East Oakland PRIDE Elementary School

I hope everyone is excited about returning to school!!! Registration is this week, starting Monday and school begins Monday, August 12th at 8:30am sharp!! See you there for a great start to the 2019-2020 school year!!!

School may be out for the summer, but kids and teens can still get a free lunch at dozens of OUSD school sites during the summer months. Learn more at www.ousd.org/summerlunch and contact Oakland Unified School District, Nutrition Services for more info.

Happy Classified School Employees Week! Every day, our classified school employees are building connections and inspiring lives at our schools and offices. Fro...m transporting and feeding students to teaching them vital skills, and ensuring that our schools are operating smoothly, classified employees are an integral and cherished part of our district. See more

National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-11 & starts today! While we appreciate our hard-working teachers every day of the year, this coming week we encourage students and families to reach out directly to teachers to let them know just how special they are. #ThankATeacher #TeachOUSD

Happy Principals’ Day to our awesome principal, Mrs. Grant!

Oakland Families: Do you know what your kids will be doing this summer? Check out InPlay: a free, online activity guide to help you find local and affordable summer camp programs. www.inplay.org/r/oakland

The 2019-20 School Year Calendar is now available in multiple languages on the OUSD website at www.ousd.org/districtcalendar. The first day of school is August 12, 2019 and the last day of school is May 28, 2020. #iamOUSD

Earlier this year so many of us rallied around Oakland teachers during their strike. Now there is another chance to recognize our amazing teachers. Mayor Libby... Schaaf is now accepting nominations for her fourth annual 'Fulfilling the Promise' teaching award, which recognizes three PK-12 teachers for their incredible work. Know an exceptional educator that deserves to be recognized? Nominate them today at https://forms.gle/xY6naYs7N6xXGAbr8 or by visiting oaklandpromise.org Oakland Unified School District Mayor Libby Schaaf Oakland Public Education Fund

Favor de firmar y compartir para apoyar a nuestra comunidad | Please sign and share to support our community

Attention OUSD high school juniors and seniors! Prom season is almost here, and we don't want anyone to be unable to attend because they cannot afford a dress. ...That's why we are teaming up with the Oakland Public Education Fund and the Golden State Warriors Lesley West. Dressed By West has you covered, in incredibly generous style. Ms. West is once again giving away brand-new dresses to any high school junior or senior who needs one - nearly 1,000 free dresses in all. Students just need to sign up for a time slot on Saturday, March 16, browse the Dressed by West collection at McClymonds High School in the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, then walk out with the perfect dress. OUSD thanks Ms. West for once again being there for our students! Students, register here.

The Oakland High School Wildcats are the Division 3 California Basketball Champions!!! #GoWildcats!

We reach out to the entire District community now because of some extremely inaccurate reporting that happened on Spanish-language TV station, Univision 14. At ...6 p.m. on Friday, they had a report that some viewers interpreted to mean that any students who miss three days or more of school during the strike could be fined by the District. That is NOT TRUE. No one in our District has ever said anything like that in the media or anywhere else. We spoke with Univision who admitted the mistake and ran a full correction on Friday night at 11. Please know the District will not be punitive in its approach to students having unexcused absences during the strike. On a related note, we have heard some terrible rumors that the District may threaten people’s immigration status if they are not in school. That is absolutely false, and no one in the District would ever say such a thing. OUSD is a Sanctuary District, inside a Sanctuary City, inside a Sanctuary State and we will always stand up for our students no matter where they came from or how they got here. Thank you, and we hope you have a nice peaceful weekend. ### Les llamamos hoy porque unos de los canales de noticias en espanol, la cadena Univision, ha reportado halgo falso, el pasado viernes 22 de febrero en las noticias de las 6pm. En el reportaje de las 6pm, algunos televidentes mal interpretaron que estudiantes que falten 3 dias o más a la escuela durante la huelga seran multados. Esto es falso. Nadie de parte del distrito ha comunicado esto a la prensa o en ningun otro sitio. Nos comunicamos con Univision, quienes admitieron su error, y corrijeron su reportaje en las noticias de las 11pm, el mismo dia, viernes 22 de febrero. En otro tema, tambien queremos aclarar rumores terribles que el distrito estara amenenazando el estatus migratorio de personal quienes no esten presenten en su escuela durante la huelga. Esto tambien es absolutamente falso. Nadie ha dicho esto de parte del Distrito, y aparte es contradictorio a nuestros protocolos como distrito santuario. El distrito unificado de Oakland es un distrito santuario localizado en una ciudad santuaria, en un estado santuario en donde siempre estaremos defendiendo nuestros estudiantes sin importar su estatus migratoria. Gracias, y que pasen un buen fin de semana.