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13-2779 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Christopher Lee, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 1,347 hours of service to 10-12 students at one time and to be the bridge to improve behavior, study skills, and provide academic support to improve academic achievement to Far Below Basic, Basic, EL, MPA students, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Madison Middle School, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $30,981.00.

Legislation Text 13-2779 Professional Services Contract - Christopher Lee - Madison Middle School

13-2801 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and California Youth Outreach-Oakland, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide the following services as part of the Measure Y Juvenile Justice Wraparound Grant: 1) Facilitate Re-Entry Welcome Circles for 36 youth clients at alternative schools using Restorative Justice principles; 2) Create service plans including goals and action plans through Multidisciplinary Team process for 36 youth clients; 3) Provide case management for 36 youth for a minimum of 90 days; 4) Provide gang ReDirect life skills classes at 3 alternative schools- Community Day School, Barack Obama, and Rudsdale; 5) Provide leadership diversion activities for clients; and 6) Participate in monthly case management conference meetings, Juvenile Justice Center employment meetings, and quarterly interagency Gang Prevention Collaborative meetings; each of the foregoing as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period September 3, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $64,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2801 Professional Services Contract - California Youth Outreach - Oakland, Inc. - Office of Alternative Education

13-2820 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and American Indian Child Resource Center, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide a school year-based Afterschool Program of tutoring, academic enrichment and cultural activities, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the Department of Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction, for the period August 1, 2013 through May 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $71,771.24.

Legislation Text 13-2820 Professional Services Contract - American Indian Child Resource Center - Leadership, Curriculum, and Instruction Department

13-2829 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Dorothy Courtney, Oakland, CA, for the latter to 1) Train student managers in conflict resolution with a focus on anti-bullying strategies, develop schedule for Conflict Managers; supervise conflict managers; 2) Integrate Second Steps strategies into Conflict Resolution Program; 3) Collect and tally Second Step lessons taught by teachers and provide them to principal; and 4) Assist principal or designee in organizing student activities during recesses to minimize conflicts and discipline referrals at Madison Park (former Sobrante) School, for the period of September 3, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $15,600.00.

Legislation Text 13-2829 Professional Services Contract - Dorothy Courtney - Madison Park School

13-2854 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Margy Salguera, San Pablo, CA, for the latter to provide more full-service community programs to foster youth in District; show positive improvements in student attendance, grades and family engagement; increase partnerships with Alameda County Office of Education and increase family participation in District's full-service community school model, through the Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department, for the period of September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $35,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2854 Professional Services Contract - Margy Salguera - Family, School, and Community Partnerships Department

13-2857 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Christopher Beatty, Emeryville, CA, for the latter to provide assistive technology and adaptive equipment assessments, planning, treatment, and consultation for physical, sensory-motor, and perceptional dysfunction for special education students from K - 12 and young adult programs, for the Department of Programs for Exceptional Children, for the period of August 26, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $62,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2857 Professional Services Contract - Christopher Beatty - Programs for Exceptional Children

13-2878 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide Creative Dance Improvisation Classes to 4-7 year olds and Modern Dance Improvisation Classes to 8-11 year olds, as described in the Scope of Work, at Grass Valley Elementary School, for the period September 25, 2013 through June 4, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $13,303.00.

Legislation Text 13-2878 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - Grass Valley Elementary School

13-2879 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Luna Kids Dance, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide 30 weeks of weekly dance instruction with side-by-side professional development as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at New Highland Academy, for the period September 3, 2013 through June 13, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $15,420.00.

Legislation Text 13-2879 Professional Services Contract - Luna Kids Dance - New Highland Academy

13-2882 Approval by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Heros, Inc., Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide services to pupils 1) that develop social, emotional skills to support positive behavior; 2) interventions for behaviorally challenged students; 3) community building and team building that support student academic focus and social development; and 4) provide professional development for staff to better connect with and support students in classrooms in order to reduce the suspension rate at East Oakland Pride Elementary School, for the period October 28, 2013 through June 20, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $28,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2882 Professional Service Contract - Lamar Kendricks - East Oakland Pride Elementary School

13-2906 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and George Epps II, Concord, CA, for the latter to provide grade level appropriate music instruction in one and one-half hour blocks per class with instruction and including mutually developed themes and state standards in performing arts as well as math concepts presented in music, so that teachers may participate in professional learning community collaboration time; assist in the presentation by kindergarten and fifth-grade class during promotional program in June at Hoover Elementary School, for the period October 24, 2013 through June 13, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $5,253.70.

Legislation Text 13-2906 Professional Services Contract - George Epps II - Hoover Elementary School

13-2910 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 targeted intervention support for TK-7 students to bring all students up to grade level proficiency in English Language Arts and Math, as described in the Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Sankofa Academy, for the period of November 15, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $65,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2910 Professional Services Contract - Oakland Schools Foundation - Sankofa Academy

13-2914 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Jason Rasheed Richard, Berkeley, CA, for the latter to provide lifelong problem solving skills to pupils that support them in middle and high school so that they can graduate from college; fun, exciting and reduction in conflicts to increase attendance and support kids to not only love school but love to love recess and increase attendance to 99%; reach internship age they will be problem solvers and be more valuable employees; prevention: less injuries, less fights, less depression, more happiness and exercise, fighting obesity and increasing happiness at Chabot Elementary School, for the period September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $36,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2914 Professional Services Contract - Jason Rasheed Richard - Chabot Elementary School

13-2915 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Camille Jackson Carroll, Oakland, CA, for the latter to recruit, train, oversee a representative group of student peer mediators; conduct mediation sessions and support the delivery of the Second Step Elementary violence prevention curricular lessons in collaboration with the site staff; and support the implementation and instruction of the Second Step I-III pro-social emotional curriculum to students at Kaiser Elementary School, for the period of October 14, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $20,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2915 Professional Services Contract - Camille Jackson Carroll - Kaiser Elementary School

13-2916 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Give Them Wings, Oakland, CA, for the latter to teach conflict resolution strategies to students and teachers; work with 40 first and second graders to teach conflict resolution strategies; show up regularly and work with ongoing groups of grades K- 3 and come to School Site Council (SSC) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meetings and share methodologies with families at Chabot Elementary School, for the period of September 9, 2013 through June 30, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $11,000.00.

Legislation Text 13-2916 Professional Services Contracat - Give Them Wings - Chabot Elementary School

13-2919 Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Robert Frazier, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide 224 hours of African Drumming techniques to Kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade pupils, teaching rhythm, technique, and performance at Sequoia Elementary School, for the period of October 23, 2013 through June 12, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $6,720.00.

Legislation Text 13-2919 Professional Services Contract - Robert Frazier - Sequoia Elementary School