Health centers and “full-service community schools” - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:
By Katy Murphy
Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 8:38 am in health, high schools, initiatives, OUSD central office, students.
photos by Roy Manzanares, courtesy of Oakland Unified
Oakland Superintendent Tony Smith’s vision of full-service community schools is taking shape on some campuses, thanks to a school-based health center initiative that has picked up steam (and millions of dollars in funding) since 2008.
Oakland Unified’s 12th health center opened this week, at the 1,900-student Skyline High School. The Native American Health Center (NAHC) will operate services at the clinic. The renovated portable building includes two medical exam rooms, a laboratory and three confidential consultation rooms.
Skyline’s renovations were funded by a 2006 school bond measure (Measure B) and seed money from a 2008 Kaiser Permanente donation. Atlantic Philanthropie
