The Oakland Way
Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 2:35 pm in OEA, OUSD central office, School board news, school reform,students, teachers2 Comments »
Discussions are underway for radically changing how things work for Oakland school district employees and the students they serve.
Like a good newspaper lede, the opening line of the below human resources document makes you want to keep on reading — despite the fact that it’s an HR document.
“Current OUSD Human Resource practices are failing children,” it begins.
The ideas put forth in the discussion paper embedded below are comprehensive and wide-ranging, from strengthening relationships with local teacher colleges to creating “career ladders” for teachers, updating
OUSD’s strategic plan — and your place in it
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 11:56 pm in School board newsTony SmithNo Comments
On Tuesday evening, I’ll be speaking on a panel convened by the League of Women Voters about the strategic plan the Oakland school board adopted last year. The event, from 6-8 p.m. at Oakland City Hall, is titled “The Promise and the Challenge.”
I’ve been invited to talk about the role the community should — or needs to — play in meeting the plan’s goals. It’s a good thing I have a few days to do my homework first (and that I have this blog!), as the answer isn’t clear