Another busy week in Oakland– Families that applied for OUSD schools should have been notified last week, so check if you haven’t, this week the Measure G and N commissions, budget and finance, school tours at Achieve, Skyline present Annie, a session for Black teachers on Navigating the job search, and also a listening session with Black female teachers, a CA dashboard training, segregation and neo-Plessyism, Greenleaf career day, an art fest, all that and much more below with links– please read, share and get involved
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This Week
3/19/2018 6:30 PM Measure G Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight Committee
3/19 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm History Curriculum Adoption Family and Community Review – 4th-5th Grade
3/19 -3/29 8:00am – 10am Achieve Academy Tours« Charter Schools Run Lotteries This Week!!
3/20 4:30pm “Navigating the Job Search for Black Teachers” in Oakland
3/21 6:00 PM Budget and Finance Committee
3/20 5:00 PM Measure N – College and Career Readiness Commission
3/21 7:00pm – 9:30pm Skyline presents … Annie the Musical Preview Night
3/21 11:30am – 12:30 pm WEBINAR: What You Can Do to Close Equity Gaps in California Schools and Districts
3/21 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm The Problem We All Still Live With: Neo-Plessyism and School Choice Policies in the Post-Obama Era
3/22 9:00am – 3:00pm Greenleaf Career Day
3/22 5-8 pm Member and Community Training about the CA School Dashboard
3/22 Hear from Black female teachers
3/24 11:00am – 2:00pm Art Fest:
Further Out
3/26 9:00 am Roosevelt Middle School – Spring 2018 Tour
3/27 8:45 am Urban Montessori Charter School – Spring 2018 Visit
3/27 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Meeting of the Foster Youth Advisory Committee
4/5 5pm Equity in Education:
4/7 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Arts Now Bay Area Summit
4/10 9:30 am East Bay Innovation Academy Middle School – Spring 2018 Tour
4/12-4/15 OUSD Office of Equity 2018 African American Male Achievement Spring Symposium
Opportunities / Funding for Educators and Youth
Mills-Oakland Promise Scholarships
SMASH Academy Accepting Applications
How you can help
Help ICS survive the OUSD budget cuts
Ms. Zissis, from Sankofa Elementary, needs iPads for her speech students
Wondering how to support students and staff through the OUSD #budget cuts?
Help out ICS, Sankofa, or other youth being affected by budget cuts
This Week
3/19/2018 6:30 PM Measure G Parcel Tax Independent Citizens Oversight Committee Location: KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
3/19 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm History Curriculum Adoption Family and Community Review – 4th-5th Grade – Learn about the adoption process and the 2016 California guidelines for History-Social Science, preview the materials, and give your feedback on the three options we’re considering for 4th and 5th grade history. Questions? Contact Elizabeth Humphries at [email protected] Location: Franklin Elementary School, 915 Foothill Blvd., Oakland, CA 94606
3/19 -3/29 8:00am – 10am Achieve Academy Tours« Charter Schools Run Lotteries This Week!! – Interested in enrolling at Achieve Academy? Join one of these events to meet staff, take a tour, ask questions, and learn about our school!
School Tours:
Every day from
March 19th -29th from 9:00-10:00am
Take a tour of the school, see classrooms, and hear about what learning looks like at Achieve.
TK and K Information Session:
Wednesday, March 28th
(TK from 2:00-3:00 and 5:00-6:00) (K from 5:00-6:00)
Bring your kids to meet each other while you learn about our TK and K program, meet the teachers, and hear about what your child will learn and do all year!
3/20 4:30pm “Navigating the Job Search for Black Teachers” in Oakland – What school environments best match your interest & skills? What should you expect in the recruitment process? Answer your call to teach at a school that will allow you to shine!
3/20 5:00 PM Measure N – College and Career Readiness Commission Location: KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
3/21 6:00 PM Budget and Finance Committee Location: KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
3/21 7:00pm – 9:30pm Skyline presents … Annie the Musical Preview Night – Tickets: $10 Advanced | $15 Door Contact: Kenny Williams Email: [email protected] Location: Skyline’s Rawley T. Farnsworth Theatre, 12250 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA, 94611
3/21 11:30am – 12:30 pm WEBINAR: What You Can Do to Close Equity Gaps in California Schools and Districts Please join us for a webinar in partnership with EdSource for a thought-provoking discussion about tangible steps toward closing achievement gaps in California schools. The webinar will also feature three panelists who are Education Trust–West Senior Fellows and practitioners with deep engagement and experience in furthering equity in California.
3/21 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm The Problem We All Still Live With: Neo-Plessyism and School Choice Policies in the Post-Obama Era RILE Speaker Series – Dr. Janelle Scott The political tensions that shape charter school and school choice policies in the United States are informed by a history in which policy makers have deployed forms of school choice to enhance or to restrict equitable access and democratic participation by race, class, and gender. For example, racial exclusion and Native American genocide were part of the foundations of American public and private education. When the United States began developing its state systems of public education, African American, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American children were often excluded from the schooling opportunities afforded to most white children, or offered woefully substandard versions of the ones provided to white children. Parents, advocates, and community leaders pursued a range of strategies to pressure national, state, and local officials and agencies to deliver schooling that was high quality, equitable, and that honored the linguistic, cultural, and other strengths of children in order to realize the elusive potential of public education in a democratic, multiracial society.
Location: CERAS, Room 101, Free & open to the public
Lunch: Hors d’oeuvres and snacks will be served. Please arrive 15 minutes early to get lunch so the talk can begin sharply at 12 noon.
3/22 9:00am – 3:00pm Greenleaf Career Day – Won’t you come and join us by sharing your life’s passion and work with our students? In a few different classrooms, you will “show and tell” about your chosen career, and how you got to where you are now. Contact: Lena Eckhoff Email: [email protected] Location: Greenleaf TK-8, 6328 E17th St, Oakland, CA 94621
3/22 5-8 pm Member and Community Training about the CA School Dashboard. Here is the training flyer in English and the training flyer en español. All are welcome. RSVP for this training here. We highly encourage participants to reserve a spot so that we have enough computers and other supports for everyone. This dashboard training is being planned and sponsored by several of our LCAP community partners—Californians for Justice, Public Advocates, and Oakland Community Organizations in collaboration with OUSD staff. Additionally, we are preparing for the April 18 LCAP PSAC meeting by understanding the outcomes of specific student subgroups at the school site and district level. The April 18 meeting will focus on how OUSD is planning to improve those outcomes in selected areas. OUSD is receiving differentiated assistance from the Alameda County Office of Education and the CA Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) because it has four student subgroups rated as red for growth and status for three or more years in two or more areas. For a useful Edsource article explaining differentiated support status as it relates to OUSD and other school districts, click here.
3/22 Hear from Black female teachers as they #SpeakTheirTruth about how they navigate and thrive within educational institutions. Learn how they stay motivated and listen carefully to understand how they want to be supported. Register today!
3/24 11:00am – 2:00pm Art Fest: Come join us for a day of family fun and making art while meeting current students, families, and staff.
Further Out
3/26 9:00 am Roosevelt Middle School – Spring 2018 Tour
3/27 8:45 am Urban Montessori Charter School – Spring 2018 Visit
3/27 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Meeting of the Foster Youth Advisory Committee Location: McClymonds High School, 2607 Myrtle St, Oakland Focus: Scenario-Based Training for Effective Support of Foster Youth with Dis/abilities in IEP Meetings. Contact: Cintya Molina, LCAP Engagement Program Manager [email protected]
510-491-6069
4/5 5pm Equity in Education: Where do we begin? If we hope for equity in education, we may have to abandon ideas of standardization and recognize the individual needs of each student. Join the conversation. Lincoln will host panelists at Impact HUB in Oakland to discuss the important issues impacting out community and our role in building an education system that works for everyone, including students most as risk for failure. After the discussion, we’ll turn to the audience for Q&A.
-Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade, PhD, Associate Professor, Raza Studies & Education, SFSU
-Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammel, Superintendent, OUSD
-Superintendent Karen Monroe, Superintendent, Alameda County Office of Education
-Christine Stoner-Mertz, CEO, Lincoln
-Assemblymember, Tony Thurmond, 15th California Assembly District
4/7 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Arts Now Bay Area Summit Join us at the Arts Now Bay Area Summit to recognize and share the individual and collective work in support of arts education in the Bay Area! Hear success stories and learn how the arts can serve as a powerful tool for equity in our schools. Attendees will engage in meaningful discussions and workshops, as well as gain access to local and statewide strategies and resources for including the arts in LCFF/LCAPs, Title I, district strategic arts plans, and student advocacy. The theme of the Summit is “Action for Arts Equity” and will feature strides being made to increase access to arts education in the region, including in the Bay Area and surrounding counties. LOCATION: Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607
4/10 9:30 am East Bay Innovation Academy Middle School – Spring 2018 Tour
4/12-4/15 OUSD Office of Equity 2018 African American Male Achievement Spring Symposium The Oakland Unified School District’s Office of Equity and the National Equity Project invite you to experience our ENGAGE, ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER approach to realizing My Brother’s Keeper’s vision in a citywide system of schools.
This three-day professional development experience will sell out. Get your tickets early to make sure you are a part of our classroom observations, Office of Equity staff-led seminars, student interactions, and more.
Ticket includes admission to:
- Symposium Professional Development Workshops
- Manhood Development Program Classroom Tours
- African American Male Achievement’s Man-Up! Youth conference
Opportunities / Funding for Educators and Youth
Free Prom Dresses! Do you know an Oakland student in need of a prom dress? In partnership with the Oakland Ed Fund, Lesley West – of Dressed by West – is giving away brand-new dresses to any high school junior or senior who needs one! Students simply sign up for a time slot on Sunday, Mar. 18, browse the Dressed by West collection at Rakuten Performance Center (1011 Broadway), then walk out with the perfect dress!
Mills-Oakland Promise Scholarships-Mills College is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive environment dedicated to helping Oakland girls and young women succeed in college. To make a transformative Mills education accessible and affordable, we are offering generous scholarships and financial aid to qualified students.
Mills will provide a minimum financial aid scholarship of $7,000 to every Oakland Public high school student (district or charter) admitted in fall 2018 with a minimum high school GPA of 3.2. Higher scholarship amounts may be offered to admitted students with higher GPAs.
In addition to these awards, beginning fall 2018 we are excited to debut 10 new Mills-Oakland Promise Scholarships, including the African American Female Excellence Scholarship, the Latina Excellence Scholarship, and eight additional Mills-Oakland Promise scholarships.
Our district-wide scholarship is now live! Apply for the East Bay College Fund Opportunity Scholarship today and share with all Oakland high school seniors. Let’s get to college!
SMASH Academy Accepting Applications– Since 2004, SMASH has helped bring a rigorous STEM education to hundreds of students from low income, underrepresented communities. A few SMASH facts: Impact: SMASH is a 3 year STEM acceleration summer residential and academic year program that works: check out their alumni outcomes here. Free of Cost: SMASH is a free program — equivalent to a $24,000 scholarship.
Nationwide: SMASH is continuing to expand to serve more students across the nation. In addition to existing sites at Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, Davis, and Morehouse College, SMASH will be opening two new sites in 2018: Wayne State University and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. The SMASH 2018 application deadline is March 1, 2018. Students can apply here.
Registration Is Required For These Trainings. Please Use The Links Below:
How to Read the IEP April 9, 2018
Learn how to read and understand an Individual Education Program (IEP). We will go over the sections on California’s IEP Form so you know what to make sure is complete and where to focus.
Behavior & Mental Health June 11, 2018
When behavior interferes with learning: connecting the dots between disability and mental health needs at school
LOCATION:
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Ed Roberts Campus
3075 Adeline Street (between Tremont and Woolsey Streets at the Ashby BART Station)
Berkeley, CA 94703
DATES/TIMES:
2nd Monday Evenings (6-8:30 pm)
March 12
May 14
4th Tuesday Mornings from (10am-12:30 pm)
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
NEW: Special Education Topic Series
2nd Monday evenings (6-8:30 pm)
April 9, How to Read An IEP
June 11, Behavioral Support and Mental Health
How you can help
Help ICS survive the OUSD budget cuts Oakland Unified is facing another enormous budget shortfall. District level budget cuts are being shouldered by teachers and families, with each school being asked to cut on average $120 per student. What this means for many schools is an IMMEDIATE LOSS of after-school programs, support staff, access to technology, field trips, and many of the enrichment activities that make their schooling experience enjoyable and equitable. At schools in Oakland’s wealthier neighborhoods, these cuts will be offset by parent donations and annual fundraisers that bring in an average of $300,000 per year. At flatland schools, populated predominantly by students of color, these cuts will be felt by teachers and children, and they will be felt deeply. Please click here to help.
Ms. Zissis, from Sankofa Elementary, needs iPads for her speech students. An iPad would be a great supplemental therapy tool. Learn more about similar projects from Oakland teachers that still need funding. GO will match your contribution!
Wondering how to support students and staff through the OUSD #budget cuts? Here are 5 ways — from donating school supplies to staying engaged!