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15-1733 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Maria Robles-Hernandez, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 200 hours of support services in a homework support center including tutoring, assignment editing and feedback and grading and work with parents and teachers to support students, at Coliseum College Preparatory Academy, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1733 Professional Services Contract - Maria Robles-Hernandez - Coliseum College Preparatory Academy

15-1734 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kusum Crimmel, Oakland, CA, for the latter to increase the number of students receiving support in an effort to reduce suspension, substance abuse, bullying and other forms of harassment and violence, and foster student leadership; develop a school-wide Restorative Justice Program in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) for students, staff, and families to reduce disproportionality in suspensions and unwarranted referrals to special education; train peer mediators to provide mediation in response to minor offenses and to resolve peer conflicts and repair harms caused, and implement restorative justice practices including community-building circles; facilitate associated family and community conferences as an alternative to suspension, and circles to support the re-entry of students returning from expulsion and incarceration and maintain documentation of students served and assist in the evaluation of outcomes related to interventions provided, at Oakland Technical High School, for the period of August 17, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $49,809.60.

Legislation Text 15-1734 Professional Services Contract - Kusum Crimmel - Oakland Technical High School

15-1735 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Ally Armijo, Alameda, CA, for the latter to serve as a liaison between the school and teachers, the partner program(s), the student and their family; supporting students in: The application and/or enrollment in a partner program including the writing of personal statements and reflections, the gathering of letters of recommendation and necessary documentation and the fulfillment of all other forms and permission slips; discerning and negotiating the expectations of the partner program, school and family in all capacities; help everyone to communicate clearly around needs and complications that in the past have led to students leaving partner programs; keep the student's needs at the center of conversations and negotiations between partner agencies and the school; leveraging the services across the partner agency and the school to meet academic and socio emotional expectations; case-manage a group of 30-35 9th or 10th graders participating in 3-5 different partner programs, including home visits, frequent parent communication, monitoring grades, supporting interventions to success or re-evaluating the intervention plan, at Coliseum College Preparatory School @ Havenscourt Middle School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1735 Professional Services Contract - Ally Armijo - Coliseum Preparatory Academy @ Havenscount Middle School

15-1742 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Coach to facilitate and plan yard activities daily Monday-Friday; train 10-15 junior coaches to lead yard activities; support the junior coaches through meetings to build their capacity to be junior coaches; coach sport(s) teams for participation with other schools; coordinate a school-wide activity with families, staff, and students for fun and engaging physical activity and teach along with classroom teacher weekly game time to build relationships and engage in physical activity, at LaEscuelita Elementary School, for the period August 21, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1742 Professional Services Contract - Playworks - LaEscuelita Elementary School

15-1743 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide school partners with ongoing Playworks programming, training, evaluation and management consultation to support school in creating the infrastructure and framework for transforming school culture; empower school to build and sustain a positive school climate; provide structured recess, a junior coach leadership program, and class game time for all classrooms and provide professional development for teachers, administration, and support staff, at Kaiser Elementary School, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 17, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1743 Professional Services Contract - Playworks - Kaiser Elementary School

15-1747 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and ISKME, Half Moon Bay, CA, for the latter to provide a 1-day customized Action Collab Workshop ("Action Collab") (as described in Task 1 of ISKME's proposal to District, dated June 11, 2015,) on July 14, 2015 at a conference facility located at 1000 Broadway 6th Floor in Oakland, California; services for the Action Collab include planning, design, support, and facilitation of an Action Collab for approximately 24-32 educators involved in the school redesign initiative, via the Continuous School Improvement Department, for the period of July 1, 2015 through August 31, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $11,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-1747 Professional Services Contract - ISKME - Continous School Improvement Department

15-1748 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Strategic Cities, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services: 1. Develop ESEA Waiver tools, resources, and written guides to support and build school and community capacity to engage in effective school improvement planning that involves all school stakeholders; 2. Develop materials and support facilitation of Priority, Focus, and Other Support school activities on the school improvement planning process; 3. Develop SPSA tools and resources to build school and community capacity to engage in cycles of inquiry and planning required under the ESEA Waiver and LCAP; and 4. Coordinate with community based organizations partnering with the District to help build parent and family capacity to engage in school improvement planning process, for the Continuous School Improvement Department, for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1748 Professional Services Contract - Strategic Cities - Continous School Improvement Department

15-1753 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Vertical Skillz, Oakland, CA, for the latter to: Monitor student's behavior and progress during transition time; Provide students feedback and motivation through reflection and physical strategies; Model for students' lifelong fitness and health routines to practice on their own; Build student leadership by focusing on mentees; Teach cooperation games that integrate life skills; Attend COST, IEP, and SST Meetings as relevant, and Support SST communications with families and provide other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at EnCompass Academy, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $25,488.00.

Legislation Text 15-1753 Professional Services Contract - Vertical Skillz - EnCompass Academy

15-1754 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Give Them Wings, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide intervention strategies for K, 1st and 2nd grade students by teaching them conflict resolution strategies, ways to resolve issues on the playground and ways to play on the playground; be available to provide training and support to the parents of the students in the Junior Coaches Program and provide problem solving and conflict resolution strategies and home visits as necessary, at Chabot Elementary School, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $17,575.00.

Legislation Text 15-1754 Professional Services Contract - Give Them Wings - Chabot Elementary School

15-1755 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide organized and structured play before school, during school, and sports opportunities for all students in grades TK-5, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Manzanita SEED Elementary School, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1755 Professional Services Contract - Playworks - Manzanita SEED Elementary School

15-1777 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 provide: Strategic Communications to increase family-school communications about School Transformation (community engagement following Full Service Community School Family Engagement principles) via bilingual school newsletters, brochures, photography and translation services; create materials to support student recruitment and provide a host of other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Alliance Academy, for the period of August 3, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $106,405.00.

Legislation Text 15-1777 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Alliance Academy

15-1780 Ratification 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 services to targeted student population - Title 1, Latino and African-American students and provide professional development as needed, appropriate and support in the form of organized games and physical activities at all grade levels, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Global Family Elementary School, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-1780 Professional Services Contract - HERO, Inc. - Global Family Elementary School

Chief Academic Officer

15-1420 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of San Francisco, CA, for the latter, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, to provide ongoing professional development, consultation, and technical assistance to the Project Prevent Program Manager and staff serving the six identified high schools; professional development in Trauma Informed, Restorative Practices (TIRP) led by, Dr. Joyce Dorado, in the District's Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma In Schools (HEARTS) Program, for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $45,644.00.

Legislation Text 15-1420 Professional Services Contract - The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco - Trauma In Schools Program - Behavioral Health Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-1447 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Maxim Health Systems, LLC, Columbia, MD, for the latter to develop and implement a multi-year school-located influenza vaccination (SLIV) demonstration project, for pre-K and elementary school students, starting in the 2014-2015 influenza season, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of September 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016, at no cost to the District.

Legislation Text 15-1447 Professional Services Contract - Maxim Health Systems, LLC - Health Services Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department