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15-2230 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Samuel Weinberg, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as a trained Alameda County Integrated Learning Specialist to work with classroom teachers to deepen the understanding of arts integration methodologies; be available for ongoing consultations with the teachers, insuring that the program reflects District priorities in coordination with the teachers, the larger school community as well as inter-district information sharing; assist the teachers in program planning and curriculum development and serve as a conduit to support services that strengthen the entire school community at Edna Brewer Middle School, for the period of November 2, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $13,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2230 Professional Services Contract - Samuel Weinberg - Edna Brewer Middle School

15-2231 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Reach Institute for School Leadership, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide high quality, job-embedded professional development for teachers, focused on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, with specific outcome goals of to include 1. Improved deep, widespread knowledge of subject-area content (Fractions / Argumentative Writing); 2. Consistent implementation of best-practice instruction (CCSS has provided a foundation for the what of instruction - PD will focus on the how); and 3. Further development of collegial networks across elementary, middle and high school teachers at Madison Park Academy, for the period of October 8, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2231 Professional Services Contract - Reach Institute For School Leadership- Madison Park Academy

Chief Academic Officer

15-1984 Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Oakland Natives Give Back, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the coordination of the attendance incentive campaign components and the funds awarded as prizes for the following programs and/or services: District-wide Challenge for 20 students awarded with perfect attendance; Participating School Challenge for 5 students from 5 participating schools with the highest attendance; Classroom Challenge for classrooms of 5 participating schools competing with the highest attendance for an incentive award; the End-of-the-Year Celebration, District-wide, for schools to compete, and the BIG Challenge, District-wide for school administrators invited to participate and prepare an innovative and comprehensive year-long strategy to increase attendance at their sites, and other school incentive awards related to these events under the supervision of the Attendance and Discipline Support Services Unit, Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, at no cost to the District.

Legislation Text 15-1984 Memorandum of Understanding - Oakland Natives Give Back - Attendance and Discipline Support Services Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-2173 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and California School-Based Health Alliance, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide: 1. Project Coordination for Youth Wellness Champion Focus Area: 2. Plan, prepare for and lead no more than 3, 2-hour trainings on youth engagement, program facilitation, community based participatory research, and developing health advocacy campaigns; 3. Provide 1 training to each of the 5 youth leadership groups; and 4. Provide technical assistance to support year end reports and presentations from each side, for the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 9, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2173 Professional Services Contract - California School-Based Health Alliance - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-2178 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and La Clinica de La Raza, Inc, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Wellness Champion, committed to promoting healthy eating, fitness, staff health and other health-related messages/activities to students, staff and families; serve as site lead for implementing the District's School Wellness Policy and overall resource around school wellness programs and practices; serve as a member of the Wellness Champion Workgroup, a sub-committee to inform and participate in the OUSD School Wellness Council, at/from Fremont High School, for the term October 2, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to $1,870.00.

Legislation Text 15-2178 Professional Services Contract - La Clinica de La Raza, Inc. - Health and Wellness Unit - Community Schools and Student Services Department

15-2199 Approval by the Board of Education of Agreement for Education Services between District and Contra Costa Community College District, via Diablo Valley College, for library professional development services for District staff during the 2015-16 School Year at a cost of $145,450.00.

Legislation Text 15-2199 Agreement for Education Services - Contra Costa Community College District - Chief Academic Officer

15-2201 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Blaine Ray Workshops, Eagle Mountain, UT, for the latter to provide a one-day Teacher Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS® training (October 26, 2015) for 25 world language teachers, via the Teaching and Learning Department, for the period of October 16, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.00.

Legislation Text 15-2201 Professional Services Contract - Blaine Ray Workshops - Teaching and Learning Department

15-2222 Acceptance by the Board of Education of Grant Award from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Oakland, CA, in the amount of $237,385.00, to support implementation of the SEEDS of Early Learning ("SEEDS") professional development program, pursuant to Exhibit A and B, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the Early Childhood Education Department for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.

Legislation Text 15-2222 Grant Award - Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Early Childhood Education Department

15-2225 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Leslie Tilley Editorial Services and Consulting, Oakland, CA, for the latter to copy, edit and proof the 2015-16 parent, staff and student surveys to ensure accuracy and to ensure they do not have errors, once in Excel in November/December 2015, and once in January 2016 when the questions are uploaded to CVENT, the survey administration tool; copy, edit and proofread historical survey question and answer keys in Excel to ensure fidelity to the surveys as administered (2012-13, 2011-12 and 2010-11; and identify a group of 30-50 same or highly similar questions for 4 student survey administrations (2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, and 2012-13) and create a key that links the questions longitudinally, via the Research, Assessment & Data Department, for the term October 22, 2015 through May 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2225 Professional Services Contract - Leslie Tilley Editorial Services and Consulting - Research, Assessment & Data Department

General Counsel

15-2139 Approval by the Board of Education of the Addendum to the Collective Bargaining Agreement of May 13, 2015 between District and the Oakland Education Association regarding changes to rates found in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, effective July 1, 2015.

Legislation Text 15-2139 Addendum to Collective Bargaining Agreement - District and the Oakland Education Association

15-2163 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2, Lease Agreement between District and Emery Unified School District, Emeryville, CA, with District extending to Emery the Lease of the former Santa Fe Elementary School Site at 915- 54th Street, for the term January 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016, for $250,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2163 Amendment No. 2, Lease Agreement - Emery Unified School District - General Counsel

15-2237 Approval by the Board of Education of the Amendment to the Agreement between the District and the Seville Group, a California corporation, dba SGI Construction Management, to provide program management services for Measure B and J capital projects for the Facilities Planning and Management Department for one year for the extended term from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, with the District issuing an RFP for construction management services no later than December 18, 2015, with an award of contract no later than March 1, 2016, and if necessary, the District and SGI shall jointly develop a Transition Plan to be implemented between March 1, 2016 and November 1, 2016.

Legislation Text 15-2237 Amendment to Agreement - Seville Group, Inc. dba SGI Construction Management - Facilities

15-2258 Approval by Board of Education of Amendments of Board Policy Students BP 5141.4 - Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting to comply with Assembly Bill 1432 which requires annual mandated reporter training for all school district employees within the first six weeks of each school year or within six weeks of employment, and to further provide that 1) annually, at the first regular meeting in January of each year, the Superintendent shall report to the Board the status of the District compliance with AB 1432; and 2) any employee who has been employed by the District for more than 60 days who has not completed mandated reporter training within the first 60 days of employment or annually after January 1st of any year and who is employed at a school site or has contact with students may be placed on administrative leave without pay pending completion of the training offered by the District.

Legislation Text 15-2258 Amendments to Board Policy - Students - BP 5141.4 - Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting