Wednesday, September 28, 2022
General Consent Report, OUSD Board of Education Regular Meeting
Yearly caps are counted separately. 6 items set a limit per year instead of a total, adding up to $2M a year. They aren't in the spending total above. The largest is Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP at up to $500K a year. Show yearly caps
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Not-to-exceed amounts, one scale. Yearly caps excluded.
Spending by category
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- S.-1Board ratifies $1,111,698.63 in gifts, donations and grants the district accepted in 2021-22+$1.11Mcoming in
- S.-2Names who may sign for district funds and accounts as of September 29, 2022No cost stated
- S.-3Accepts $5,050,200 in state grant funds for HVAC ventilation work at 64 school sites+$5.05Mcoming in
- S.-4Accepts $1,070,093.25 in state grant funds for water-saving plumbing upgrades at 42 school sites+$1.07Mcoming in
- S.-5Approves Personnel Report No. 2223-0002 from the Talent/Human Resources DepartmentNo cost stated
- S.-6Pays a consultant up to $50,000 to study new teacher credentialing programs and support new teachers$50Knot to exceed
- S.-7Pays Brazen Technologies up to $14,497.70 for online recruiting chat software$14Knot to exceed
- S.-8Partners with University of La Verne at no cost to place interns and practicum students in district schoolsNo cost stated
- S.-9Pays We Lead Ours up to $385,000 for tobacco-use prevention education without public bidding$385Knot to exceed
- S.-10Pays The Thriving School Psychologist Collective up to $33,604.50 for educator training and video library$34Knot to exceed
- S.-11Pays a nurse practitioner up to $22,500 to train and advise district school nurses$23Knot to exceed
- S.-12Ratifies ending the Holistic Speech Therapy services agreement for convenienceNo cost stated
- S.-13Pays MCT Technology up to $23,117.40 for Carecloud software to run early learning programs$23Knot to exceed
- S.-14Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $103,590.74 for a student support specialist at Fremont High$104Knot to exceed
- S.-15Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $60,000 for a newcomer student safety program$60Knot to exceed
- S.-16Pays Destiny Arts Center up to $10,000 for African Diasporic arts at Lockwood STEAM$10Knot to exceed
- S.-17Pays Elevo Learning up to $97,136 for elementary sports and social-emotional skills program$97Knot to exceed
- S.-18Pays Public Profit up to $95,000 for data strategy help for community schools staff$95Knot to exceed
- S.-19Pays KidzToPros up to $76,024 for elementary sports, dance, robotics and coding programs$76Knot to exceed
- S.-20Pays Yemeni students association up to $29,580 for Arabic and arts summer program$30Knot to exceed
- S.-21Pays Corporate Translation Services up to $50,000 for interpreting and translation for special education$50Knot to exceed
- S.-22Pays FluentSEEDS up to $94,300 for early literacy tutor training and coaching$94Knot to exceed
- S.-23Pays HERO up to $38,000 for recess and lunch play activities at Franklin Elementary$38Knot to exceed
- S.-24Pays Corporate Translation Services up to $5,000 for phone translation at Garfield Elementary$5Knot to exceed
- S.-25Pays a therapist up to $6,250 for family counseling support at Chabot Elementary$6Knot to exceed
- S.-26Pays an artist up to $56,500 for after-school visual arts at Elmhurst United Middle School$57Knot to exceed
- S.-27Pays Radici Studios up to $13,500 for arts-based professional development for early childhood staff$14Knot to exceed
- S.-28Pays Teaching Strategies up to $46,000 for preschool teacher training and curriculum support$46Knot to exceed
- S.-29Pays 2CoachU up to $102,336 for baseball and softball training for elementary students$102Knot to exceed
- S.-30Pays Family Engagement Lab up to $200,000 for school-to-family text messaging without public bidding$200Knot to exceed
- S.-31Pays Shared Plate Strategies up to $38,400 to plan produce buying and school kitchen systems$38Knot to exceed
- S.-32Pays HERO up to $38,000 for extra PE time at Horace Mann Elementary$38Knot to exceed
- S.-33Approves data sharing with Teaching Strategies tied to an existing early childhood contractNo cost stated
- S.-34Pays CompuClaim up to $73,500 for Medi-Cal eligibility, claims review and audits$74Knot to exceed
- S.-35Extends Unity Council job-training partnership with Oakland Adult and Career Education to 2025No cost stated
- S.-36Places UC Berkeley social welfare fellows at early childhood sites at no costNo cost stated
- S.-37Lets College Track use student data to support college success, at no costNo cost stated
- S.-38Accepts up to $130,000 to fund a K-12 career pathway coordinator through Cabrillo college district+$130Kcoming in
- S.-39Pays HeyTutor up to $800,000 for small-group tutoring at 16 elementary schools$800Knot to exceed
- S.-40Receives $69,810 from Piedmont Unified for special education services to one student+$70Kcoming in
- S.-41Hires Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost for legal work, up to $500,000 a year through 2025$500K/yryearly cap
- S.-42Ends the district's contract with law firm Lozano SmithNo cost stated
- S.-43Hires Lozano Smith for legal work, up to $500,000 a year through 2025$500K/yryearly cap
- S.-44Hires Lozano Smith for facilities and construction legal advice, up to $400,000$400K/yryearly cap
- S.-45Hires Lozano Smith for charter school legal advice, up to $99,100$99K/yryearly cap
- S.-46Hires Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost for special education legal advice, up to $250,000$250K/yryearly cap
- S.-47Hires Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost for facilities legal advice, up to $250,000$250K/yryearly cap
- S.-48Allows Board and district bodies to meet virtually in October 2022No cost stated
- S.-49Pays Tulum Innovative Engineering up to $99,000 to inspect the closed Parker school site$99Knot to exceed
- S.-50Endorses Measure S, a city charter change on noncitizen voting in school board electionsNo cost stated
- S.-51Redefines the Career Technical Education Advisory Committee's terms and names new membersNo cost stated
- S.-52Cuts a Coliseum College Prep teacher salary line from $79,376.36 to $31,750.54−new total $32K
- S.-53Moves $47,625.82 at Coliseum College Prep from teacher salaries to a teacher on special assignmentNo cost stated
- S.-54Moves $16,000 at Skyline High from three budget lines to teacher stipendsNo cost stated
- S.-55Awards the 2022-23 middle schools spending plan under Measure G1Cost not stated
- T.-1Awards G & G Builders $116,977 for new playground and court work at OAK at Howard$117K
- T.-2Pays ACC Environmental Consultants up to $7,760.50 to test soil at Howard Elementary site$8Knot to exceed
- T.-3Adds $32,486.36 to G & G Builders' East Oakland Pride playground project+$32Knew total $629K
How the Board voted on the consent reports
General Consent Report: Approved 5–0, 1 abstaining, 1 absent
A motion was made by President Yee, seconded by Director Thompson, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote
- Linh Le P Abstention
- Natalie Gallegos Chavez P Abstention
- Aimee Eng Aye
- VanCedric Williams Abstained
- Mike Hutchinson Absent
- Kyra Mungia Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
- Gary Yee Aye
General Consent Report - General Obligation Bonds Measures B, J and Y: Approved 5–0, 1 abstaining, 1 absent
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Williams, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote
- Linh Le P Abstention
- Natalie Gallegos Chavez P Abstention
- Aimee Eng Aye
- VanCedric Williams Abstained
- Mike Hutchinson Absent
- Kyra Mungia Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
- Gary Yee Aye
From the official minutes in Legistar, September 28, 2022 meeting.
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