December 14, 2020 Dear OUSD Community:We recently shared our plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction with January 25, 2021 as our target starting date. Unfortunately, COVID transmission and cases in our county continue to worsen. Before we break for the winter holiday, I wanted to let you know that we will not begin our…

A guest post from Mia McKeown and Clea Caddell of Learn To Be. Learning is a tough process, and it’s one made even more difficult with recent school shutdowns and remote learning stemming from the spread of COVID-19. Underserved communities, having already been held back by the American education system, have only been hurt further…

OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Thursday, December 3, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Middle School Students Set to Officially Become Published Authors at Thursday Evening Book Release Celebration with Help of Chapter 510 and the Dept. of Make BelieveOakland, CA — Thursday, December 3rd will be a special evening for students at Westlake Middle School, and especially so for…

  December 1, 2020 Dear Oakland Community, Today I am writing to let you know that we have finalized our COVID-19 Health and Safety Reopening Plan and Program (Reopening Plan) for reopening our schools to in-person learning and instruction. The plan includes the components required by the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) regarding reopening for…

PRESS RELEASE  Monday, November 30, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — Youth Beat, which is OUSD’s multimedia arts program teaching students how to be documentarians, filmmakers, directors, reporters, producers and photographers, will host its annual fundraiser and celebration, Fast Forward 2020, on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:00 p.m. This year’s event will be virtual, and it…