Agenda Items

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13-2735 Approval by the Board of Education of the Memorandum of Understanding between the District and Crosby & Rowell, LLP, an Oakland law firm, for the latter to provide legal services to the District on an as needed basis, for the term July 1, 2013 through June 16, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 per fiscal year.

Legislation Text 13-2735 Memorandum of Understanding - Crosby & Rowell LLP - Oakland Unified School District

13-2761 Acceptance of Grant Award by the Board of Education from Safeway, Inc., Pleasanton, CA, of $26,000 for the purchase of laptop or notebook charging carts at three high schools - Fremont, McClymonds, and Castlemont - pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any, for HP netbooks donated by Safeway, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2761 Grant Award Acceptance - Safeway, Inc. - Computer Charging Carts - Technology Services

13-2788 Approval by the Board of Education of Acceptance of Grant Award and Agreement, from the Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, the latter subject to form and content approval of General Counsel, of a Bill and Melinda Gates Grant Foundation Award, in the amount of $70,000.00 of $100,000.00, in partnership with Education for Change Charter Management Organization, to set the technology services system-level strategic plan for personalized learning that creates enabling conditions for future school design process, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2788Grant Award Acceptance and Agreement - Oakland Schools Foundation - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Future School Design - Technology Services

13-2657 Acceptance by the Board of Education of a donation from Abundance Foundation, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to support professional development, the position of teacher Thi Bui, and Project Zero at Oakland International High School, for the period September 16, 2013 through September 15, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,500.00, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2657 Donation - Abundance Foundation - Oakland International High School

13-2673 Approval by the Board of Education of Grant Agreement between the District and Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or Stephen Bechtel Fund, San Francisco, CA, accepting funds to partially support a Program Manager, Health Education TSA and stipends for Wellness Champions at District school sites, and the After School Wellness Learning Community, for the period of August 26, 2013 through August 25, 2014, in the amount of $185,000.00, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2673 Grant Agreement - Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department and the Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction Department

13-2674 Approval by the Board of Education of Standard Grant Agreement between District and State of California-Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services, accepting a Refugee School Impact Grant, in the amount of $145,800, of which 58% of the first installment in the amount of $84,564.00, is payable for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year, to provide allowable supplementary educational activities and support services to eligible refugee students in OUSD, for the period of August 15, 2013 through August 14, 2014, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2674 Standard Grant Agreement - State of California-Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services - Refugee School Impact Grant - Oakland Unified School District

13-2676 Acceptance by the Board of Education of a donation in the amount of $13,500.00, from Claremont Middle PTA, for the salary of a AbD School Liaison, at Claremont Middle School, for the period August 26, 2013 through June 12, 2014, pursuant to terms and conditions thereof, if any.

Legislation Text 13-2676 Donation - Claremont Middle School PTA - Claremont Middle School

13-2763 Approval by the Board of Education of Mandate Block Grant Compliance Advisory Agreement - School Innovations & Achievement, Inc., and the District, for the former to assist the District in the preparation and filing of reimbursement claims for the costs of the State Mandate Reimbursement Process Program, as specified, for the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $75,700.00.

Legislation Text 13-2763 Mandate Block Grant Compliance Advisory Agreement - School Innovations & Achievement, Inc. - State Mandate Reimbursement Process Program

13-2805 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Oakland Schools Foundation, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a Family Engagement Program that builds effective collaboration across schools to share programs and practices that support school-family partnerships (Increase parent involvement by 20%); support effective, sustainable school-site Family Resource Centers and staff (Re-establish a center with functioning resources, such as computers so families can be informed of their child's academic progress); develop tools and strategies that support family participation and leadership in student learning and development workshops on CELDT, CST, Reading) and support schools in developing structures to partner with families in the interest of student achievement (Weekly meetings with targeted families to have students GPA no lower than 2.0), at United for Success Academy, for the period October 21, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $38,524.80.

Legislation Text 13-2805 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Family Engagement Program - United for Success Academy

13-2806 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Arnoldo Garcia, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide restorative justice services which includes training 100% of classroom teachers and support staff on restorative approaches to behaviors, establish and create structures that need to be in place for this work to be sustainable, train 20-25 parents on holding community and restorative circles and meet with them bi-monthly, and train 20 or more students on holding community and restorative circles on a weekly basis; hold restorative circles as needed at the site, develop the capacity of site personnel in holding restorative approaches, meet weekly with the school principal to assess work and review systems, communicate daily on circles completed, co-create advisory curriculum and be an active member of the climate and culture leadership team, at United for Success Academy, for the period of October 21, 2013 through December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2806 Professional Services Contract - Arnoldo Garcia - Restorative Justice Practices - United for Success Academy

13-2810 Acceptance by the Board of Education of a Farm to School Implementation Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture - Food and Nutrition Service (FSN), Alexandria, VA - in the amount of $100,000.00, to expand the CA Thursdays Program in District, bringing more scratch cooked local foods to cafeterias across the District and fostering student achievement by promoting health and wellness, for the period December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2015 (federal Fiscal Year 2014), pursuant to the terms and condition thereof.

Legislation Text 13-2810 Grant Award Notification - USDA Farm to School Implementation Grant

13-2811 Approval by the Board of Education of FoodCorps Service Site Agreement between District and Community Alliance With Family Members, Oakland, CA, a nonprofit corporation, and LifeLab, Santa Cruz, CA, a CA Public Institution, for the latter entities to provide a childhood obesity and food insecurity education prevention program, by connecting schools and local farms with the objectives of serving health meals in school cafeterias, improving student nutrition, providing agriculture, health and nutrition education opportunities, and engaging local and regional farmers, at Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy, Esperana School, and Garfield Elementary School, pursuant to terms and conditions herein, for the period December 12, 2013 through July 31, 2014 or as otherwise specified in Section 6 - Terms; Termination; Effect of Termination, at no cost to the District.

Legislation Text 13-2811 FoodCorps Service Site Agreement - Esperanze Elementary School, Fred T. Korematsue Discovery Academy and Garfield Elementary School - Food/Health Education

13-2813 Approval by the Board of Education of Agreement between District and Revolution Foods, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to make, provide and deliver After School Nutrition Services aka Supper Service, for pupils participating in After School Programs, pursuant to modified terms and condition of Agreement and Addendum, for the period November 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, at a cost not to exceed $80,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2813 Agreement - Revolution Foods, Inc. - After School Supper Service Program

13-2814 Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 1314-0063 - First Optional Extension of Award of Bid - Dairy Products and Fruit Juice - for an estimated award of $275,000.00 to Apple & Eve of New York, NY and $640,000.00 to Foster Farms (Crystal Creamery) of Modesto CA, as authorized by Resolution No. 1213-0038 adopted on October 24, 2012 awarding Bid No.12- 13/02 Dairy Product and Fruit Juice, to be used at elementary, middle, and high schools district-wide to the aforementioned vendors, respectively.

Legislation Text 13-2814 First Optional Extension of Award of Bid - Dairy Products and Fruit Juice - Apple and Eve and Foster Farms (Crystal Creamer) - Nutrition Services

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