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16-0149 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Youth Course, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1) support the School in designing, creating, implementing and evaluating a school based choral music program; 2) provide needed additional funding to the program as our funding permits; 3) design a program budget for the school year; 4) provide music curricula that fulfills CA State VAPA standards; 5) recruit and hire qualified music teachers for the school program; 6) provide ongoing training and mentoring to music teachers to improve their teaching skills; 7) collaborate with school leadership on program management, assessment, and development; 8) provide site visits by OYC staff to help oversee the Program and support communications between the school, program, and teacher; 9) communicate with parents, students and the community at large about OYC and facilitate quality instructional and performance opportunities; and 10) evaluate programs on an ongoing basis and make recommendations for continued growth and development, including replacement of faculty when required, at Bret Harte Middle School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 17, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0149 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Youth Chorus - Bret Harte Middle School

16-0188 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Henri Marie Stewart, Oakland, CA, for the latter to work 5 days per week for 6.5 hours per day (550 hours) to develop individualized intervention plans for lowest performing students in Reading in grade 1, consulting with teacher and providing direct intervention services to students, at Laurel Elementary School, for the period of January 4, 2016 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0188 Professional Services Contract - Henri Marie Stewart - Laurel Elementary School

16-0189 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Mindful Life Project/YMCA of the East Bay, Richmond, CA, for the latter to provide healing of social- emotional problems of students by providing an educational experience that positively impacts the behavioral patterns of students; through based interventions, students will be guided to make positive life choices both at school and in their community, teaching mindfulness, expressive arts, yoga, and the performing arts; help to reduce detentions, referrals, suspensions, and expulsions in the short term, and a decrease in delinquency, gang involvement, violent and criminal activity in the long run, for pupils at Lafayette Elementary School, for the period of January 11, 2016 through June 30, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $12,500.00.

Legislation Text 16-0189 Professional Services Contract - Mindful Life Project/YMCA of the East Bay - Lafayette Elementary School

16-0193 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 for students, approximately 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday during the academic school year, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Sankofa Academy, for the period of September 10, 2015 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0193 Professional Services Contract - Reading Partners - Sankofa Academy

16-0195 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Monica Cardenas, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide support to the Family Resource Center (FRC) in reaching out to families for school events; run workshops for families around technology use; advise families who come to the FRC on how to monitor their child's school progress; help facilitate family workshops; support the FRC in its work to engage families in the school's vision; and recruit and maintain high attendance to school events as well as facilitate workshops for families, at Urban Promise Academy, for the period of January 11, 2016 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $4,290.00.

Legislation Text 16-0195 Professional Services Contract - Monica Cardenas - Urban Promise Academy

16-0212 Acceptance by the Board of Education of Grant Award from the Oakland Education Fund, on behalf of the Bernard and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation, in the amount of $14,400.00 to support funding of library clerk position at Bridges Academy for School Year 2015-2016, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, and authorization to submit amendments thereto, for the grant year, if any.

Legislation Text 16-0212 Grant Award - The Oakland Education Fund for the Bernard and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation - Bridges Academy

16-0221 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and East Bay Agency for Children, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide certified mental health clinicians who will offer 1-1 therapeutic support to students referred by site COST team, as well as facilitate targeted student support groups based on experiences including but not limited to Domestic Violence & Abuse; Drug Use; Primary & Secondary Trauma, at Roots International Academy, for the period of August 24, 2015 through July 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0221 Professional Services Contract - East Bay Agency for Children - Roots International Academy

16-0222 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide one full-time Program Coordinator, Monday-Friday, to implement Hero's components: Recess and Class Game Time, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Franklin Elementary School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 10, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0222 Professional Services Contract - HERO - Franklin Elementary School

16-0225 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Yve Saville, Oakland, CA, for the latter to support the development of a comprehensive literacy intervention program for students below grade level in Reading in Grades 1-5, at Glenview Elementary School, for the period of December 18, 2015 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $11,990.00.

Legislation Text 16-0225 Professional Services Contract - Yve Saville - Glenview Elementary School

16-0226 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Juan Quintana, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide daily support groups and individual assistance to at risk students; continual contacts to parents of at risk students by phone or home visits; professional development (on-going) for staff in understanding the issue of K-5 at risk students and how these issues can be addressed during the school day; and parent workshops in primary languages on how parents can improve student academic and social skills at Franklin Elementary School, for the period of August 24, 2015 through June 10, 2016 in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0226 Professional Services Contract - Juan Quintana - Franklin Elementary School

16-0237 Approval by the Board of Education of Amendments to Board Policy - BP 6143 - Instruction - Course of Study and renaming it Board Policy - BP 6143 - Instruction - Grade Level Equivalency to provide that 1) students shall progress through high school grade levels by demonstrating growth in learning and by meeting grade-level standards of expected student achievement, 2) students shall be placed at the appropriate grade level based on the number of credits earned each year in grades 9-12, and 3) school administration may promote a student at any time during the school year when students have earned the minimum number of credits required for advancement to the next grade level.

Legislation Text 16-0237 Amendments - Board Policy - BP 6143 - Instruction - Course of Study and renaming it Board Policy - BP 6143 - Instruction - Grade Level Equivalency

Chief Academic Officer

15-2377 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Generation Ready, Inc., New York, New York, for the latter to develop a shared vision and common language around the balanced approach to the Common Core State Standards, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the Teaching and Learning Department, for the period of December 7, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $27,000.00.

Legislation Text 15-2377 Professional Services Contract - Generation Ready, Inc. - Teaching and Learning Department

16-0128 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Community Resources for Science, Berkeley, California, for the latter to provide one in-class model lesson for each BOLTS participating teacher; continuous, year-round access to individualized planning consultations, information on fieldtrips, in-class programs, materials, and websites; help with material sourcing and program arrangements; monthly "e-News Blast" updates; quarterly "Resource Guide" mailings with information on special events, professional development workshops and grants; and the CRS Newsletters; access to unique in-class programs offered by Bay Area Scientists in Schools (BASIS) role model volunteers, as available; invitations to Field Trips for Teachers and other community-building events; variety of teacher-tested planning tools, activity ideas, and worksheets; at school's convenience, CRS staff will visit a staff meeting to introduce current services, answer questions, and facilitate your planning and requests; and principal receives all benefits free of charge, including support for researching and acquiring whole-school science resources, via the Teaching and Learning Department, for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $1,800.00.

Legislation Text 16-0128 Professional Services Contract - Community Resources for Science - Teaching and Learning Department

16-0135 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and ETR Associates, Scotts Valley, CA, for the latter to be the primary evaluator, providing ongoing technical assistance, consultation, and development and implementation of evaluative tools for year three of the CDC grant (2015-2016), via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of September 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $32,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0135 Professional Services Contract - ETR Associates - Community Schools and Student Services Department