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August 7, 2020
In This Issue
- 5 Questions for Youth Activists of Alameda
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Ethnic Studies Course to be Offered in Fall
- EHS Students Document Textbook Bias
- Q&A with Chief Academic Officer Sara Stone
- AUSD Educators Initiate Anti-Racist Book Groups
- Reminder: Every Alamedan Counts!
- Kudos to...
- AEF Equipped for Success Drive
- Community Member Files Lawsuit Against Measure A
- COVID-19 and Distance Learning Resources
- Upcoming Events
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5 Questions for Youth Activists of Alameda
Over the last several months, young people from across the island have organized large-scale marches, sit-ins, and rallies to support the Black Lives Matter movement. We reached out to leaders of Youth Activists of Alameda to ask them five questions about what it has been like to take a lead role organizing large-scale events during this time.
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"Introduction to Ethnic Studies" Starts this Fall
Beginning this fall, students at Alameda High School, Encinal High School, and ASTI will be able to take an Introduction to Ethnic Studies class designed to help them learn to think critically about issues of ethnicity, identity, service, and social justice.
Read about the program here.
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EHS Students Document Textbook Bias
Students at Encinal Jr. & Sr. High School have created a documentary about their trip to New Orleans, their awakening to the realities of the plantation system and slavery, and the way those realities contrast with what's taught in textbooks. They had planned to premiere the documentary in March, but the pandemic interrupted that. Want to learn more? You can watch the film and learn more about its background in our community bulletin.
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AUSD's Anti-Racist and Equity Initiatives: A Q&A with Chief Academic Officer Sara Stone
Since joining AUSD in August 2019, Chief Academic Officer Sara Stone has been sharply focused on issues of race, equity, and opportunity across our district. We asked her a series of questions about AUSD's equity and anti-racist work.
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AUSD Educators Initiate Anti-Racist Book Groups
This spring and summer, teachers, educators, and parents across Alameda Unified School District are forming groups to read about racism and anti-racist pedagogy and discuss ways of improving the systems and practices at their school sites. You can read about those efforts in this community bulletin.
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Reminder: Every Alamedan Counts!
Although census events and door-to-door counts are limited during a pandemic, being counted still matters! Funding and services for our school district, our town, and our county very much depend on census data. It's a super-fast, confidential survey that you can take in just minutes.
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Kudos to...
Edison Elementary School for being featured as a Green Ribbon School by both the US Department of Education and the California Department of Education this week. Both agencies feaured the Edison Otters' achievement on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.
Student Board Members Brian Lin and Henry Mills for taking new positions with the newly formed California Student Board Member Association! Brian will be leading the CSBMA "Take a Seat" campaign, which advocates for putting more student members on Boards of Education. Henry has been appointed the organization's Director of Communications. Great work, board members!
Paden Elementary School for receiving recognition from the California PBIS Coalition for an "outstanding contribution of support and care during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and resulting disruptions to school." We appreciate Paden's remarkable support of its school community and will have more information about this in an upcoming newsletter.
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AEF Equipped for Success to Focus on Distance Learning Help
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Lawsuit Filed Against Measure A Parcel Tax
A local community member has filed a lawsuit against AUSD, alleging that the Measure A parcel tax is illegal. The measure, which will raise about $10.5 million to attract and retain high-quality employees, was passed by 67.1 % of voters in the March 3 election of this year.
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COVID-19 and Distance Learning Information
As a reminder, we have many, many resources about COVID-19 and our instructional programs on our website, including:
The AUSD Coronavirus Hub has up-to-date information about AUSD's response to COVID-19, plus links to credible outside resources. Planning for 2020-21 features comprehensive resources on the options and considerations for next year, including FAQs, communications, Board of Education presentations and videos, Town Hall recordings, and links to background information.
Throughout the pandemic, Superintendent Scuderi has been sending out regular video updates. His most recent message was sent on August 3; you can see it here.
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Upcoming Events
August 7, 2:30 pm
August 25, 6:30 pm
August 27
First Day of School!
(Note: All AUSD schools are opening in distance learning)
August 9, 10:30 am
Black Achievers Alliance Speaker Series
Guest: Chris Chatmon, Kingmakers of Oakland
(Zoom details TBA)
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Alameda Unified School District | 510-337-7000 | www.alamedaunified.org
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