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15-2165 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Playworks, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide one full-time Program Coordinator from Monday to Friday to carry out the Playworks Components as follows: Junior Coach program - a leadership training program for fourth and fifth graders; Class Game Time-organizing and leading individual classes with their teacher through group and skill building activities; Recess- organizing safe and inclusive opportunities for play and physical activity at Markham Elementary School, for the period of October 30, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $31,921.92.

Legislation Text 15-2165 Professional Services Contract - Playworks - Markham Elementary School

15-2166 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Museum of Children's Arts, Oakland, CA, for the latter's teaching artists to provide residency instruction for 40-60 minutes each in a total of 17 classrooms for 27 weeks each, as determined by the school site staff, divided into grade levels for TK through Grade 5 and Special Day Classes; develop and implement lessons that are tied to the state's visual arts standards and are developmentally and grade appropriate; coordinate with the school site staff and classroom teachers, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Markham Elementary School, for the period of October 30, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $38,800.00.

Legislation Text 15-2166 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Children's Arts - Markham Elementary School

15-2167 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Reading Partners, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a tutoring program, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, from approximately 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday, for identified students based on school intervention planning needs, at Allendale Elementary School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2167 Professional Services Contract - Reading Partners - Allendale Elementary School

15-2168 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Clarence Holmes, Oakland, CA, for the latter to Implement Accelerated Reader resources and systems on campus daily; train staff on best practices in utilizing Accelerated Reader 3 times annually with additional support as needed; maintain classroom libraries and ensure equitable access to appropriate reading materials; conduct big review, update, and update 4 times a year; provide weekly ongoing support; update inventory of books for library and classrooms and facilitate additional purchases as needed 3 times annually at Elmhurst Community Preparatory School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through May 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $11,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2168 Professional Services Contract - Clarence Holmes - Elmhurst Community Preparatory School

15-2171 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 Developmental Recess and Cafeteria/School Climate Coordination - recess intervention, school climate workshops, cafeteria coordination, bilingual parent engagement and evaluation - as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth at New Highland Academy, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 24, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2171 Professional Services Contract - Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp - New Highland Academy

15-2175 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and zSharp, Inc., San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide weekly music lessons with instruments to the Kindergarten through 5th grade classes to assist in developing a strategic plan in implementing and sustaining arts instruction and curriculum, provide leadership and mentoring support at Fred Korematsu Discovery Academy, for the period of October 6, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $22,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2175 Professional Services Contract - zSharp, Inc. - Fred Korematsu Discovery Academy

15-2177 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Claudia Goodman-Hough, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide integrated multiple modality access to students through art projects; work with teacher to provide students with weekly grade level standards based instruction (specifically tied to transitioning to the common core standards) that integrates the multi-media visual arts curriculum at Redwood Heights Elementary School, for the period of November 9, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $18,513.00.

Legislation Text 15-2177 Professional Services Contract - Claudia Goodman-Hough - Redwood Heights Elementary School

15-2214 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Museum of Children's Arts, Oakland, CA, for the latter, through its School-Age residencies, to help students gain fundamental visual arts skills in alignment with state standards; help students build socio-emotional skills that provide the foundation of a healthy and successful learning environment, including creative and critical thinking, constructive communication, self-esteem and the ability to collaborate; and enhance student learning in other academic subjects; and use art to build skills in math, science, and social science at East Oakland Pride Elementary School, for the period of October 16,2015 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $13,125.00.

Legislation Text 15-2214 Professional Services Contract - Museum of Children's Arts - East Oakland Pride Elementary School

15-2215 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter using the District's Guide: Dance Learning in the 21st Century: a Blueprint for Teaching & Learning Dance Grades K-12©2010, Revised, the latter will use the former to integrate Common Core arts standards, to create progressive curriculum aligned with the National Core Arts Standards and work with partner teachers in a side-by-side collaborative model to recover some of the gaps developed in the dance program over the past two years; use goals of the dance program to align with the school goals of improving literacy through the arts at New Highland Academy, for the period of September 1, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2215 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - New Highland Academy

15-2217 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Philip Williams, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide technical assistance with Apple Macintosh, Windows, and Chromebook computers, as required by the school, to obtain the maximum instructional benefit and utility for students and staff; cause computers to communicate with on-site printers and access the internet from any teaching location; provide advice on the configuration of "teacher" computers, laptops and printing capability, and backup strategies for student work; devise and implement a plan for provision of Chromebook printing capability in all classrooms and computer labs; assist with choice of projector and document camera platforms and with installation of these devices in classrooms; provide assistance in troubleshooting implementation issues with all software packages and applications; and may be involved in further research, design, development, and advice related to teaching strategies with computers, security, and account configuration, as needed by the school at Edna Brewer Middle School, for the period November 2, 2015 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $22,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-2217 Professional Services Contract - Philip Williams - Edna Brewer Middle School

15-2218 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Pro Arts, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 3 days a week of after school programming in Visual Arts, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Elmhurst Community Preparatory School, for the period August 24, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $22,800.00.

Legislation Text 15-2218 Professional Services Contract - Pro Arts - Elmhurst Community Preparatory School

15-2220 Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and between lead agency Alameda County Office of Education ("'ACOE") located at 313 W. Winton Ave, Hayward, CA 94544 and Contra Costa County Office of Education, Alameda Unified School District, Alternatives in Action, Berkeley Unified School District, Civicorps, Hayward Unified School District, Martinez Unified School District, San Leandro Unified School District, San Lorenzo Unified School District, and West Contra Costa Unified School District ["K-12 PARTER(S)"] and Chabot College, Contra Costa College District, and ACOE Community College District, ["cc PARTNER(S)"], (collectively referenced as ["PARTNER(S)"] PARTN ERS include its officers, employees, consultants, subcontractors, and agents, to implement the California Career Pathways Trust ("CCPT") from the California Department of Education, which will provide to District and its students, including direct support for pathway development and implementation, technical assistance and professional development to enhance pathway programming, assistance in the compliance with data sharing and evaluation to build a self-sustaining regional network for evaluation pathway programs, and support to help us build targeted support services and structures that enhance student achievement and their development of 21st century skills, as described herein, for the term of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2019, utilizing $734,662.00 of the District's grant share.

Legislation Text 15-2220 Memorandum of Understanding - Career Pathway Trust Partnership Agreement - District, Alameda County Office of Education (Lead Agency) and Other Named Parties

15-2226 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 the following services: 1) Manage truancy, discipline and RJ process, collect data, and provide teacher training to reduce suspensions and referrals (approximately 1464 hours) 2) Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers, create newsletters, and liaison with health providers and immigrant services (approximately 1464 hours) 3) KDOL consultants and materials to support academy classes (approximately 432 hours) 4) Post session teaching artists and materials (approximately 200 hours) at Oakland International High School, for the period of October 19, 2015 through June 15, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $138,050.00.

Legislation Text 15-2226 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Oakland International High School

15-2228 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Michelle Campbell-Mateo, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide restorative justice support as well as mentoring at-risk students, including conducting student, staff, and parent Restorative Justice (RJ) circles, one on one case management, home visits, parent communication, student academic support and supporting teachers facilitate community building and harm circles; work with RJ Coordinator Kyle McClerkins in program design and implementation to aid school's efforts to comply with the District's Voluntary Resolution Plan; mentor and support most at-risk students and help with the data input and tracking of disciplinary data, so the school can engage in cycles of inquiry to gauge the effectiveness of positive school climate strategies at Edna Brewer Middle School, for the period of November 2, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $34,980.00.

Legislation Text 15-2228 Professional Services Contract - Michelle Campbell-Mateo - Edna Brewer Middle School

15-2229 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and People United for a Better Life in Oakland, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide classroom support to science teacher in understanding "Going Green", including a "Going Green" curriculum, where students will not only gain deeper Knowledge about subject, but also get hands-on experience by maintenance and upkeep of site garden, through the Independent Study Program, for the period October 19, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $7,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2229 Professional Services Contract - People United for a Better Life - Independent Study Program