount not to exceed $20,440.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $160,000.00 to $180,440.00. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 15-0948 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Seneca Center - Community Day School

15-0953 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Norman Bailiff, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: (1) advise the principal about the management of the school's financial resources in a way that supports the achievement of its instructional goals, (2) advise the principal about alternative solutions to the difficult managerial issues that she confronts in administering the school, (3) inform the principal about a wide range of District policies and procedures pertinent to the decisions she must make, and (4) at the principal's request, take the lead in planning and carrying out complex projects that require extensive knowledge of a number of specialized areas like computer technology, the effective use of space in Linked Learning classrooms, and appropriate sources of extramural funding (including donations and grants), at McClymonds High School, for the period of July 14, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $38,580.00.

Legislation Text 15-0953 Professional Services Contract - Norman Bailiff - McClymonds High School

15-0954 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Solomon Wilkins International, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: Mr. Wilkins will work with the Frick Middle School faculty and staff to develop strategies to improve the climate and culture of the school; share his experience growing up in Oakland and attending Oakland Unified School District schools; use his knowledge from the student perspective and his skill set as a motivational speaker to help develop methods and procedures that will help to turn the school around, for the period of April 15, 2015 through April 15, 2015 in an amount not to exceed $4,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0954 Professional Services Contract - Solomon Wilkins International - Frick Middle School

15-0955 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sid Cowles, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: build teacher capacity by working after school with teachers; answering questions and modeling how to use particular software; introduce and answer questions regarding different types of educational software so that teachers may adjust curriculum to meet the needs of all learners and assist teachers in trouble shooting strategies and any other support that they may need, at Claremont Middle School, for the period of February 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-0955 Professional Services Contract - Sid Cowles - Claremont Middle School

15-0961 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 a Licensed or licensed eligible master's level mental health professionals conduct individual assessment and develop treatment plans which prescribe treatment interventions an therapeutic support throughout the day in the form of individual, group and crisis intervention; provide consultation and outreach to teachers and families; support toward positive school climate in areas of conflict resolution, social skills development and restorative justice; consultation and collaboration with classroom teachers and site administrators around classroom and behavioral management, at MetWest High School, for the period of August 25, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0961 Professional Services Contract - Lincoln Child Center - MetWest High School

15-0977 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to place 6 graduate student clinicians and a site supervisor at Life Academy to provide a maximum of 36 hours per week of clinical services to the Life Academy community and students, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period November 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0977 Professional Services Contract - Wright Institute - Life Academy

15-0978 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 develop and implement a family/community outreach and engagement program, as part of the implementation of the California Partnership Academy Grant received by the District, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Life Academy, for the period December 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $18,190.00.

Legislation Text 15-0978 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Life Academy

15-0979 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Community Alliance for Learning, Albany, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: recruit, train, and coordinate community volunteers as classroom writing coaches to encourage students to think critically, write proficiently, and develop their own ideas, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Life Academy, for the period December 1, 2014 through June 1, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0979 Professional Services Contract - Community Alliance for Learning - Life Academy

15-0980 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and East Bay Consortium, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: transcript evaluations, coordinate and facilitate college representatives' visit and assemblies, assist with personal statements for college applications, and assist with Cal Grant, FAFSA, SAT, ACT registration and processes, getting students ready for college, career, and community at Rudsdale High School, for the period September 5, 2014 through May 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0980 Professional Services Contract - East Bay Consortium - Rudsdale High School

15-0984 Approval 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 two Youth Intervention Specialists that will offer 500 hours of mentoring, academic tutoring, and case management for students on probation or involved in gangs, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Community Day School, for the period of April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-0984 Professional Services Contract - California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc - Community Day School

15-0989 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Norman Bailiff, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: (1) advise the principal about the management of the school's financial resources in a way that supports the achievement of its instructional goals, (2) advise the principal about alternative solutions to difficult managerial issues that she confronts in administering the school, (3) inform the principal about a wide range of District policies and procedures pertinent to the decisions she must make, and (4) at the principal's request, take the lead in planning and carrying out complex projects that require extensive knowledge of a number of specialized areas like computer technology, the effective use of space in Linked Learning classrooms, and appropriate sources of extramural funding (including donations and grants), at Ralph Bunche Continuation School, for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $3,600.00.

Legislation Text 15-0989 Professional Services Contract - Norman Bailiff - Ralph Bunche Continuation School

15-1002 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Norman Bailiff, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: (1) advise the principal about the management of the school's financial resources in a way that supports the achievement of its instructional goals, (2) advise the principal about alternative solutions to the difficult managerial issues that he confronts in administering the school, (3) inform the principal about a wide range of District policies and procedures pertinent to the decisions he must make, and (4) at the principal's request, take the lead in planning and carrying out complex projects that require extensive knowledge of a number of specialized areas like computer technology, the effective use of space in Linked Learning classrooms, and appropriate sources of extramural funding (including donations and grants), at Fremont High School, for the period of February 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5,520.00.

Legislation Text 15-1002 Professional Services Contract - Norman Bailiff - Fremont High School

15-1003 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Halima Dotson-Franklin, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: library instruction and resources, coordinate book give away and Scholastic Book Fair, purchase library and supplemental books for students and teachers, work with students and parents, and teachers to extend the community-based literacy program through the library, support the literacy component of the School2Home program; serve as testing coordinator and while oversee CELDT testing, STAR testing and assist ILLT with the SBAC testing; work with small groups of (3-5) students to improve their reading skills by providing them with reading strategies and provide resources to students, parents and teachers, at Frick Middle School, for the period of September 2, 2014 through June 5, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1003 Professional Services Contract - Halima Dotson-Franklin - Frick Middle School