Grounded in our commitment to peace, unity and justice, the mission of Youth Together is to address the root causes of educational inequities by developing multiracial youth leaders and engaging school community allies to promote positive school change.
POLITICAL EDUCATION
We do research, as well as create and provide political education to our students across sites. We believe that youth are integral to creating lasting change in our communities, and make sure that we equip our students with the tools they need to think critically.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Our students learn the value of community first hand through the outreach work that we do. We strive to give our students the opportunity to lead their community, but first make sure that they are grounded in the skills.
EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
While we teach our students that the community is the first place to organize, we also make sure to arm our students with the advocacy skills they need to make broad and institutionalized changes to better the experiences of their peers.
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Shoutout to Heaven B., a Skyline High School Student here tonight at the Oakland City Council to share her story and her Senior Capstone research! She, like many other students, is hoping that the Oakland City Council will give OUSD $1.2 Million to restore necessary services to students, specifically Foster Youth programs and Restorative Justice!
Oakland may step in to restore cut school programs
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Oakland city council members will vote Tuesday on whether or not to give the school district a $1.2 million grant to fund the district’s restorative justice program and other programs that we…ICYMI: In honor of National Jazz Month, we’re celebrating the Skyline High School Jazz Band, who blew us away at their recent concert! Make sure to support our youth in the arts by making sure to attend more events they put on & donating! #YouthArts #YouthMovement
Check it out, folks! Youth Together has been recommended for funding this cycle! If you're able to, come out & share your story about how YT has supported you in the past!
Rise and Grind! This Monday morning, we want to remind everyone about the importance of PSAC and Parent voice!
The Parent and Student Advisory Committee for the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) makes sure that the goals OUSD sets for our students and the money they receive are used in the best way possible across the district. PSAC Members are elected from School Site Councils, which are groups that decide how some money is spent on each campus, and every school site MUST have a School Site Council!
If you're a parent that wants to be a champion for our students, be sure to make your voice heard by taking the small step of joining your local SSC, and going to these meetings to hold OUSD accountable!
For anyone interested, or who wants more information, check out the OUSD Family Toolkit online at www.ousdfamilytoolkit.org
Your voice matters!
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April 14, 2019 www.ousd.org | (510) 879-8200 (tel:+15108798200) Haga clic aquí para español The Dialogue Continues: LCAP Parent and Student Leaders Discuss 2019-20 Budget Reductions and Support for Committees on Wednesday, April 17 The parent and student members of the LCAP Advisory Committee (PSA...Knowing the history and context of OUSD, this is neither surprising, nor encouraging. After state takeover, OUSD's finances were basically run by the state, with little power being allocated to district officials. Now, while we STILL have a state trustee overseeing our spending, the county has decided to step in AFTER we've gotten rid of the Chief Business Officer- replacing him with a "team" of workers.
But how accountable will the be to the district and the will of the people?
Make no mistake- there NEEDS to be change in our budgeting practices. But the practices are bigger than just the people, clearly, since the same thing seems to be happening no matter who is in charge of the money.
Oakland Unified gets unprecedented help with fiscal practices
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Alameda County Office of Education team steps in to train district staff and help implement fiscal stability procedures as chief business officer position is eliminated.