With schools closed its a slower week, but families should be planning school visits and looking at enrollment fairs and there are real ways YOU can help Oakland schools (ICS, Sankofa, and others), please take a look, share and make a difference
This Week
Enjoy Winter Break
Help out ICS, Sankofa, or other youth being affected by budget cuts
Further Out
1/9 5:00-7:00 PM OUSD Middle School Enrollment Fairs
1/10 OUSD Middle School Enrollment Fairs
1/11 8:30am–9:30 am Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions (K-5)
1/12 9:30am- 10:30 am Montera Prospective Parent Tour
1/12 10:30am Cox Academy Info Night (PreK-5)
1/18 8:30am–9:30 am Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions (K-5)
1/19 10:30am Cox Academy Info Night (PreK-5)
1/20 2pm – 4pm The Color of Law
1/21 9:00am – 10:00 –Lazear Charter Academy Info Session (TK-8)
Opportunities / Funding for Educators and Youth
SMASH Academy Accepting Applications
How you can help
Help ICS survive the OUSD budget cuts
Oakland Unified is facing another enormous budget shortfall.
Ms. Zissis, from Sankofa Elementary, needs iPads for her speech students
Wondering how to support students and staff through the OUSD #budget cuts?
This Week
Enjoy Winter Break
Further Out
1/9 5:00-7:00 PM OUSD Middle School Enrollment Fairs – Enrollment Season for all Oakland Public Schools open November 13th! Find and apply to OUSD schools at www.ousd.org/enroll, MLK School, 960 10th st, Oakland, California
1/10 OUSD Middle School Enrollment Fairs – Enrollment Season for all Oakland Public Schools open November 13th! Find and apply to OUSD schools at www.ousd.org/enroll, Elmhurst Community / Alliance School, 1800 98th ave Oakland, California
1/11 8:30am–9:30 am Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions (K-5) Join Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions! Learn more about the school and tour the campus! Achieve Academy
1/12 9:30am- 10:30 am Montera Prospective Parent Tour – Parent-led tours start at 9:30AM with a brief overview of the IB curriculum with Mr. Avent and a couple of our student leaders in the Montera courtyard outside the school office, and last about 45-50 minutes concluding back in the courtyard to chat with Montera parents with any other questions you and your student might have. We highly recommend bringing your student, but if they cannot come, we have a Welcome Day that gives our incoming students a day to tour the school with a 7th grader as well as a 2-day Summer Bridge program for our incoming 6th graders. Please register here.
1/12 10:30am Cox Academy Info Night (PreK-5) Join Cox Academy’s Information Nights! Learn more about the school and tour the campus.
1/18 8:30am–9:30 am Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions (K-5) Join Learning Without Limit’s Info Sessions! Learn more about the school and tour the campus! Achieve Academy
1/19 10:30am Cox Academy Info Night (PreK-5) Join Cox Academy’s Information Nights! Learn more about the school and tour the campus.
1/20 2pm – 4pm The Color of Law Join the Richmond Public Library and the Richmond Museum of History as we welcome writer and scholar, Richard Rothstein. Author of the recently published “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of how our Government Segregated America” Mr. Rothstein will be presenting the research and findings compiled to the Richmond public on Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Please join us! This is a FREE EVENT and will take place at the Richmond City Council Chamber located at 440 Civic Center Plaza from 2pm – 4pm.
1/21 9:00am – 10:00 –Lazear Charter Academy Info Session (TK-8) Join Lazear Charter Academy! Learn more about the school and tour the campus!
Opportunities / Funding for Educators and Youth
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.
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.
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]
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!