Pays a consultant up to $114,800 to train special education teachers in literacy

A Minneapolis consultant will give special education teachers training, coaching and access to literacy program licenses, track how teachers and students are doing, and run the daily work of the district's special education literacy plan. The contract runs August 14, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This is a ratification, so the work began before the board vote.

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Pulled from the consent vote. Failed in its own vote at this meeting (1–5), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Sep 10, 2025 · Failed (fail). A motion was made by Director Williams, seconded by Director Thompson, that this Agreement or Contract be Adopted. The motion failed by the following vote:.

Maximus Simmons P Aye
Marianna Smith Absent
Rachel Latta Nay
VanCedric Williams Nay
Mike Hutchinson Absent
Patrice Berry Nay
Clifford Thompson Aye
Valarie Bachelor Nay
Jennifer Brouhard Nay

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Special education
Sub-category: Programs & support
Term: Aug 14, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $114,800
Funding: Central Concentration
Resource / site: 0004-975
Vendor no.: 008631
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 25-2057 · agenda O.-63
Outcome: Failed, Sep 10, 2025

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Allison Guilfoil, Minneapolis, MN, for the latter to provide Special Education teachers with professional development and technical assistance related to implementation of literacy curriculum, provide individual and small group training support, provide access to virtual licenses and materials necessary to implement the curriculum, monitor teacher usage and student progress data and participate in data analysis conferences with educators in alignment with the goals of the OUSD Disability Access Resolution, provide teacher on special assignment and support staff sessions focused on the SPIRE and Lexia literacy interventions; report data trimesterly and recommend differentiated assistance supports through an individual educator support planning model where an educator is struggling to implement with fidelity; and manage the daily operations of the supplemental literacy investment embedded within the District’s Disability Access Resolution Literacy Plan, ensuring consistent performance, adherence to established service delivery schedules, data reporting to stakeholders, and ongoing training to enhance staff skills, via Special Education Department, for the period of August 14, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $114,800.00.

History

Sep 10, 2025 Failed

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