LaShawn Routé Chatmon will present the Welcoming Address at The HOPE Foundation's Failure Is Not an Option® Best Practices Institute on October 14-17, 2008, in San Jose, CA. The Institute will focus on the best practices worldwide for engaging all learners and creating and sustaining learning communities based on the Failure Is Not an Option® process. Friends of BayCES receive a $40 discount and BayCES will receive a portion of the proceeds from registrants who use this form. Click here to download the registration form and register today.

An evaluation of Oakland Unified School District's Small Schools, conducted by a team led by Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, finds that new small schools have "added value" to student achievement in Oakland, which means they improve student learning at a higher rate than existing schools at all levels, and especially at the high school level. Results vary by school, but more mature schools add more value than newer schools.

Oakland Unified is hosting a series of community meetings to discuss how the District can continue to boost student performance while remaining fiscally responsible.  Meetings will be hosted by Interim Superintendent Roberta Mayor at schools throughout the city.

Inquiry, Action, & Results in Urban Schools
BayCES launched IMPACT 2012 in August 2008. The initiative is a multi-year package of professional development and coaching services for secondary schools that builds data-driven professional learning communities (PLC) that impact classroom practice.

•  Current IMPACT 2012 Participants - click here for the Participant Page

Latest API Results Make OUSD California’s Most Improved Large, Urban School System Over Past Four Years. 73-point growth since 2004 best among urban districts with more than 20,000 students.