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15-2031 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Eva La, Oakland, CA, for the latter to assist non-English speaking parents and guardians of pupils to navigate information and support within the school system; records and administration, as well as community meetings; and to support non-English speaking parents to provide family support of students and student academic achievement, at Skyline High School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $27,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-2031 Professional Services Contract - Eva La - Skyline High School

15-2032 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Safe Passages, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve in the role of Community Schools Champion, provide a Needs Assessment, provide Partnership Development, provide Student and Family Support Service Design and Coordination, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at West Oakland Middle School, for the term August 24, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $84,234.00.

Legislation Text 15-2032 Professional Services Contract - Safe Passages - West Oakland Middle School

15-2033 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jon Gourdine, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide technical assistance and training to students in the following areas: lighting design, sound sequence/sound design, stagecraft, costumes and props; provide technical support for all events held in the theater; provide budgetary information in support of theater maintenance, ordering new equipment and maintaining current equipment at Skyline High School, for the term August 24, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2033 Professional Services Contract - Jon Gourdine - Skyline High School

15-2034 Ratification 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 Youth Intervention Specialists (YIS) on-site delivering Gang Intervention and Truancy Reduction Services; identify the targeted population, provide individual case plans and case management, for students at Dewey Academy, for the term October 30, 2015 through June 9, 2016, an amount not to exceed $18,998.00.

Legislation Text 15-2034 Professional Services Contract - California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc. - Dewey Academy

15-2035 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and San Francisco Study Center, dba, Brothers on the Rise, San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide the program Brothers, United!, empowering boys to be successful, peaceful, responsible and active in their schools and communities - to grow into young men who are college bound and career ready; provide a life skills curriculum, leadership training towards the delivery of peer education workshops and social action projects to positively impact community; provide 3 hours of service per week to a group of 8 3rd-5th grade male students of color each semester (servicing 16 students total), as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Manzanita SEED Elementary School, for the term October 1, 2015 through June 6, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-2035 Professional Services Contract - San Francisco Study Center, dba, Brothers on the Rise - Manzanita SEED Elementary School

15-2044 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide gender specific behavioral skill building group rehabilitation, in class support, individual behavioral intervention and crisis intervention, teacher coaching, targeted recess intervention, and evaluation services for pupils, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Rise Community School, for the term September 14, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2044 Professional Services Contract - Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp - Rise Community School

15-2050 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Teri K. Smith, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide professional development and technical support to three counseling interns/trainees, who will see a total of 30 individual students in weekly therapy sessions; attend weekly Coordination of Services Team (COST) meetings to review interns caseloads, manage ongoing caseload needs and provide crisis support; provide weekly one-hour individual supervision and support sessions to interns; facilitate monthly meetings of interns, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Oakland International High School, for the period September 14, 2015 through June 18, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $17,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-2050 Professional Services Contract - Teri K Smith - Oakland International High School

15-2052 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Cantare Con Vivo, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as a teaching artist, who will provide 28 weekly sessions for each K-2 classroom teaching a sequential curriculum, designed to teach fundamental music concepts specific to each grade level, expose students to diverse musical traditions from around the world, and to build community and cooperation among students, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Lincoln Elementary School, for the term September 8, 2015 through May 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $32,725.00.

Legislation Text 15-2052 Professional Services Contract - Cantare Con Vivo - Lincoln Elementary School

15-2054 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Sonia Kreit-Spindt, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services including analysis of student performance data and use of said information to collaborate with teachers and provide professional development that focuses on developing enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of targeted students and equitable access to the curriculum; implement and assess an intervention program for identified students using both push and pull out formats that include before school times; and develop and participate in effective formats that provide information to parents at Peralta Elementary School, for the term September 15, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $15,750.00.

Legislation Text 15-2054 Professional Services Contract - Sonia Kreit-Spindt - Peralta Elementary School

15-2057 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Museum of Children's Arts, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a teaching artist to teach a total of 224 art lessons TK through grade 8 and provide others service, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Melrose Leadership Academy, for the period October 20, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $22,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2057 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Children's Arts - Melrose Leadership Academy

15-2061 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Victoria King, Hayward, CA, for the latter to lead the site-based development of family resources; case manage high risk families and provide linkages to basic resources; develop case management resources; coordinate an integrated quality family support program; conduct home visits with families of students participating in an extended day component; participate in site-based services coordination process; act as advocate liaison between high risk student families and legal guardians and various community program services and provide other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Madison Academy, for the period November 2, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $9,999.00.

Legislation Text 15-2061 Professional Services Contract - Victoria King - Madison Academy

15-2082 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Development Recess (DR) as a filter for all Tier III students on the RTI model during recess and loosely structured school wide activities, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Brookfield Elementary School, for the term August 24, 2015 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $20,520.00.

Legislation Text 15-2082 Professional Services Contract - Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp - Brookfield Elementary School

15-2083 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Dorothy Courtney, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide essential safety services aligned to school's SPSA: train student managers in conflict resolution with focus on bullying prevention; develop schedule for Conflict Managers and lead conflict resolution sessions for students; supervise conflict managers; integrate Second Step strategies into conflict resolution program; collect and tally Second Step lessons taught by teachers and supervise Conflict Managers during recess periods to minimize conflicts, and other services, as described in the Scope of work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Sobrante Park Elementary School, for the term August 24, 2015 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2083 Professional Services Contract - Dorothy Courtney - Sobrante Park Elementary School

15-2084 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to build a culture of dance among students and teachers at the school as one intervention strategy toward school turn-around, using the District's guide: Dance Learning In the 21st Century: a Blueprint for Teaching & Learning Dance Grades K-12©2010, Revised, to integrate Common Core arts standards, aligned with the school goals of high expectations, teacher leadership and retention, student engagement, improved attendance and academic success, at Reach Academy, for the term October 15, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2084 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Reach Academy

15-2085 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Robert Frazier, Oakland, CA, for the latter to convey the richness of African musical heritage and to further the work of school site in inculcating respect for all cultures, resulting in outcomes at Sequoia Elementary School, as described in the Scope of Work, for the term September 21, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $12,100.00.

Legislation Text 15-2085 Professional Services Contract - Robert Frazier - Sequoia Elementary School