Directors / Overview

Directors

2013 Oakland Unified School District Board of Education

Governing Board, Executive Staff
(January 7, 2013)

Standing (l-r): Tony Smith, Superintendent; Director James Harris; Jacqueline Minor, General Counsel; President David Kakishiba; Board Secretary Edgar Rakestraw, Jr.; Director Christopher Dobbins
Seated (l-r): Vice President Jumoke Hinton Hodge; Director Jody London; Director Roseann Torres; Former Director Gary Yee; Student Director Carmen Jimenez

The Governing Board, commonly called the Board of Education, is the elected policy-making body of the public education system within the City of Oakland, California. The Governing Board's primary responsibilities are to ensure that every student served by the District is well educated and demonstrates high academic achievement.

The Governing Board seeks to provide the public with information about the public school system goals, objectives, and activities, including its weekly legislative agenda, strategic long-term goals, and other activities affecting education within the City. The Governing Board hopes that you will visit these pages often, utilize the information provided, and share your feedback on issues related to K-12 education within Oakland.

Last Modified on April 25, 2013

Nondiscrimination Policy
OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination against any protected group as identified under Education Code 200 and 220 and Government Code 11135, and Title IX, including actual or perceived sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental or physical disability, age, or on the basis of a persons association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in any District program or activity that received or benefits from state financial assistance, including athletic programs. Complaint forms are available at school sites and at the Office of the Ombudsperson, located in the District's Paul Robeson Administrative Building, 1025 Second Avenue, Room 316. For further information, call 273-3243. BOARD POLICY 0410, 5145.3