Dear GO Supporter,

Welcome to the GO Oakland Roundup for the first week of October. In this edition, we'd like to update you on some tough decisions being faced by OUSD, as well as exciting developments within our campaigns. 

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Budget Adjustments: Last night, OUSD’s budget woes continued to unfold at the Board of Education’s Budget and Finance Committee Meeting. OUSD staff shared information about the need to make adjustments to the current school year’s budget. Though staff did not give a specific number for how much needed to change, it was clear that the adjustment will be substantial. We've put together our best understanding of what’s at stake, why there may be adjustments, who is involved, and what the projected timeline is.

G1 Action Alert: Next week, the Oakland Unified School Board will be providing direction with regard to whether or not students in county-authorized charter schools should receive benefit from the G1 tax measure. Learn more and take action today to make sure this measure continues to support all Oakland students.

2017-2018 Advocacy Campaign Updates

To start, here's a page that summarizes our campaigns for the year.

Budgeting for Impact: Are you interested in staying up-to-date with OUSD budget matters? Do you want access to our ongoing, nonpartisan budget analysis? Sign up here to get regular Budget News blogs.

#1Oakland: Our campaign action teams are off to a fast-paced start. In our September 23 launch meeting, we discussed the problems surfaced by the Informing Equity Study. Since then, we have discussed our communications and policy strategies. #AskUsAbout​SELPAS! We would also like to shout out two of the 1Oakland leaders, Rebecca Haskell for bringing great ideas and executing on them, and Tamika Lyles for becoming a policy expert.

School Board Matters: Check out our latest Board Watch for coverage of last week's regular board meeting.

Other News

SBAC: In case you missed it, here's our September 27 statement on the delayed 2017 SBAC results. We've got a lot of work to do.
 
OUSD's Blueprint for Quality Schools: Please take a few minutes to take this OUSD survey and communicate what matters most to you when it comes to your kids' schools.

We will have more updates for you in just a couple of weeks.

In community,

Taraneh Arhamsadr
Communications Director, GO Public Schools Oakland