May 24, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Thriving Students: A User Guide and Feedback Opportunities

Thriving Students is out! GO has prepared a brief overview (below) as a starting point for understanding some of the main goals and highlights of the plan. It includes questions for parents and staff to consider and discuss. Download this... Read More...

May 19, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

"May Revise" Budget

The "May Revise" is an updated version of the State Budget that was first presented in January. It updates the budget to reflect the most recent revenue figures - how much money the state is collecting/projected to collect in... Read More...

May 16, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Thriving Students Draft Plan Posted

This weekend, Oakland Unified leadership posted a first draft of Thriving Students, OUSD's new five-year strategic plan. To download each section of the plan, click the following links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4Appendices A, B, and C... Read More...

April 5, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Key Questions for the Oakland Teacher Convention

Key questions, research, and data that can help inform the critical conversations being held at the 2011 Oakland Teacher Convention On Thursday evening, over 200 of Oakland's best teachers will be attending Oakland's first Teacher Convention. OUSD's Effective Teaching Task... Read More...

March 23, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Why Pittsburgh Matters for Oakland

A Case Study about Supporting Teacher Effectiveness  Click here to download a PDF of Why Pittsburgh Matters for Oakland. In June 2010, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) and the local teachers union - the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers - reached agreement... Read More...

In Issues Blog, News Blog

OEA Executive Board Nominations are due April 4th

Who is representing you? There are 3 officer seats up for election: 2nd Vice President (incumbent: Rosenda Thomas)Secretary (incumbent: Steve Neat)Treasurer (incumbent: Mark Airgood) There are 5 Executive Board seats up for election:Board Seat #1 (incumbent:Tania Kappner)Board Seat #2 (incumbent:Rodney... Read More...

January 31, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Statement on Education Budget Crisis

Great Oakland Public Schools emphasizes community values of keeping dollars close to students, transparency about budgets, and flexibility with resources to guide the Oakland Unified School District's 2011-12 budget process.We are a coalition of families, teachers, principals, community and nonprofit... Read More...

January 13, 2011

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Core Curriculum and Career Readiness & Literacy Task Force Meeting January Update

Guest blog post by Brian McKibben, former OUSD administratorThe Core Curriculum and Career Readiness & Literacy Task Forces met on Tuesday evening, January 11, to discuss the following: Review of November MeetingOUSD CST data reportOUSD dropout dataOUSD Guiding Principles for... Read More...

December 3, 2010

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Full Service Community Schools Task Force Update

The Full Service Community School Task Force is made up of district staff and administrators, OUSD principals, community based organizations and county agencies. The FSCS Task Force is focused on two key projects at this stage of the Strategic Direction... Read More...

December 1, 2010

In Issues Blog, News Blog

Quality Community Schools Development Group Launches Website

OUSD's office of Quality Community Schools Development recently launched a robust website, sharing detailed information about the office's work and goals, and how it all fits within the district's strategic planning process. The office is working with the community to... Read More...

November 16, 2010

In Issues Blog, News Blog

OUSD Strategic Task Forces: Upcoming Meetings

It's a busy month for OUSD strategic planning task forces, and the community is invited to participate in all meetings! Click on the links below to find out the time and location of each of these upcoming task force meetings.... Read More...

November 1, 2010

In Issues Blog

GO Hosts OUSD Strategic Planning Workshop

On October 28, over 115 Oakland education advocates came together to participate in a strategic planning workshop with OUSD's task force leaders. The room was filled with diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise, and the GO network was offered a tremendous... Read More...