Educational Coalition for Hispanics in Oakland (ECHO)
Five areas of involvement - STUDENTS BASED ACTIVITIES
-Latino Student Honor Roll ECHO /OUSD – an annual activity recognizing Latino student scholars and interfacing with Oakland Unified School District
-Provide Multicultural and Ethnic Studies classes
-Advocacy for students at school site level
-Provide recommendations to the OUSD school Board of Education and superintendent on how to better the education of Latino student.
-Collect and analyze student educational data to share with parents and the community.
-Summer Projects 2012
Excursions
Summer school
Summer tutoring
- PARENT WORKSHOPS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
-Ongoing support for student learning by professional staff and presenters.
-Multicultural awareness
-Bilingual support for individual parents
-Specific topic workshops addressing issues Latino parents and their families face in today’s society
-Educational Conference for Parents and Community
- WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
Participate and partner with other community based organizations, such as :
-Unity Council
-Centro Legal de La Raza
-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County
-Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
-The Oakland Museum
-Oakland Unified School District
-Consulado General de México en San Francisco
-Peralta Collage
- SCHOLARSHIP OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT
-Inform parents & students about educational opportunities in the community
-Work with Public and Independent schools to provide quality educational opportunities for students and their families
-Maintain a system of parents and students interviews and selection process
-Provide workshops to prepare students for placement in optimal learning circumstances
-Follow ECHO students’ progress throughout their educational career
-Provide information about scholarships and other learning opportunities
-Develop a business community based scholarship program.
- ECHO FUNDING
-ECHO seeks donations, grants, and financial assistance for students and organizational activities held
throughout the year
-ECHO welcomes any qualified assistance to develop its fundraising capacity
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