Clear Administrative Services Credential (CASC)

While many other credential programs cost the participant upwards of $10,000, the OUSD CASC program is tuition free.

The work candidates do in the OUSD CASC Program is not theoretical or solely for the purposes of your credential – rather, it is the actual work candidates need to do on behalf of their schools and the students and families they serve.

Oakland is unique. Our systems, our district, our history and our students have assets and needs that are specific to our community. As such, this program is designed to honor our community by ensuring all of our learning is rooted in our actual work in Oakland schools. Concretely, this means that all assignments are intended to support the work OUSD administrators do daily. All coaches and program leaders are current and former OUSD leaders who understand and have experience with the context in which candidates serve.

Just as Oakland has a specific and unique context, each of our OUSD schools has their own ecosystem, replete with their individual histories, nuances and assets – and each leader comes with their own strengths and areas of growth. While administrators have common expectations and job requirements across the district, they also need to understand and respond to the individual school communities they lead. The CASC Program is designed to be flexible and accommodating so that leaders across a diverse array of schools can apply their learnings in a way that makes sense for themselves and their context.