This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more atwww.IBAbuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/KatyMurphy.
Sept. 28: The initial proposals presented -- or "sunshined" -- to the Oakland Education Association at Thursday night's board meeting didn't mention any numbers. (You can find a link to it on the blog.)
Instead, they called for a restructuring of the step-and-column system, a career ladder for teachers, revamped evaluation systems and an agreement to give "school governance teams greater voice in determining the composition of their school staff teams."
It's been years since the two sides have been able to reach an agreement. In 2010, the Oakland school board imposed a contract, and the union held a one-day strike. But on Thursday, there seemed to be some hope in the room.
Board President Jody London said, "We look forward to what we hope will be a speedy and productive negotiation