The first day of school is August 9, or less than two weeks away, for kids attending Oakland Unified School District.
While most students spent nearly all of the 2020-2021 school year in distance learning, district officials have said that the upcoming year will be fully in-person, five days a week. The district is also offering a remote, independent study option for families who don’t yet feel comfortable returning to school buildings.
The school district and the teachers’ union, Oakland Education Association, began negotiating COVID-19 safety precautions last week.
On Thursday and Friday, OUSD is holding information sessions for families about the 2021-2022 school year on Zoom.
Thursday, July 29
5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Zoom link: https://ousd.zoom.us/j/82285761572
Friday, July 30
5:30 to 6:45 p.m.
Zoom link: https://ousd.zoom.us/j/82079088456
The district has hosted previous sessions on vaccines and school safety for different communities, including youth, Asian Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern families, students with disabilities, African-American families, and Latino families. You can find all of those session recordings here.
