Office of Equity

Resources and Upcoming Opportunities

  1. Workshop slide decks and videos of our foundational antiracist learning series and intersectional learning workshops offered by the Racial Justice and Healing Taskforce and partner departments.

  2. Recommended list of local Racial Justice and Healing Partners to support your team in this work.

  3. Ethnic Studies Framework and Pedagogical Principles: We have launched our new Ethnic Studies website, which includes PK-12 content and resources

  4. Save the Dates: Our Racial Justice, Equity and Healing Summits will continue to take place each Professional Learning Day, this year on September 16 and January 3 - please send your teams, especially if you are not already engaged in site-specific learning together throughout the year.

  5. Racial Justice & Healing Taskforce- Aug. 2 from 3:30pm-5:00pm Zoom: https://ousd.zoom.us/j/610199452 Monthly roundtable across OUSD departments & schools to move our racial justice and healing work in Oakland's schools forward together.

Each month we'll highlight shared learning, strategy & action, and roll up our sleeves and get to work on strategic tasks in Working Groups:

    1. Supporting Black Thriving & District-Wide Coordination

    2. Equity Policy & Administrative Regulations

    3. Antiracist & Culturally Responsive Curriculum

    4. Developing Site Racial Justice Learning & Affinity Groups

    5. Safe School Cultures & Building Solidarity

2022.07.21 Antiracist Learning Support for Principals and Site Teams