Our Vision

All Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) students will find 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 success.

OUR VALUES

• Students First: We support students by providing multiple learning opportunities to ensure students feel respected and heard.

• Equity: We provide everyone access to what they need to be successful.

• Excellence: We hold ourselves to uncompromising standards to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

• Integrity: We are honest, trustworthy and accountable.

• Cultural Responsiveness: We resist assumptions and biases and see the gift of every student and adult.

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OUR STRATEGIES

• Fostering a positive cultural and academic identity using a culturally responsive teaching and learning approach.
• Growing a culture of belonging for BIPOC students & families
• Modeling and scaling culturally responsive practices
• Tiered case management and advocacy
• Youth and Family leadership development & academic empowerment.