Dear OUSD Staff and Community,On Dec. 11th, OUSD staff will present the first interim budget report to the Board and the public. We’d like to share some important information before that presentation as well as next steps in our budget process. The First Interim Report has Two Key Budget Updates (Click here for the first interim report materials)This year’s…
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Choosing the Best Oakland Public School For Your Child– What Families NEED to Do NOW
A guest blog- from Team Oakland Enrolls Though it may still feel relatively early in the school year, we’re officially in the thick of the Oakland public school application season for next school year. We at Oakland Enrolls aim to empower Oakland families to make informed choices about their public school options and make the…
Balancing Our Budget and Funding Our Priorities
A note from the superintendent,Dear Oakland Unified Community:Over the past two years, we have made improvements and faced our budget challenges head on. This year, we started our budget development process earlier than ever to strengthen our prioritization process and communication with our schools and community. I am writing with an update on our budget,…
How Will OUSD Make Decisions on Charter School Renewals?
*Lea en español abajo A guest post from Daisy Padilla the policy and communications manager from GO Public Schools If you’ve been following Oakland education, news about merging, expanding, and consolidating district schools has been front and center. There are also big decisions on the horizon that will impact over 2,500 students who attend the…
Setting the Record Straight on School Closures- A Message from the Superintendent
Dear Oakland Unified Community:I am writing to address some misinformation that has been swirling around the Blueprint for Quality Schools process and most likely will turn up at tonight’s Board of Education Meeting. This often repeated misinformation is that OUSD is going to close 24 schools. We are not going to — nor have we ever planned…