Wednesday, March 13, 2024
General Consent Report, OUSD Board of Education Regular Meeting
Yearly caps are counted separately. 2 items set a limit per year instead of a total, adding up to $144K a year. They aren't in the spending total above. The largest is Lozano Smith LLP at up to $99K a year. Show yearly caps
Not counted in the totals above. $113.5M in payments already made (2 items) · $2.13M in grants applied for (2 items)
Largest items
Not-to-exceed amounts, one scale. Yearly caps excluded.
Spending by category
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- T.-1Adds $10,585.80 to Consolidated Engineering Laboratories' soil work on Kaiser Elementary outdoor project+$11Knew total $27K
- T.-2Adds $34,303 to Noll & Tam Architects' design work for Urban Promise Academy portable relocation+$34Knew total $155K
- T.-3Approves $61.9M in accounts payable warrants (1,945 checks) for January and February 2024$61.9Mcumulative
- T.-4Approves $51.6M in payroll checks and direct deposits for January and February 2024$51.6Mcumulative
- T.-5Approves Personnel Report No. 2324-0006 from the Talent/Human Resources DepartmentCost not stated
- T.-6Accepts 200 free Ignite Reading licenses for six elementary schoolsNo cost stated
- T.-7Seeks a $30,000 Pacific Foundation Services grant for teacher training at Oakland Tech+$30Kcoming in
- T.-8Pays Destiny Arts Center up to $11,900 for spring creative youth development with a classroom teacher$12Knot to exceed
- T.-9Pays Street Soccer USA up to $24,400 for a girls' sports field day and staff training on inclusion$24Knot to exceed
- T.-10Pays a lived-experience consultant up to $6,000 for human trafficking prevention training and curriculum$6Knot to exceed
- T.-11Pays Lexia Voyager Sopris up to $10,800 to train special education teachers in Vmath$11Knot to exceed
- T.-12Pays Think For Yourself Academy up to $3,000 for cultural competency training at Ralph J. Bunche Academy$3Knot to exceed
- T.-13Pays an evaluator up to $9,000 to review the district's tobacco-use prevention grant program$9Knot to exceed
- T.-14Accepts free Merritt College interns from Peralta Community College District for school gardensNo cost stated
- T.-15Pays a grant writer up to $5,000 to prepare the district's homeless children and youth grant application$5Knot to exceed
- T.-16Pays a consultant up to $4,000 for newcomer outreach and human trafficking prevention training$4Knot to exceed
- T.-17Pays Catapult Learning West up to $15,000 for small-group academic support for Title I students$15Knot to exceed
- T.-18Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $17,500 for English language support at Rudsdale High$18Knot to exceed
- T.-19Pays a contractor up to $2,500 to help run the Castlemont High School Harvest Festival$3Knot to exceed
- T.-20Adds $90,000 to Bay Area Community Resources' newcomer and student safety program, now up to $150,000+$90Knew total $150K
- T.-21Approves a nonpublic agency contract with UpFront Interpreting for up to $49,999 in special education services$50Knot to exceed
- T.-22Pays Public Profit up to $48,000 to evaluate the Universal Extended Day program at 51 school sites$48Knot to exceed
- T.-23Updates the no-cost attendance support and data sharing agreements with Oakland Natives Give BackNo cost stated
- T.-24Pays an evaluator up to $2,625 for 141 hours reviewing the federal human trafficking prevention grant$3Knot to exceed
- T.-25Accepts a free 13-week storytelling workshop from Chapter 510 INK at Hoover ElementaryNo cost stated
- T.-26Pays Keys To Literacy up to $6,552 for a one-day writing training at Allendale Elementary$7Knot to exceed
- T.-27Pays Center for the Collaborative Classroom up to $15,600 for literacy training for TK teachers$16Knot to exceed
- T.-28Pays Freedom Community Clinic up to $25,000 for healing workshops at Madison Park Academy Upper$25Knot to exceed
- T.-29Accepts free Summer Search mentoring and college access support for Oakland High studentsNo cost stated
- T.-30Pays Children Rising up to $15,000 for reading and math tutoring at MLK Jr. and Lafayette Elementary$15Knot to exceed
- T.-31Ratifies up to $15,000 for Hope Reimagined counseling at Chabot Elementary$15Knot to exceed
- T.-32Ratifies up to $45,000 for a coordinator of inclusive sports events for students with disabilities$45Knot to exceed
- T.-33Pays The Teaching Well up to $12,920 for coaching of the Network 4 Superintendent and principals$13Knot to exceed
- T.-34Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $11,500 to improve attendance at Rudsdale$12Knot to exceed
- T.-35Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $17,500 for a math tutor at Think College Now$18Knot to exceed
- T.-36Pays EL Education up to $150,500 for principal training and curriculum coaching$151Knot to exceed
- T.-37Ratifies up to $6,000 for East Bay Art Therapy groups at Dewey Academy$6Knot to exceed
- T.-38Pays East Bay Asian Youth Center up to $150,000 to run Manzanita's family resource center$150Knot to exceed
- T.-39Pays Museum of Children's Arts up to $18,500 for 156 virtual art lessons$19Knot to exceed
- T.-40Ratifies up to $13,000 for Lead Liberated to coach the Horace Mann principal$13Knot to exceed
- T.-41Accepts $20,000 of donated Mathical books for 55 Title I school libraries from Simons Laufer Institute+$20Kcoming in
- T.-42Applies for a $2.1M state Outdoor Equity grant for three Oakland middle schools+$2.10Mcoming in
- T.-43Ratifies Under Armour team-gear deal with BSN Sports, up to $45,000 a year in allotment$45K/yryearly cap
- T.-44Hires Lozano Smith for charter school legal help, up to $99,100 a year through June 2025$99K/yryearly cap
- T.-45Approves the district's 2024 State Budget Letter to the Governor and LegislatureNo cost stated
- T.-46Ratifies the minutes of the February 14, 2024 regular Board meetingNo cost stated
- T.-47Ratifies the minutes of the February 28, 2024 regular Board meetingNo cost stated
- U.-1Adds $18,270.40 and time for King Construction Inspection at Melrose Maxwell Park schoolyard+$18Knew total $107K
- U.-2Adds $4,996 for Inspection Services testing at the Kaiser Child Development Center project+$5Knew total $16K
- U.-3Hires Noll & Tam Architects for up to $75,676 to design the Urban Promise Academy re-roof$76Knot to exceed
How the Board voted on the consent reports
General Consent Report: Approved 7–0, 2 absent
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Lerma, to Approve the General Consent Report. The motion carried by the following vote:
- Anevay Cruz Absent
- Vida Mendoza Absent
- Jennifer Brouhard Aye
- VanCedric Williams Aye
- Jorge Lerma Aye
- Valarie Bachelor Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Mike Hutchinson Aye
- Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
General Consent Report - General Obligation Bonds Measures B, J and Y: Approved 7–0, 2 absent
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director Lerma, to Approve the General Consent Report - General Obligation Bonds Measures B, J and Y. The motion carried by the following vote:
- Anevay Cruz Absent
- Vida Mendoza Absent
- Jennifer Brouhard Aye
- VanCedric Williams Aye
- Jorge Lerma Aye
- Valarie Bachelor Aye
- Clifford Thompson Aye
- Mike Hutchinson Aye
- Benjamin "Sam" Davis Aye
From the official minutes in Legistar, March 13, 2024 meeting.
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