1. Oakland Unified School DistrictAcademic and Fiscal SolvencyCommunity DialogueJody London, Director, District 1OUSD Board of Education[email_address] 510/459-0667 Version/ 11.1.09

2. Tonights Presentation

Current State

• Review and provide input on Vision, Values and Priorities for Academic Success

• Review State Fiscal Crisis and the impact for OUSD Funding for 2010-2011 and beyond.

Planning for 2010-2011

• Engage in discussion about key budget challenges/ opportunities.

• Understand next steps and how you can stay involved in planning for academic and fiscal solvency

Closing, Acknowledgements, and Feedback

3. 4. 5. Our Progress So Far.

92 point growth in API for OUSD, highest among all large urban districts in California!

Increased the number of schools with an API of 700+ from 11 to 50

Increased the four year graduation rate from 58% to 69%

Opened 31 new small schools in low income neighborhoods

Expanded summer school services from 2,000 to 8,000 students

Expanded after school programs from 34 to 91 schools, and from 3,000 to 17,600 students

6. ACHIEVEMENTEQUITYACCOUNTABILITY Core Values Underlying Our Work To Increase Student Achievement We Invest in Our People: Effective Principal at Every School Effective Teachers Retained at Every School Quality Teacher Support and Collaboration To Increase Student Achievement We Create Conditions for Success: Personalized Learning Environments Results-Based Flexibility for Schools Safe and Supportive Schools Modern Facilities and Infrastructure Data-Driven Performance Improvement TOP PRIORITY: High-quality instruction that results in high levels of learning for every student in every classroom every day. GOALS All students will meet or exceed rigorous standards in all academic disciplines . All students will : Graduate prepared to succeed in college and the workplace. Succeed inAlgebra by the end ofninth grade . Read and write by the end ofthird grade . Students takeresponsibilityfor themselvesand thecommon good . Students will possess personal motivation, skills and resiliency necessary for success in life and the workplace. VISION: All students will graduate as caring, competent and critical thinkers, fully informed, engaged and contributing citizens, prepared to succeed in college and career. BOARD PRIORITIES BOARD PRIORITIES 7. Our Challenges

We continue to under-serve our African American, Latino, Pacific Islander and English Learner students, resulting in an opportunity and achievement gap that we must close.

Our high schools need additional support to increase student achievement, reduce truancy, and increase graduation rates

80% of local school district budgets come from the State

8. Our Priorities going forward

Literacy for

College and Career Readiness

Focus on reading, writing, speaking, critical thinking and mathematical reasoning for 21 stcentury success

Family access to early literacy in pre-school

Individual plans, progress monitoring and early intervention to keep all students on track

College prep writing for all students, with culminating Senior Project

Career education options, technology literacy, work-based learning and community college course access for all students

Recovery options that help, drop outs, non-completers and juvenile justice students graduate

Safe & Supportive Schools

Secure campuses and violence reduction

Mandatory extended student learning after school, Saturdays and summer

Restorative practices that enhance school culture and improve discipline systems to address equity

Truancy reduction and engaged families

Engaged civic and community partners to reduce violence in the community and at schools

Integrated student and family services at school that address the needs of the whole child

Quality Teaching for

Every Student, Every Day

Proven, rigorous standards-based curriculum and assessments for all students

UC/CSU a-g course curriculum in high school for all students

Training and coaching that improves teacher instructional skill and content knowledge

Schools ensure regular teacher collaboration to plan instruction for success of each student

Principal training that provides effective support and feedback to improve instruction

Cultural competency training for teachers to better meet the needs of diverse learners

Improved working conditions and support that increases teacher retention

9. Total Budgeted Expenditures $616.6 M Other Restricted Funds $188 M General Fund $428.6 M 4,344 FTE Unrestricted Resources $252.3 M 2,890 FTE Restricted Resources $176.3 M 1,454 FTE School Site Budgets $184.5 M 2,145 FTE Centrally Funded Svcs for Schools $22.0 M 155 FTE Central Operations $37.2 M 224 FTE OUSD 2009-2010 Budget Breakdown Elementary $104.8 M 1,220 FTE Middle $33.9 M 400 FTE High $45.8 M 525 FTE School Climate $5.6 M 95 FTE Extended Ed Svc. $6.3 M 48 FTE Pro/Currc Devel $10.9 M 61 FTE Alt Ed. $0.8 M 8 FTE Facilities, Maint $3.0 M 271 FTE General Ed $4.0 M 38 FTE Dist. Lead, Other $7.9 M 59 FTE Bus, HR, Data, etc. $29.3 M 165 FTE Centrally Funded Site-Based Svcs $8.6 M 366 FTE Construction - $120 M Child Development - $21 M Self Insurance - $18 M Food Serv. - $15 M Adult Ed. - $12 M Debt Services - $2 M 20102011 Budget Challenge $27 million cuts from General Fund Unrestricted 10. Unaudited Actuals Base Revenue Limit (BRL)2002-2010 Summary Graph $4,739 $4,825 $4,961 $5,172 $5,538 $5,790 $6,119 $6,380 11. Fiscal Challenges/ Opportunities

Enrollment and Attendance

• How can we help families learn more about the many great schools in Oakland?

• How can we partner with families, schools and community to raise attendance?

Teacher compensation

• How do we address the challenge that our teachers do not make as much as most teachers in the Bay Area?

Class Size/ School Size

• What are the benefits and costs to maintaining school and class sizes? How do we maintain these benefits and manage costs?

Safety and School Climate

• How do we increase the funding and further engage community in keeping our schools safe and centers of support for our students and families?

12. Next Steps

Board of Education and Superintendent continue to gather input from students, families, staff.

Superintendent prepares proposed budgets for central office that reflect the Boards direction. (Dec/ Jan)

Principals and School Site Councils develop School Plan and Budget (Dec- Mar)

Personnel reductions approved (March)

Final budget for 2010-2011 adopted (June)