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2023-24 ELPAC Testing is Now Open

All English Learners (ELs) are required to complete the Summative ELPAC assessment every year. The ELPAC is an essential criterion for reclassification. EL students must receive an overall ELPAC 4 on the Summative ELPAC or an overall score of 3 on the alternate ELPAC to be eligible to reclassify. As the ELPAC testing season nears students, families, and schools are encouraged to practice and prepare for the ELPAC test.

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First Day of School

The first day of the 2024-25 school year is August 8, 2024.

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Our OUSD: Realizing our Strategic Plan

All OUSD children and educators—regardless of their background or their circumstances—will have the opportunity to reach their highest potential.

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Focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.

EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS

Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade

Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders

Supporting Empowered Graduates

Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success

Creating Joyful Schools

Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty

Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff

Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity

EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS

Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade

Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders

Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade

Oakland’s vision is that its youngest students develop a joyful curiosity and a love of reading, writing and self-expression.

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Supporting Empowered Graduates

Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success

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Supporting Empowered Graduates

Oakland’s vision of powerful graduates is one in which students are empowered with skills, knowledge, and opportunities, along with having a clear vision for themselves.

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Creating Joyful Schools

Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty

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Creating Joyful Schools

In Oakland’s vision, students feel safe, welcomed, and liberated in their daily environments — at home, in school, and in the community — and are active participants in their academic and social emotional success.

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Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff

Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity

Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff

Oakland’s vision is that our students’ diverse and rich backgrounds are reflected by Black, Brown, and multilingual educators.

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Grow With Us

Learning is growing, and every student deserves a safe, joyful environment that equips them to be lifelong learners and leaders.

OUSD offers music, language, hands-on learning and STEAM opportunities for preschoolers to seniors in high school. Our 106 schools are located in the country's second most racially diverse city and are spread across 78 square miles. We prepare students to be engaged civic leaders ready to pursue their college, career and post-K-12 educational dreams.

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OUSD in the News

OUSD Shares Details of Second Interim Report Which Shows Decrease in the General Fund Balance

At the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, March 13, the Directors received the Second Interim report from District staff. It is one of two Interim reports that the state of California requires every school district to file each year, sharing details of district finances at different points during the year.

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