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World Cup Fever is Here

And thanks to a collective effort from the Bay Area Host Committee, EA Sports, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, Measure Y and our Facilities team, students at Life Academy and United for Success Academy now have a new soccer pitch on campus. Goooooal!

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Here We Go!

OUSD is undertaking a major $92 million dollar campus modernization project at McClymonds High School. Improvements will include upgraded classrooms, cutting-edge engineering labs, enhanced safety systems and more.

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Cheers to the Class of 2026

Congratulations to our graduating seniors for the years of hard work that led to this moment and to the incredible adventures that lie ahead! 

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A Lasting Legacy in Oakland

Dr. Marcus A. Foster was one of the most transformative leaders in the history of public education in Oakland and across the nation. His leadership helped shape not just the school system, but the identity of Oakland as a city that believes in its young people. 

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Focused on What Matters Most

Even in a difficult budget year, our priority is clear. Protect classrooms. Support students. Keep Oakland in control of its schools.

Understand the Budget

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OUSD is a Sanctuary District! 

Oakland Unified stands in solidarity with the immigrant community and remains committed to providing safe and secure learning communities for all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or immigration status. We take seriously our identify as a sanctuary district and in these turbulent times seek to reassure the community of ongoing focus on student care and safety.

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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

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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

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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 77 K-12 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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Oakland Unified Advances Major School Facilities Program After Successful Bond Sale; Refinancing Prior Bonds to Save Taxpayers Nearly $8.5 Million 

Oakland Unified School District is entering the next phase of its long-term vision to create safe, healthy, sustainable, and inspiring schools for every student in the city. This follows several significant milestones, including Board adoption of the 2026 Facilities Master Plan, the successful sale of Measure Y bonds that generated more than $8.5 million in taxpayer savings, and another strong independent bond audit.

Together, these milestones position the District to move forward with some of the most ambitious school construction and modernization projects in Oakland’s history. They include major renovations of McClymonds High School, Roosevelt Middle School, Coliseum College Preparatory Academy, Melrose Leadership Academy, and Garfield Elementary School.

Read Full Story about Oakland Unified Advances Major School Facilities Program After Successful Bond Sale; Refinancing Prior Bonds to Save Taxpayers Nearly $8.5 Million 

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