There is an important vote that is coming in front of the OUSD School board on Wednesday, October 24 and your voice is really needed. The board will be voting for the OUSD to recommend appropriate and effective remedies to reduce chronic over-subscription of kindergarten seats among families residing within the Crocker Highlands attendance boundaries. The OUSD board and Superintendent have said they need to hear from the community to prioritize this as an issue. Please come to let the board hear how this issue affects you and your family to help with their decisionWednesday, October 24Arrive by 4:45PM for a speaking card (The meeting starts at 5PM)1025 2nd Avenue Board RoomIf you think you will make it, please email crockerlongrangeplanning@hotmail.com so we can have a count of people expected Whether or not you can make it, communication to the school board members before their meeting on October 24 is crucial right now- even if you have sent them messages before. I've listed...
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Tonight's meeting went longer than the 1 1/2 hours originally scheduled and I'm sure all have their own feedback and impressions. I welcome all to give their impressions and feedback here in the blog or if others would like to create a forum somewhere else - would welcome that too.Turnout was great - I'd say there were somewhere between 80-100 folks who showed up. Agenda:1. Introductions and OUSD's understanding of the issueHere David Montes de Oca gave an overview of his role, policy and procedure2. Community IntroductionsHere I presented the petition and signatures to David Montes de Oca and many attendees posed their questions and concerns to David Montes de Oca while he took notes3. Overview of OUSDs response to questions and concernsHere David talked through a lot of policy and history in response to point #2 and the recognized need for an evaluation of schools throughout the district as a priority4. Remaining questions and...
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Message from Crocker Principal, Beth Rhine 5/8/2012:Dear Crocker Community, As many of you know, recently there were many discussions regarding the expanded boundaries and the impact on enrollment at Crocker Highlands. We were able to add an additional kindergarten class this year to accomodate all our neighborhood families but that is a short-term solution. We are having a meeting with David Montes de Oca, Executive Director, Quality Community Schools Development of the Oakland Unified School District, to address the long-term enrollment capacity of the school on Wednesday, June 6, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Crocker Highlands in the Library . Everyone is invited. Please spread the word about this meeting to anyone interested ! Beth Rhine
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An issue has arisen this year with admittance to Crocker
Highlands Elementary. This year 112 local families applied for 75
kindergarten seats. 91 of the 112
families were given a spot (OUSD assumes an attrition model where some families
won't use their spot) leaving 21 families (18 within the old district of the
neighborhood) without a seat at Crocker. This was primarily a result of the
expansion of Crocker school boundary lines to incorporate families from
Lakeview elementary set to close this coming school year.
A solution has been found for this year’s class. There will be a 4th Kindergarten classroom
opening for one and only one time this Fall and based on the numbers that were
shared, it seems that neighborhood families wanting admittance to Crocker this
Fall should be able to get in.
The bad news, I believe, is that this is a one-time option
to add an additional classroom and there are not current plans to readdress the
boundaries...
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