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Enrollment StabilizationBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
OUSD Enrollment Grows for First Time in Seven Years but Marketing Team Faces Total Elimination
The enrollment marketing team that helped reverse a decade of decline is projected to have zero staff and zero funding for 2026-27.
Why it matters: Enrollment-driven ADA revenue is OUSD's primary funding mechanism; defunding the stabilization work that exceeded projections by hundreds of students annually threatens the district's fiscal recovery.
Oakland Unified School District
Facilities Master PlanBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Board Adopts Facilities Master Plan That Replaces Controversial Jacobson Blueprint
The 2026 facilities master plan was approved 6-0, establishing data-driven criteria for capital investments and future bond measures.
Why it matters: The plan replaces the Jacobson plan that devastated the district and positions OUSD to access state proposition bond funds and plan future local bonds.
Oakland Unified School District
Ethnic StudiesBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Both Central Ethnic Studies Positions Face Elimination Through Layoffs and Grant Expiration
The TK-8 ethnic studies TSA was eliminated in March layoffs, and the 9-12 position's grant funding expires next year, leaving zero central leadership.
Why it matters: OUSD adopted its ethnic studies curriculum in spring 2025 and has state mandates approaching — losing all central support jeopardizes implementation and compliance.
Oakland Unified School District
Heat MitigationBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Unanimous Board Vote Allocates $8M From Bond for Classroom Cooling After Parent Campaign
The board unanimously approved $8M from Measure Y for heat mitigation including window film that could reduce classroom temperatures 5-10 degrees.
Why it matters: Climate change has made classrooms increasingly unsafe for learning and work, and this resolution plants the seed for the next facilities bond to tackle heat district-wide.
Oakland Unified School District
711 CommitteeBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Contentious 6-1 Vote Creates Advisory Body for Three Vacant Properties Despite Accusations of Selling Public Land
The board created a 711 committee to evaluate Ralph Bunche, Second Avenue, and Lakeview properties while Hutchinson warned it's the legal trigger for selling district land.
Why it matters: Declaring property surplus is the sole legal pathway to selling or leasing public school land, and the move comes before the community re-envisioning process that was supposed to precede it.
Oakland Unified School District
Chronic AbsenteeismBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
District Chronic Absenteeism Falls Below Pre-COVID Levels for First Time
Oakland Natives Give Back partnership helped cut unverified absences at Castlemont from 74% to 60%, as district-wide chronic absenteeism dropped to 26.5%.
Why it matters: Every percentage point of attendance improvement represents both better student outcomes and critical ADA revenue for a district under going concern notice.
Oakland Unified School District
UAOSBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Joint Study Reveals OUSD Administrators Earn Up to $50K Less Than Neighboring Districts
A six-month joint OUSD-UAOS study found the average raise needed to reach peer district medians ranges from 10 to 30 percent.
Why it matters: With 82% of administrators at top of pay scale and only a $1,300 longevity stipend after 20 years, the district faces severe retention risk for school leaders.
Oakland Unified School District
CACBoard of Education5d agoApril 22, 2026
Three-Year Effort to Protect Disabled Students From School Transfers Nears May 13 Vote
The CAC reported productive talks with district leadership on revising the school stability resolution after the original was watered down over a flawed fiscal impact statement.
Why it matters: Disabled students are currently the only group that can be involuntarily removed from their school when special education classrooms are moved — a practice advocates call discriminatory.
Oakland Unified School District
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