Pays Essential School Solutions up to $3,134,100 for mental health staff at two schools through 2029

Essential School Solutions, LLC would provide one full-time mental health clinician and one full-time mental and behavioral health technician for each of two special education counseling classes, at Oakland Academy of Knowledge and Fruitvale Elementary. The staff deliver services required under students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The agreement runs July 13, 2026 through June 30, 2029 and is capped at $3,134,100. A separate data-sharing agreement covers how student data is shared and protected.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. AI summary · amounts checked against official text

Discrepancy from the official text. The text gives a term ending June 30, 2029, but the garbled phrase after the amount ('30, 2028') suggests a different end date, leaving the term unclear. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote on June 29 (5–1), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Jun 24, 2026 · Not Discussed and/or Taken Up. Not Discussed and/or Taken Up.

Jun 29, 2026 · Adopted (passed). A motion was made by Vice President Bachelor, seconded by Director Latta that all Unfinished Business Items on this Agenda (R.-9, R.-10, R.-27, R.-28, R.-1, R.-2, R.-84, R.-94, R.-113, R.-115, R.-122, R.-226, R.-239, R.-248, R.-249, R.-62, R.-250), be considered concurrently, recorded separately and Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:.

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

Vendor / partner: Essential School Solutions, LLC
Action: New agreement
Category: Special education
Sub-category: Services & contract staff
Term: Jul 13, 2026 – Jun 30, 2029
This vote: $3,134,100
Schools: Oakland Academy of Knowledge, Fruitvale Elementary School
Funding: Special Education Funding
Resource / site: 6500-975
Vendor no.: 008481
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1407 · agenda R.-122
Outcome: Adopted, Jun 29, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement (SA) and a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA), each, by and between the District and Essential School Solutions, LLC, for the latter to provide one full-time mental health clinician and one full-time mental/behavioral health technician to provide federally and state mandated IEP services to the students enrolled in the Counseling enriched self-contained program at Oakland Academy of Knowledge and Fruitvale Elementary School, for a total of 2 each, to provide the services, as described in Exhibit A of the Agreement, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, for the period of July 13, 2026 through June 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $3,134,100.00 30, 2028 and under the DSA, defining the terms and conditions of the District’s transmission of or sharing of data with Essential School Solutions, LLC, and the protection by Essential School Solutions, LLC, of such data, for the same term as the SA, each, via the Special Education Department.

History

Jun 24, 2026 Not Discussed and/or Taken Up
Jun 29, 2026 Adopted

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