Monday, August 24, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — Oakland Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Afterschool Snack Program. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household…

Sunday, August 23, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] OUSD and Oakland Education Association Issue Joint Statement Announcing that OEA Members Have Voted to Ratify the Agreement on Distance LearningOakland, CA — On Sunday evening, August 23, Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) are releasing the joint statement below announcing that the members of…

Dear Oakland Community, After our second week of school, I write to you with a heavy heart because of all that’s happening in our world right now. As if a life-altering pandemic wasn’t enough, last week we had that sweltering heatwave, which was punctuated by the surprising and extremely dangerous lightning storm. As we know,…

OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, August 19, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected]: New Date Set for Ratification of Tentative Agreement Between OEA and OUSDNew Date for Ratification by Oakland Education Association of Tentative Agreement with District now set for this Friday, August 21Oakland, CA — On August 12, 2020, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) reached…

Budget UpdateAugust 17, 2020 This message is available in other languages using the links located above the blue headerDear Oakland Community, When we adopted our 2020-21 budget, there was a lot of budgetary uncertainty – including the possibility of major cuts to education. The budget we adopted reflected that reality and uncertainty. We prepared for,…