One of AUSD’s commitments is to maintain accountability and transparency with all expenditures of Measure B1 dollars. A key component of that commitment is maintaining an Oversight Committee that annually will review the District’s compliance with the terms of Measure B1.

The 2018-19 Measure B1 Oversight Committee met throughout the 2018-19 school year and will continue to meet this fall to complete both the staff and committee annual reports.

On August 20, 2019, the District put applications for the 2019-20 Measure B1 Oversight Committee on its website. On August 21, notice of the applications was sent to local media, every District employee, all AUSD secondary students, and all AUSD families. The “Notes from AUSD” column in the Alameda Journal on September 9 mentioned the opportunity to apply to be on the committee, and the opportunity was promoted on social media several times before the deadline of September 16, 2019.

Superintendent Scuderi and staff reviewed the applications and chose three applicants to appoint. Staff gave a presentation on the purpose of the committee, the application process timeline, and the recommended committee members at the September 24 Board of Education meeting. At that time, the Board directed the superintendent to interview the applicants before approving them.

Superintendent Scuderi interviewed Steven Kellner on October 8, 2019. He interviewed Akilah Bolden-Monifa and Fred Mendez on October 14, 2019.

The recommended members for the 2019-20 Measure B1 Oversight Committee are:

New Applicants

Akilah Bolden-Monifa

Fred Mendez

Steven Kellner

Returning Members

Roxanne Clement (AEA member)   

Carrie Hahnel

Doug Biggs

Bob Kreitz

Steven Smith

Katie Saulsgiver

Mark Ouimet

Chris McCaslin

The 2019-20 Oversight Committee will hold its first meeting after the 2018-19 Committee completes its annual report and presents it to the Board of Education in January. It is likely the 2019-20 Oversight Committee will meet five or six times over the next year to complete its Annual Report in the fall of 2020.

All meetings of the Oversight Committee comply with the Brown Act. Minutes, agendas, and any other relevant communications and information are posted on AUSD’s website 72 hours prior to each meeting. Meetings will not exceed two hours unless extended by majority vote. A quorum of six will be required to conduct a meeting. Meetings start on time and are open to the public. Members of the public have the opportunity to address the Committee by submitting speaker cards at the time of any item or presentation on which they wish to speak.

Any recommendations or reports from the Oversight Committee must be supported by a majority of Oversight Committee members voting, but the Oversight Committee will have the goal and intention of reaching agreement by consensus. A chair will be selected from among voting members to conduct the meetings and to serve in representative capacity as needed.