This week– The OUSD board and budget issues, many school tours and informational nights as enrollment season heats up, Central American identities, PLAN’s organizing meeting, an opportunity to help newcomers with winter coats, that and much more please take a look, share, and get involved
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This Week
11/6 PLAN’s Organizing Committee OPEN MEETING
11/6 Disaster Preparedness Community Meeting
11/7 Redwood Heights Elementary School – Fall 2017 Tour.
11/7 Bridges Academy Family Science Night/Engineering Extravaganza
11/7 Central American History & Identity: Past and Present
11/8 PLAN Power Lunch Webinar Funding in Statewide Equity Systems
11/8 Redwood Heights Elementary School – Fall 2017 Tour
11/8 Edna Brewer Evening Informational Event
11/8 Board of Education Regular Meeting
11/8 Glenview Elementary Information Night for Incoming Kinder and TK Families
11/8 Skyline Prospective Family Night
11/9 Summit’s Platform in Oakland
11/9 Oakland High School Prospective Family Night
Further Out
11/14 LATINO/A STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
11/14 Creating the Conditions for Teacher Learning
11/14 PVO Benefit Dinner at Sheba Ethiopian
11/15 Education for Liberation
11/16 ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
11/16 ( Youth Empowerment Summit) YES 2017 Registration | Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network
11/17 Undoing Racism Workshop for IBPOC
11/18 Oakland Community Block Party
11/30 Designing Making Experiences
12/16 West Oakland School and Resource Fair Public
12/20 BEO Annual Fireside Chat “Sustaining Communities”
Opportunities / Funding for Educators
Teachers: Free Field Trips to the Exploratorium this Fall.
9/19 – 11/30 Apply for Paint the Town!
12/9 School Enrollment & Community Resource Fair
12/16 West Oakland School and Resource Fair Public
How you can help
East Bay College Fund’s Mentor Recruitment season is here!
Help an Oakland student and educator whose home was destroyed by fire
Support students with Listening Tools
Bring Coding and Engineering to Life with Lego Robots
October Morning Volunteers Needed at Alameda County Community Food
Help Newcomers by buying them coats
This Week
11/6 5:30PM- 8PM – PLAN’s Organizing Committee OPEN MEETING Help us prepare for Nov 8th OUSD Board of Education meeting. Bay Area PLAN is part of the Justice for Oakland Students Coalition (J4OS). Please help us by signing our latest petition to prevent hurtful cuts directly affecting OUSD students. Click here for more information!
11/6 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Disaster Preparedness Community Meeting. This evening will present an overview of Oakland’s Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Efforts and Programs.
It will include a hands-on emergency planning exercise to get your family, friends, and
neighbors prepared. Montera Middle School 5555 Ascot Drive, Oakland, CA 94611The zipcode must be numeric with at least five numbers.
11/7 8:45 AM – 10:00 AM – Redwood Heights Elementary School – Fall 2017 Tour. This morning visit to Redwood Heights Elementary School is part of a series of trips to NGLC in Oakland schools to learn how they are each implementing personalized learning in their classrooms Redwood Heights ES 4401 39th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94619. Event tickets
11/7 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Bridges Academy Family Science Night/Engineering Extravaganza
Science and activities and challenges for families to enjoy together! Bridges Academy at Melrose 1325 53rd Avenue Oakland, CA 94601The zipcode must be numeric with at least five numbers.
11/7 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Central American History & Identity: Past and Present
Fremont High School Library 4610 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA 94601 Enter on 47th Avenue uphill from Foothill PLEASE PARK ON STREET (OFF CAMPUS). A presentation for educators who serve Central American students and families. In Partnership with the UC Berkeley Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS), the OUSD ELLMA office invites you to learn more about the historical context impacting migration from Central America, its connection to US policy, and the complex, intersectional identities of students from the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
- UC Berkeley Professor Rebecca Herman will provide an overview of the historical and political context of the current situation in the Northern Triangle.
- Students from the UC Berkeley group “Central Americans For Empowerment” will present and lead a discussion on identities in Central America.
- A question and answer time for participants to engage with the presenters.
11/8 12:00 PM – PLAN Power Lunch Webinar Funding in Statewide Equity Systems: What is Local Control Funding Formula? Topic: PLAN Power Lunch Webinar – Funding in Statewide Equity Systems. The Local Control Funding Formula, or LCFF, gives school districts the autonomy to decide which programs and services to spend state funding on. Find out more details of how LCFF works within California. Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
11/8 – Redwood Heights Elementary School – Fall 2017 Tour THIS VISIT IS NOW ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.This morning visit to Redwood Heights Elementary School is part of a series of trips to NGLC in Oakland schools to learn how they are each implementing personalized learning in their classrooms.
8:45-9:05AM Welcome and School Overview
9:05-9:40AM Classroom Observations of personalization, including small group instruction, online learning, and maker education
9:40-10:00AM Q&A with leadership & teachers (and maybe students!)
11/8 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM-Edna Brewer Evening Informational Event– Prospective parents, guardians and students are welcome to join us for an Evening Informational Event at Edna Brewer Middle School. LOCATION: Edna Brewer Middle School 3748 13th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610. See details here.
11/8 4:00 PM – Board of Education Regular Meeting The Great Room, LaEscuelita Education Center, 1050 2nd Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606-2291
11/8 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM -Glenview Elementary Information Night for Incoming Kinder and TK Families Glenview Elementary is hosting an Information Night for families of prospective kindergarteners and transitional kindergarteners at Glenview’s temporary Santa Fe location.
A simple dinner will be served and childcare for ages 2 is available. Please RSVP Glenview Elementary (at Santa Fe) 915 54th Street (at Market Street) Oakland, CA 94608The zipcode must be numeric with at least five numbers.
* Meet the dedicated kindergarten and TK teachers and the principal.
* Learn about our curriculum and enrichment programs.
* Visit a kinder or TK classroom in our temporary home at the Santa Fe campus.
* Hear about the plans for our brand new school building.
11/8 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Skyline Prospective Family Night. Skyline High School invites 8th grade students and their families. Every year we open our doors to new students from all over Oakland. We would like to provide each student and their family with the information necessary to make an educated decision about whether Skyline is the right school for them. Important dates for Skyline’s Prospective Families are Information Night on November 8, Skyline’s Campus Tours in November and December and our Student Panel Question and Answer Session on January 13. Families can register for one of our group tours online.
Location: Skyline High School Theatre 12250 Skyline Blvd. Oakland, CA 94619The zipcode must be numeric with at least five numbers.
11/9 4:00 PM- Summit’s Platform in Oakland: Individual Teachers & Basecamp Schools
Urban Promise Academy, Oakland
11/9 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Oakland High School Prospective Family Night
Join us for Prospective Family Night at Oakland High School. All families are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be provided. Location: Oakland High School, 1023 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA
Further Out
11/14 5:00 PM- 7:30 PM- LATINO/A STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Fremont High School 4610 Foothill Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601 Join us for the Latino/a Student Achievement Community Update event. OUSD Office of Equity’s Latino/a Student Achievement (LSA) Initiative will be sharing preliminary findings, recommendations and action steps from their listening campaign. We’ll discuss Latino/a student and family engagement, access to quality preschool, English language learner reclassification, Central American student and family support, and Latino/a educator recruitment and retention. We thank all of our LSA community partners for their continued support throughout the listening campaign process. REGISTER
11/14 5PM –PVO Benefit Dinner at Sheba Ethiopian 375 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612 Come eat delicious food and support Parent Voices at the same time! 25% of proceeds go directly to supporting PVO. This is a fun and tasty way to support our efforts to bring affordable child care to every family in Oakland.
11/14– Creating the Conditions for Teacher Learning Workshop More information coming soon on this day-long workshop at Mills College for principals, coaches, and other school and district leaders. Focus will be on how to create the conditions that support high-quality teacher learning that leads to improvement in instructional practice. Stay tuned for additional details about how to register for this professional learning opportunity.
11/15 7:00PM-9:00PM – Education for Liberation. The Greenlining Institute 360 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612Education for Liberation: The Role of Political Education in the PAIGC’s Struggle for Independence and the Lessons for Today. Center for Political Education and LeftRoots are proud to host a conversation with thinker and activist Sónia Vaz Borges. Sónia, who is of Cape Verdean descent, is a leading scholar on the education programs at the core of Amilcar Cabral’s national liberation struggle in Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau during the 1960s and 70s. Sónia will help us develop a useful understanding of what militant education is, how it worked in the international struggle against colonialism in Africa, and its lessons for movement building today.
11/16 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Roosevelt Middle School Gym 1926 E. 19th St., Oakland, CA 94606 Join us in celebrating the founding of the OUSD Office of Equity Asian Pacific Islander Student Achievement (APISA) Initiative, APISA’s 2017 Youth-led Participatory Research Team, and APISA’s Collaborative and community leaders. The APISA Student Research Team will report out on API students’ needs, share best practices and solutions across OUSD, and honor community leaders who are lifting up our API students. We invite families, students, staff and community members to join us! REGISTER
11/17-1/19 Undoing Racism Workshop for IBPOC UNDOING RACISM WORKSHOP for
Artists, Activists, & Educators who identify as Indigenous, Black and/or of Color
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17– SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017 (Must attend all 3 days.) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 10, 2017
Full 2 ½ Day Workshop:
(Fri. 6pm-9pm, Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm) Location: The Greenlining Institute, 360 14th St., Oakland CA 94612 …
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond focuses on understanding what racism is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone. This workshop utilizes a systemic approach that emphasizes learning from history, developing leadership, maintaining accountability to communities, creating networks, undoing internalized racial oppression and understanding the role of organizational gate keeping as a mechanism for perpetuating racism.
11/18 12PM – 5PM Oakland Community Block PartyThe California Endowment recently opened the doors to its permanent Oakland office! We are proud to be a permanent fixture of the vibrant Oakland community, and to join in partnership with the many leaders, residents, artists, youth, and organizations advancing health and justice for all. Join us as we celebrate our grand opening with a community block party! We are shutting down Franklin Street (between 20th & 21st) for an exciting afternoon full of Oakland’s finest in music, art and cuisine! Featuring live must see performances, a family health fair, local Oakland market place, and interactive art exhibits by EastSide Arts Alliance, Alena Museum and The Scraper Bike Team.
11/30 Designing Making Experiences The Lighthouse Creativity Lab is offering a two-day intensive workshop for educators eager to integrate making in school into their own practice. Spend two days planning a K-12 making project or unit of your choice and leave with a project example made by you. While being immersed in a making environment, you will make and develop, test and troubleshoot the making curriculum or project of your choice for your K-12 classroom or school.
12/16 West Oakland School and Resource Fair Public · Hosted by Enroll Oakland Charters Oakland families are invited to learn more about their public school options. There will be:
* School Booths (Elementary, Middle, High schools) – Visit with school principals, teachers and families
* Enrollment Booths – Explore and compare public schools using Oakland’s school finder. Get help with your online application and/or enroll online.
* Resource Booths – Learn more about support services provided by local community organizations.
12/20 BEO Annual Fireside Chat “Sustaining Communities” BEO Leading Voices presents “Sustaining Community for Our Future” a fireside chat with a group of our community’s most brilliant thought leaders sharing visionary insights in response to the massive migration of black people moving out of California, with a particular focus on the Bay Area. With gentrification, incarceration, lack of jobs rapidly growing, ideals to sustain our community is vital for us to envision how we are to support our families, grow neighborhoods, and build innovative businesses with emerging opportunities, industries and technologies. Join Us!
Opportunities/Funding for educators
Teachers: Free Field Trips to the Exploratorium this Fall. Take BART to the Exploratorium and get free admission for your class, plus free round-trip BART tickets. Register at exploratorium.edu/BART or email [email protected]
9/19 – 11/30 Apply for Paint the Town! Apply for Oakland’s new street mural programfrom September 19th – November 30th. This pilot program allows community members to paint temporary street murals on Oakland’s roads. Make sure to come to an application clinic hosted at an Oakland Public Library, where community members can learn about the program and receive assistance on applications. Attending a clinic is not required to apply but they encourage you to come! The dates and locations of the clinics are available on the website. If you have more questions, email and visit the website for all application materials.
12/9 10 AM – 2 PM-School Enrollment & Community Resource Fair East Oakland Youth development Center 8200 International Blvd, Oakland, California 94621learn all about your public school options. Meet school principals, teachers and families. Learn how to make the best use of School Finder to explore and compare public schools. Get help with your EOC enrollment application and/or apply online on the spot. And learn more about the services provided by local community organizations.
12/16 – West Oakland School and Resource Fair Public · Hosted by Enroll Oakland Charters
Oakland families are invited to learn more about their public school options. There will be:
* School Booths (Elementary, Middle, High schools) – Visit with school principals, teachers and families
* Enrollment Booths – Explore and compare public schools using Oakland’s school finder. Get help with your online application and/or enroll online.
* Resource Booths – Learn more about support services provided by local community organizations.
How you can help
East Bay College Fund’s Mentor Recruitment season is here! The East Bay College Fund, which is currently supporting 800 Oakland scholars in college, is excited to begin recruiting Mentors for the 2018/19 Scholar year! College is definitely challenging, but it can be made easier with the support and advice of someone who has been there before. Every young person needs supportive relationships in order to grow and develop into thriving, productive, and engaged adults. Mentoring is a powerful way to help the next generation succeed! East Bay College Fund’s next Mentor Information Sessions will be on the following dates:Saturday, November 18th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.Thursday, December 14th from 6 – 8 p.m.For more information about upcoming mentor information sessions please contact Volunteer Manager, Lena Ringstrom, at [email protected]
Help an Oakland student and educator whose home was destroyed by fire. Huber was an Education for Change student, and is now an Education for Change teacher in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. He and his family represent Oakland at its best, and in the early hours of Friday, September 8th, they awoke to their home on fire. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, but you can imagine the pain, stress, frustration, and anger in seeing your family home on fire. We are asking that you donate whatever you can to help Huber and his family respond to this loss quickly so that he can resume the job he loves and support his family. Help spread the word!
Support students with Listening Tools – A strong listening center is much needed in all elementary school classrooms. The stacks of CD’s and cassettes on a day to day for engagement, enrichment in both love for learning and academic standards. My students need a protected space with a CD player and timers to listen, learn and be heard. Be the first to donate | $484 still needed, Ms. Semana Aspire College Academy, Oakland CA
Bring Coding and Engineering to Life with Lego Robots at Oakland Sol. This is the second phase of our great robot adventure, where students experiment with engineering concepts and coding practice, as well as learning about the design phases of a technical project. My students need these EV3 Mindstorms kits to take their skills to the next level! 2 donors | $466 still needed… Give to Mr. Davis
October Morning Volunteers Needed at Alameda County Community Food Bank Alameda County Community Food Bank 7900 Edgewater Dr Oakland, 94621. Harvest Season has begun! Truckloads of fresh produce that need to be sorted and bagged are coming in daily. Helping hands are urgently needed in October to ensure that the large quantities of incoming produce get out the door — and into the community! To find out more about dates or to register for a shift, go here. If you have a group of 5 or more, please go to Weekday Group Volunteering. Information about other Food Bank volunteer opportunities
Oakland Ed Fund’s winter coat drive for newcomers–An $18 donation can buy a new coat–In 2015, we were inspired to organize our first newcomer coat drive by Guatemalan 1st-grader Henry, who showed up to school soaking wet and told his teacher, “I want to learn. The rain cannot stop me.” Oakland public schools continue to welcome a growing number of recent immigrant students, many of whom are refugees and unaccompanied minors fleeing violence in their countries of origin. They face so many challenges, but a warm coat doesn’t have to be one of them: just $18 can buy a winter coat that will keep a newcomer warm, dry, and better prepared to focus on learning. With your support, we’re aiming to purchase 300 coats this year. Simply click the “Donate” button below, tell us how many coats you’d like to donate, and enter your payment info. We’ll take care of delivering the coats to students who need them most.
Content found here is sometimes copied out of the newsletters from Board members, particularly Jody London and Shanthi Gonzales