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16-0787 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Youth Alive, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide personalized student support, such as case management, one of the four pillars of Linked Learning, employing young adults from backgrounds much like those of the targeted youth as Case Managers, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the term April 11, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $12,500.00.

Legislation Text 16-0787 Professional Services Contract - Youth Alive - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness

16-0794 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Zaretta Hammond, El Sobrante, CA, for the latter to provide professional development service to faculty around culturally responsive teaching strategies; support to the instructional leadership team to develop a strategic plan to continue and deepen teacher practice around culturally responsive teaching in their classrooms, as described in the Scope of Work, at Castlemont High School, for the period of January 29, 2016 through April 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $9,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0794 Professional Services Contract - Zaretta Hammond - Castlemont High School

16-0797 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and D Mendoza Consulting, Alameda, CA, for the latter to serve as a critical bridge between stakeholders, including the Probation Department staff, District/Alameda County Office of Education's placement managers at the Juvenile Justice Center, District and ACOE Alternative Education schools, OCYO, other Measure Z funded CM agencies, members of the Oakland Youth Violence Prevention Collaborative (YVPV), and the Oakland Unite evaluator; support and supervise the case managers as well as connect referred youth and their families to the OCYO case managers, and collaborate with principals and teachers; plan professional development for the case managers, be the liaison with other partners in behavioral health and employment; participate in Oakland Unite provider meetings and be responsible for data collection on project activities, outcomes, and reporting to the City, for Schools Network No. 4, for the period of February 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $17,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0797 Professional Services Contract - D Mendoza Consulting - Schools Network No. 4

16-0800 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and SEEDS Community Resolution Center, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to serve as neutral, external conflict mediator to help resolve 10th grade team dysfunction, including an absence of trust, the fear of conflict, a lack of commitment, the avoidance of accountability and an inattention to results, at Life Academy, for the term January 5, 2016 through June 9, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $3,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0800 Professional Services Contract - SEEDS Community Resolution Center - Life Academy

16-0801 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 both internal and external communication components to expand and augment Health Career Pathways as part of the District's transformation strategy; assist with pathway recruitment and facilitating partnership build-out around work-based learning opportunities, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the period April 11, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0801 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Public Education Fund - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness

16-0814 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and East Bay Consortium, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide two, trained tutors from UC Berkeley who will meet with Oakland High School Public Health Academy students twice per week, for tutoring sessions guided by the pathway teachers, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the term of April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0814 Professional Services Contract - East Bay Consortium - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness

16-0820 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and The College Board, New York, NY, for the latter to furnish the PSAT/NMSQT deliverables to schools and reports to the schools designated by District in Exhibit A, Section III, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the term August 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016 in amount not to exceed $34,728.75.

Legislation Text 16-0820 Professional Services Contract - The College Board - Office of Post Secondary Readiness

16-0825 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Shmoop University, Inc., Los Altos, CA, for the latter to provide access to online supplemental Advanced Placement (AP) resources for all AP students and AP teachers in preparation for the May 2016 AP exams, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the period of March 28, 2016 through June 09, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $16,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0825 Professional Services Contract - Shmoop University, Inc. - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness

16-0828 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and California Youth Outreach (CYO)-Oakland, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services as part of the Measure Z Juvenile Justice Wraparound Grant: facilitate Re-Entry Welcome Care for youth clients at alternative schools using Restorative Justice Principles; create service plans including goals and action plans through Multidisciplinary Team process for the youth clients as well as provide case Management for youth through the end of the 2015-2016 school year including multiple hours of case management support and case management consisting of home visits, individual meetings, phone calls, crisis intervention, and referral services.; and provide Gang Redirect Life Skill classes as well as create life plans and goals for each youth client, for Schools Network No. 4, for the term February 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0828 Professional Services Contract - California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc. - Schools Network No. 4

16-0839 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Arch Education Consultants, Aurora, CO, for the latter to examine District school assessment and college readiness data and conduct school observations with targeted conversations with principals and leadership team, provide systematic and structural support to implement strategies to increase college readiness, drastically increase the number of students enrolling in and passing college level courses (concurrent enrollment and CLEP), introduce conversations to reduce remediation and how to message to schools and their communities, introduce strategies to more accurately gauge high school performance, promote conversations around Concurrent Enrollment and AP courses, promote conversations to better message college pathways, data review with District and school personnel, conduct two days of school visits/meeting with pertinent District and school personnel, meeting/development sessions with school administration team, monthly phone calls (more if necessary) to monitor progress and message results, via the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness, for the period of April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-0839 Professional Services Contract - Arch Education Consultants - Office of Post-Secondary Readiness

16-0845 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Aspire Education Project, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide Advance Placement Language & Composition preparatory sessions for up to 12 students at Oakland Technical High School, for the period of March 22, 2016 through April 26, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $1,350.00.

Legislation Text 16-0845 Professional Services Contract - Aspire Education Project - Oakland Technical High School

16-0856 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and the East Oakland Youth Development Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to hire and develop at least two more adult personnel to join current team in school's reading proficiency program, pushing into the school day, for targeted youth's reading 1 and/or 2 years below grade level, in an additional amount not to exceed $20,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $23,000.00 to $43,000.00, at Roots International Academy, for the term December 21, 2015 through July 1, 2016. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 16-0856 Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract - East Oakland Youth Development Center - Roots International Academy

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16-0579 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Sound Supports, Shoreline, WA, for the latter to provide additional service hours providing training and technical assistance in support of implementation for up to 25 school sites participating in the School Climate Transformation Grant, including the following activities: professional development trainings, site-based consultation and support to principals and PBIS teams, training and support for all PBIS coaches and Behavioral Health staff supporting implementation, and Professional Development with District leadership to build capacity to sustain implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support beyond the grant period; provide the outcome evaluation for grant to determine the impact of implementing PBIS to transform school climate and culture and improve the conditions for learning for African American students who have historically been excluded from instruction at higher rates than their peers, for the Behavioral Health Services Unit of the Community Schools and Student Services Department, for the period of October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, in the additional amount of $29,000.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $47,000.00 to $76,000.00. All other terms or conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 16-0579 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Sound Supports - Behavioral Health Initiatives - Community Schools and Student Services Department

16-0581 Ratification by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 1, Professional Services Contract between the District and Zachary Reidman, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide an additional 225 hours of service to oversee a community garden and other services at Oakland International High School, as described in Exhibit "A" - Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, via the Community Schools and Student Services Department, in the additional amount $10,250.00, increasing the Contract not to exceed amount from $1,000.00 to $11,250.00 and extending the term of the Contract from September 14, 2015 through October 30, 2015 to June 30, 2016. All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.

Legislation Text 16-0581 Amendment No. 1 - Professional Services Contract - Zachary Reidman - Refugee Program - Community Schools and Student Services Department