Oakland Unified School District
Enrollment Options Guide 2015-16
Dear Parents, Caregivers, and Community,
Welcome to the Oakland Unified School District! If you’re
evaluating OUSD for the first time, thank you for considering
Oakland Public Schools. We’re eager to demonstrate our
commitment to ensuring that Every Student Thrives! If you’re
already part of OUSD, we’re grateful for your continued
partnership as we build a school district that is accountable
for quality in all aspects of the organization, provides
challenging and engaging instruction in every classroom and
offers a fun, yet rigorous education that prepares students for
postsecondary success.
Your child’s education is an awesome responsibility and one
we do not take lightly. OUSD is a Community School District
relentlessly focused on meeting the academic, social, and
emotional needs of all its students. Our vision is that “Every
Oakland Public School student finds joy in their academic
experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are
caring, competent, fully-informed, critical thinkers who are
prepared for college, career, and community.”
We can only realize this vision if we leverage every asset available to the District in service our students—that includes
providing the widest range of school options. We’re growing the number of quality schools, expanding the range of
services provided to students, and increasing the appeal of OUSD across the board.
Not every school is right for every child, but within the Oakland Unified School District, there’s likely a school that’s a
great fit for your family.
Oakland schools are improving by nearly every measure and serving as models in many respects. The past five years
have seen higher graduation rates, increased proficiency, stronger academic performance, and greater recognition
of our schools and educators at the state and national levels. We have leadership roles in the Community Schools
movement, Linked Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM),
School-Based Health Centers ,Common Core implementation, school nutrition, and the fight against disproportionate
outcomes for African-American males.
There’s lot to love about Oakland schools today, but the future is even brighter. We will expand popular sites to
accommodate demand while retaining quality. We will add new grade levels to thriving elementary and middle
schools. We will implement proven programs to strengthen middle and high schools and transform sites that are not
fully serving students into high-quality schools of choice. We will implement common enrollment so that families can
compare all Oakland Public Schools, both OUSD Community Schools and OUSD charter schools, to select the best
option for their children. In the end, we will all benefit from richer, more connected communities with a wider range of
attractive school choices.
Within this guide, you’ll find a detailed profile for every OUSD school, including useful descriptions of school
performance and specialty programs that meet your child’s needs and satisfy their interests. In addition, you’ll find all
the information you need on the enrollment process so you can make the appropriate selection for your student. We
sincerely hope that choice includes the Oakland Unified School District, where we’re working hard to ensure that Every
Student Thrives!
Sincerely,
Antwan Wilson
Superintendent
Oakland Unified School District
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