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Oakland Unified special meeting, Oct 6, 2026

3 h 11 min · 25 public speakers

Discussed school closuresDiscussed vouchers and school choice

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Oakland board renews Aspire Monarch Academy and Ames charters through June 30th, 2032 1:25:21

  • A director called on by the chair asked how the Ames board would monitor and verify that its special education improvement plans were working. 2:18:54
  • The board approved the Ames charter renewal for grades 9 through 12 for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2032. 2:41:50
  • The board also held an initial hearing on an East Bay Innovation Academy request to reduce its grades from 9 to 12 to 6 to 8, and adopted a motion to issue a notice to Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy. 2:47:22
Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and interpretation check 34:50
    • A clerk called the roll and announced a quorum was present. 36:45
    • Live interpretation was offered in Arabic and Spanish. 37:20
    • The president apologized for the late start and the change in venue, citing staff shortages. 39:34
  2. Aspire Monarch Academy charter renewal 40:09
    • The director of the OUSD Charter Office said the school is a middle-tier school eligible for a renewal of 5 years, with no presumption of approval or denial. 40:09
    • The deputy director said the students with disabilities group had the greatest increase in '24-'25, at +22.2 points in ELA and +35.4 points in math. 42:03
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to vote yes on the renewal, and a board member said they were happy to support the renewal. 58:56
    • The motion to renew the charter for the term July 1st, 2027 through June 30th, 2032 was adopted. 1:25:21
  3. Ames High School charter renewal 1:34:35
    • A staff member presenting the staff report said many core subject areas and grades at Ames offer only honors or AP classes, noted special education program and compliance concerns, and cited transitions at the principal, CMO leadership and board levels. 1:41:47
    • A school representative said the special education identification rate was 5.4% as of September 3rd, compared with 18.7% across OUSD high schools. 1:52:42
    • The motion included a condition that the school submit a written report and present annually on its performance improvement plan goals by January 31st each year beginning in 2027. 2:13:15
    • The motion to approve the renewal for July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2032 was adopted. 2:41:50
  4. East Bay Innovation Academy material revision 2:44:02
    • The hearing covered a request for a material revision reducing the school's grades from 9 to 12 to 6 to 8. 2:47:22
    • A school representative apologized for not submitting the revision in the spring and said target enrollment would drop from 770 to 330. 2:48:45
    • A school representative said the restructuring projects a 15.1% growth in ending fund balance as a percentage of expenses. 2:55:14
  5. Notice to Oakland Military Institute 3:06:43
    • The item asked the board to issue a notice to Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy providing a reasonable opportunity to cure under Education Code sections. 3:06:43
    • A speaker at public comment said the school has begun a comprehensive review of its data related to student exits. 3:08:54
    • The motion to issue the notice was adopted. 3:10:25

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