Pays Elite Security Services up to $1.4M for unarmed security at schools and board meetings

Elite Security Services will provide unarmed, non-law-enforcement security staff who watch perimeters, entryways and safe passages, help assess threats and calm safety problems. They will be placed at school sites for temporary and emergency safety support and at School Board and committee meetings. The agreement runs from August 10, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and costs up to $1.4 million.

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Pulled from the consent vote. Adopted in its own vote at this meeting (6–0, 1 abstaining), instead of with the rest of the consent report.

Aug 12, 2026 · Adopted (passed). A motion was made by President Brouhard, seconded by Director Latta, that this Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and Elite Security Services, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:.

Andrew Bloch Absent
Amina Tongun Absent
Rachel Latta Aye
VanCedric Williams Aye
Mike Hutchinson Abstained
Patrice Berry Aye
Clifford Thompson Aye
Valarie Bachelor Aye
Jennifer Brouhard Aye

Vendor / partner: Elite Security Services · Oakland, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Food, transportation & operations
Term: Aug 10, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $1,400,000
Funding: CA AB 1840
Resource / site: 0040-901
Vendor no.: 001558
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1735 · agenda R.-50
Outcome: Adopted, Aug 12, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2026-2027 by and between the District and Elite Security Services, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide an extra layer of unarmed, non-law enforcement on site security personnel who can monitor the perimeter, entryways, and safe passages to campuses, potential threat assessment and deescalate current safety related issues, focused on placements at school sites (to provide tier three, emergency and temporary safety support) as well as School Board and Committee Meetings, for the period of August 10, 2026 through June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000.00.

History

Aug 12, 2026 Adopted

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