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16-2389 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Kevin Taylor, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 2 hours per week of service in the role of consultant, meeting regularly with the principal of Community Day School, to discuss continued improvement in community engagement, school culture, student and staff climate, student safety, and all functions pertaining execution of the school day; engage to continue the development of Professional Development Training for teachers and the Digital Pathway Program school-wide; attend community meetings and staff events at the request of the principal; be responsible for all duties as assigned by the Director of Alternative Education and Superintendent, at Community Day School, for the period of September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $12,480.00.

Legislation Text 16-2389 Professional Services Contract - Kevin Taylor - Community Day School

16-2400 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Destiny Arts Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 32 weeks of African Dance with accompanying drummer for K-5 students, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Community United Elementary School, for the term September 24, 2016 through June 1, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $14,500.00.

Legislation Text 16-2400 Professional Services Contract - Destiny Arts Center - Community United Elementary School

16-2401 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Cantare Con Vivo, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide weekly music instruction and a monthly all-school sing­ along program for students including music education classes during the school day for K-2 students, teaching music fundamentals in a sequential curriculum that will also support language and vocabulary development, and promote community and teamwork among participating students, as well as an all school sing-along program to promote community, at Cleveland Elementary School, for the term October 21, 2016 through June 6, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $13,825.00.

Legislation Text 16-2401 Professional Services Contract - Cantare Con Vivo - Cleveland Elementary School

16-2402 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Lincoln Child Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide counseling strategies to reduce the impact of emotional problems on each student's ability to function effectively in a public school setting, including interventions that support a school environment conducive to learning, resulting in increased student time in class; increased school attendance and a reduction of teacher behavior interventions; support families as advocate between child and parent, provide counseling and therapy; and reach out to parents to increase parent engagement, at Esperanza Elementary School, for the term August 22, 2016 through June 16, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $8000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2402 Professional Services Contract - Lincoln Child Center - Esperanza Elementary School

16-2403 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Brother's On The Rise (BOTR), Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide it's Brothers, UNITE! out of school time program focused on developing literacy, life skills and leadership skills for older elementary and middle school males, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, in this instance, targeted at third through fifth graders, at Manzanita Community School, for the term October 3, 2016 through June 8, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2403 Professional Services Contract - Brother's On The Rise - Manzanita Community School

16-2408 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 Probation Department staff, District/ACOE's placement managers at the JJC, 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; provide support and supervision for the case managers; connect referred youth and their families to the OCYO case managers; collaborate with principals and teachers; plan professional development for case managers; liaise with other partners in behavioral health and employment; participate in Oakland Unite provider meetings; be responsible for data collection on project activities, outcomes, and reporting to the City, via the High School Network, for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $42,500.00.

Legislation Text 16-2408 Professional Services Contract - D Mendoza Consulting - High School Network

16-2412 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Nikki Shaw, Chef, Oakland, CA, for the latter to serve as consultant for the Pathway Program; provide advice on how to incorporate healthier choices and programs/activities; create a curriculum and be an instructor for the Healthy Living and Cooking class; analyze the environment, then make recommendations on how to improve access to healthier choices (vending machines, snack bars and cafeteria options); create a class curriculum for a full school year program, teaching the students how to live a healthy lifestyle; create a class curriculum for the 2016-2017 school year; teach the students: health and safety rules/codes, knife skills, disease prevention, exercise, stress and sleep management, grocery shopping hands-on cooking and cleaning, at Castlemont High School, for the period of August 24, 2016 through June 07, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2412 Professional Services Contract - Chef Nikki Shaw - Castlemont High School

16-2413 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 services for healing the social-emotional problems that plague under served, inner city schools by providing an educational experience that positively impacts the behavioral patterns of students, including interventions, that guide students to make positive life choices both at school and in the community, through teaching mindfulness, expressive arts, yoga and the performing arts, as further described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Lafayette Elementary School, for the term September 1, 2016 through December 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $5600.00.

Legislation Text 16-2413 Professional Services Contract - Mindful Life Project/ YMCA of the East Bay - Lafayette Elementary School

16-2450 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 20 at risk students support in developing coping mechanisms both in group work and in class; provide teachers of said students coaching on ways to implement individual behavior plans; and provide targeted recess interventions to maintain a safe and supportive environment, at Parker Elementary School, for the term November 28, 2016 through June 15, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2450 Professional Services Contract - Higher Ground Neighborhood Development Corp - Parker Elementary School

16-2451 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and HERO, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a variety of counseling/mentoring services to target specific student needs; social skills five days a week; Young Hero leadership Program for upper grade students; professional development for staff as needed and appropriate and support at recess in the form of organized games and physical activities, at Horace Mann Elementary School, for the term August 22, 2016 through June 9, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $33,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2451 Professional Services Contract - HERO - Horace Mann Elementary School

16-2455 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Aspiranet, dba Experience Corps, South San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide a minimum of 20 hours/week of volunteer literacy intervention and mentorship for targeted students, as identified by school site staff, and other services, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Cleveland Elementary School, for the term October 21, 2016 through June 9, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $1500.00.

Legislation Text 16-2455 Professional Services Contract - Aspiranet, dba Experience Corps - Cleveland Elementary School

16-2456 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Aspiranet, dba Experience Corps, South San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide one-on-one and small group intervention of selected at risk students, whose test scores are below proficient, referred by teachers; at least 500 hours of tutoring and mentoring both after school and during the school day, at Parker Elementary School, for the term November 28, 2016 through June 16, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2456 Professional Services Contract - Aspiranet, dba Experience Corps - Parker Elementary School

16-2457 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Inc. (LDI), Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide a semester of dance instruction to all students, maintaining the collaborative nature of the dance program between dance teacher and classroom teacher, at New Highland Academy, for the term September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2457 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance, Inc. - New Highland Academy

16-2458 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Inc. (LDI), Berkeley, CA, for the latter to partner with school to build a dance program for all students, 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, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at LaEscuelita Elementary School, for the term November 2, 2016 through June 9, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2458 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance, Inc. - LaEscuelita Elementary School

16-2459 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 Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, as required by the school, to obtain the maximum instructional benefit and utility for students and staff; refine and implement upgrades to the Plan for provision of printing capability in all classrooms and computer labs; design, execute and maintain a Plan for printing from Chromebooks, for both Staff and Students; advise, support, repair, and troubleshoot the use of Chromebooks in the classroom; provide assistance in troubleshooting implementation issues with all software packages and applications; 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 of October 24, 2016 through June 30, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.

Legislation Text 16-2459 Professional Services Contract - Philip Williams - Edna Brewer Middle School