Wednesday, January 8, 2025

General Consent Report, OUSD Board of Education Regular Meeting

113 items totalGeneral: Passed 7–0 Bonds: Passed 5–1

1 item was pulled from the consent report and decided on March 12, 2025.

Going out$13.2Mnot to exceed, across 81 items Coming in$6.54Min grants and funding, across 4 items

3voted on separately 76approved after work began 0no bid items 2text discrepancies

Not counted in the totals above. $5M in grants applied for (1 item)

Largest items

Not-to-exceed amounts, one scale. Yearly caps excluded.

Spending by category

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School buildings & construction · 15$8.06M
Budget, finance & payments · 26$2.72M
Classroom & academic programs · 31$731K
Special education · 2$600K
1. Nonpublic schools & agencies · 2$600K
Student health, support & family services · 16$516K
After-school & summer programs · 3$288K
Food, transportation & operations · 4$237K
Staff & hiring · 3$26K
Technology · 4$24K
Legal, compliance & risk · 1$4K

L.-1Accepts $650,000 from Eat.Learn.Play Foundation for emergency water stations at schools
+$650Kcoming in
L.-2Pays a contractor up to $1,900 to confirm student and family contact information
$2Knot to exceed
L.-3Ratifies up to $4,320 for Seal Pack Equipment to repair food service equipment
$4Knot to exceed
L.-4Approves up to $115,900 for Pacific Support Systems' food safety checks at 84 sites
$116Knot to exceed
L.-5Approves up to $116,535.85 for Restroom Alert's restroom monitoring subscription and signs
$117Knot to exceed
L.-6Ratifies up to $3,000 for a HubbleIQ pilot of an AI tech-help agent for 10,000 students
$3Knot to exceed
L.-7Approves a no-cost pilot of Volt AI software to enhance after-hours security with existing cameras
No cost stated
L.-8Approves applying for new state school codes for five child development centers
No cost stated
L.-9Approves applying for a $4,999,960.16 EPA grant for school water lead testing and repairs
+$5Mcoming in
L.-10Adds $64,550 to Jensen Hughes' fire and intrusion alarm engineering work, now stated as $287,045
+$65Knew total $287K
L.-11Cuts Mar Con Builders' Hintil Kuu alarm project price by $56,550 for parts the district bought
−$57Knew total $811K
L.-12Approves up to $83,930 for Langan to assess environmental conditions at seven school sites
$84Knot to exceed
L.-13Ratifies a $45,000 inspector contract for the Under Armour gym projects at five schools
$45K
L.-14Ratifies up to $1,500 for Sylint's darknet and threat research monitoring
$2Knot to exceed
L.-15Ratifies up to $4,400 for on-site CPR training for Buildings and Grounds staff
$4Knot to exceed
L.-16Adds $74,000 for SCA Environmental's school site lead testing and cleanup, to $99,000
+$74Knew total $99K
L.-17Ratifies up to $22,500 for TeachBar's test prep classes for the CSET teacher exam
$23Knot to exceed
L.-18Accepts a $47,209 federal Indian Education grant for tutoring and enrichment of Native American youth
+$47Kcoming in
L.-19Approves up to $75,809 for Oakland Public Education Fund to pay school counseling interns
$76Knot to exceed
L.-20Approves up to $215,000 for Mid-County Officials Network to officiate middle and high school games
$215Knot to exceed
L.-21Ratifies up to $55,000 for East Bay Football Officials Association to officiate football games
$55Knot to exceed
L.-22Ratifies up to $6,150 for TrUTH to lead a trauma-informed practices workshop
$6Knot to exceed
L.-23Ratifies up to $27,000 for staff training at Frick United Academy of Language
$27Knot to exceed
L.-24Ratifies a no-cost PIQE parent training agreement at Greenleaf Elementary
No cost stated
L.-25Ratifies up to $14,340 for Grouptrail to build tools for the district's internship program
$14Knot to exceed
L.-26Approves up to $200,000 for The Bay Speech and Play to provide special education services
$200Knot to exceed
L.-27Ratifies up to $45,000 for Aedis Architects to study early childhood modular buildings at three sites
$45Knot to exceed
L.-28Ratifies up to $17,786 for Think Communication Therapy's oral language support at St. Elizabeth School
$18Knot to exceed
L.-29Ratifies up to $78,750 for a contractor to recruit for and support the YES Sports Program
$79Knot to exceed
L.-30Adds $75,350 to We Lead Ours' student substance use support, to $185,350
+$75Knew total $185K
L.-31Pays an outside evaluator up to $9,000 to review the district's tobacco-use prevention grant program
$9Knot to exceed
L.-32Pays Museum of Children's Arts up to $41,560 for weekly art classes at Madison Park Academy
$42Knot to exceed
L.-33Pays Thena Gee Consulting up to $45,000 to train early childhood educators in mindfulness and resilience
$45Knot to exceed
L.-34Brings PIQE's parent engagement program to Urban Promise Academy at no cost to the district
No cost stated
L.-35Pays Hope Reimagined up to $15,000 for staff training at Thornhill Elementary on child development
$15Knot to exceed
L.-36Pays Servio Consulting up to $19,250 to add a student support team tool to the district's Salesforce system
$19Knot to exceed
L.-37Pays Study Smart Tutors up to $27,000 for 180 hours of tutoring at La Escuelita Elementary
$27Knot to exceed
L.-38Pays Oakland Public Education Fund up to $167,180.53 to handle stipends for artists, youth and parents
$167Knot to exceed
L.-39Approves a no-cost trip for 20 Elmhurst United students to a Las Vegas cheer and dance competition
No cost stated
L.-40Approves a no-cost trip for 30 Castlemont High students to a Las Vegas cheer and dance competition
No cost stated
L.-41Accepts up to $4,561,238 from the state for the General Child Care and Development Program
+$4.56Mcoming in
L.-42Pays space80sevenllc up to $58,000 for a hands-on internship for 10 Fremont High students
$58Knot to exceed
L.-43Pays Street Academy Foundation up to $24,930.23 for education pathway courses at Zapata Street Academy
$25Knot to exceed
L.-44Pays Therapeutic Beat Making up to $2,400 for beat-making workshops at Dewey Academy
$2Knot to exceed
L.-45Pays #ICANHELP up to $8,684 for digital citizenship training at Oakland Technical High School
$9Knot to exceed
L.-46Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $20,000 for a student case manager at Rudsdale High
$20Knot to exceed
L.-47Pays Civic Productions up to $15,000 for project-based urban design learning at Castlemont High
$15Knot to exceed
L.-48Pays Mentoring Medicine & Science up to $14,290 for health career workshops at Dewey Academy
$14Knot to exceed
L.-49Accepts International Rescue Committee's free food bank and cooking class at Oakland International High
No cost stated
L.-50Pays a music instructor up to $3,600 for beat-making workshops at Dewey Academy
$4Knot to exceed
L.-51Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $10,062.50 for tech internships for about 35 Rudsdale students
$10Knot to exceed
L.-52Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $60,000 for student and newcomer support at Rudsdale High
$60Knot to exceed
L.-53Pays Safe Passages up to $99,680 to observe and coach after-school programs for the youngest students
$100Knot to exceed
L.-54Pays Safe Passages up to $109,250 for learning groups for expanded learning staff of the youngest students
$109Knot to exceed
L.-55Pays Oakland Public Education Fund up to $5,000 for a McKinney-Vento program intern's stipends
$5Knot to exceed
L.-56Authorizes SHC Services up to $400,000 for special education services under the nonpublic agency contract
$400Knot to exceed
L.-57Starts a no-cost WestEd study of the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum in grades 6 to 8
No cost stated
L.-58Partners with TransformCA at no cost to promote Safe Routes to School walking and biking
No cost stated
L.-59Accepts up to $1,280,000 from the state to run a school counseling residency program through 2027
+$1.28Mcoming in
L.-60Pays an instructor up to $45,000 to help Castlemont teachers load lessons on smart boards
$45Knot to exceed
L.-61Sets up a no-cost partnership with Cal State East Bay on guaranteed college admission for students
No cost stated
L.-62Pays an English teacher up to $6,000 for English classes for families at Elmhurst United Middle School
$6Knot to exceed
L.-63Pays Village-Connect up to $60,000 for tutoring and support groups for African American students
$60Knot to exceed
L.-64Pays Kingmakers of Oakland up to $34,086 for a classroom program at Westlake Middle School
$34Knot to exceed
L.-65Pays Hanna Interpreting up to $1,000 for Mam and Arabic translation at Allendale Elementary conferences
$1Knot to exceed
L.-66Pays Playworks up to $26,674.22 to supervise recess games at Manzanita Community Elementary
$27Knot to exceed
L.-67Pays The Teaching Well up to $3,500 for staff wellness training at Emerson Elementary
$4Knot to exceed
L.-68Pays Bay Area Community Resources up to $29,971.88 for noon recess games at Sankofa United Elementary
$30Knot to exceed
L.-69Pays Roda Leadership Development up to $20,000 to help Esperanza Elementary refine a school culture plan
$20Knot to exceed
L.-70Pays Wildcare up to $134.30 for a hands-on animal presentation at Esperanza Elementary
$134not to exceed
L.-71Pays Children Rising up to $10,000 for one-on-one reading tutoring at Sankofa United Elementary
$10Knot to exceed
L.-72Pays a consultant up to $14,400 to update the district's Linked Learning standards
$14Knot to exceed
L.-73Pays 95 Percent Group up to $15,600 for onsite literacy instruction coaching for teachers
$16Knot to exceed
L.-74Pays Living Jazz up to $9,297 for weekly dance classes and a student showcase at Thornhill Elementary
$9Knot to exceed
L.-75Adds $5,000 for mindfulness training and coaching at Elmhurst United Middle School, raising the cap to $40,000
+$5Knew total $40K
L.-76Adopts the 2023-24 Measure N and H financial overview, allocations and contingency fund balances
No cost stated
L.-77Moves Leadership Public Schools to full implementation under Measures N and H
No cost stated
L.-78Moves MetWest High School to full implementation under Measures N and H
No cost stated
L.-79Approves a $239,536.71 carryover budget for Measure N and H administration
$240K
L.-80Approves a $358,015.30 Measure N and H carryover budget for Sojourner Truth Independent Studies
$358K
L.-81Approves a $165,749.84 Measure N and H carryover budget for McClymonds High School
$166K
L.-82Approves a $80,592.69 Measure N and H carryover budget for Envision Academy of Arts and Technology
$81K
L.-83Approves a $272,344.30 Measure N and H carryover budget for Castlemont High School
$272K
L.-84Approves a $249,561.53 Measure N and H carryover budget for Fremont High School
$250K
L.-85Approves a $118,941.72 Measure N and H carryover budget for Oakland International High School
$119K
L.-86Approves a $295,747.89 Measure N and H carryover budget for Oakland Technical High School
$296K
L.-87Approves a $605,852.32 Measure N and H carryover budget for Skyline High School
$606K
L.-88Approves a $3,932.20 Measure N and H carryover budget for ARISE High School
$4K
L.-89Approves a $81,885.64 Measure N and H carryover budget for Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy
$82K
L.-90Approves a $21,044.46 Measure N and H carryover budget for Oakland Unity High School
$21K
L.-91Approves Aspire Golden State Prep's Measure N and H carryover plan of $14,700.00
$15K
L.-92Approves East Bay Innovation Academy's Measure N and H carryover plan of $87,383.30
$87K
L.-93Approves Oakland School for the Arts's Measure N and H carryover plan of $52,126.80
$52K
L.-94Approves Lodestar charter school's Measure N and H carryover plan of $13,713.00
$14K
L.-95Approves Lighthouse High School's Measure N and H carryover plan of $62,596.10
$63K
L.-96Shifts $15,000 within Linked Learning's 2024-2025 Measure N and H budget
No cost stated
L.-97Shifts $600 in Linked Learning's Measure N and H budget to buy Grammarly licenses
No cost stated
L.-98Moves $136,536.46 in MetWest's Measure N and H budget to a pathway lead teacher
No cost stated
L.-99Shifts $21,768 in Oakland Unity's Measure N and H budget to a computer science teacher
No cost stated
L.-100Shifts $30,924 in Oakland Unity's Measure N and H budget to computer science teacher benefits
No cost stated
L.-101Shifts $32,481 in Oakland Unity's Measure N and H budget to a computer science teacher
No cost stated
L.-102Shifts $14,400 in Linked Learning's Measure N and H budget to revise pathway standards
No cost stated
L.-103Shifts $8,288 in Oakland Unity's Measure N and H budget to an AP computer science teacher
No cost stated
L.-104Approves Measure G1 carryover funding requests for named schools from 2023-2024
No cost stated
M.-1Adds $4,534,596 and 3 more years to Garfield Elementary's architect contract
+$4.53Mnew total $5.11M
M.-2Buys $40,820.14 in fire alarm parts from Johnson Controls for Roosevelt Middle portables
$41K
M.-3Credits back $64,150 on Mar Con's Bella Vista Child Development Center alarm contract
−$64Knew total $747K
M.-4Cuts $6,500 from Bay Construction's MLK Jr. Elementary alarm contract, extends to 2025
−$7Knew total $1.12M
M.-5Adds $500,000 and 330 days to Arntz Builders' Laurel Child Development Center job
+$500Knew total $14.7M
M.-6Credits back $92,338 on Mar Con's Oakland International High alarm contract
−$92Knew total $828K
M.-7Adds $26,062.47 to Digital Design's Coliseum College Prep interim housing contract
+$26Knew total $84K
M.-8Adds $72,307.84 to Arntz Builders' Claremont Middle School kitchen project
+$72Knew total $16.1M
M.-9Adds $2,575,440 to Cordoba's construction management contract for 2024-2025
+$2.58Mnew total $8.07M

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