Organization: UNITY SCHOOLS
Mission: OPERATE TWO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS OFFERING CLASSROOM-BASED INSTRUCTION TO GRADES 6 TO 12
Activities: OPERATION OF OAKLAND UNITY HIGH SCHOOL (OUHS): A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSORED BY OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 9 TO 12. DURING 2018-19, OUHS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 350 STUDENTS. ALL STUDENTS ARE OFFERED A CURRICULUM THAT ALLOWS EVERY GRADUATE TO MEET THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA A-G REQUIREMENTS. STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED ADVISORS FROM THE TEACHING STAFF WHO SERVE AS STUDENT AND FAMILY ADVOCATES AND MENTOR STUDENTS TOWARDS GRADUATION AND COLLEGE ADMISSION. LEARNING EXPERIENCES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL AND BECOME CREATIVE CRITICAL THINKERS, COMPASSIONATE HUMAN BEINGS, AND EFFECTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN MULTICULTURAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
OPERATION OF OAKLAND UNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (OUMS): A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSORED BY THE ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION OFFERING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 TO 8. DURING 2018-19, THE 4TH YEAR OF OPERATION, OUMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 175 STUDENTS. OUMS IS A SCHOOL WHERE ALL STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE CORE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND, ULTIMATELY, FOR SUCCESS IN TODAY'S GLOBAL, MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL SOCIETY. OUMS PROVIDES A HIGH QUALITY COLLEGE PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION TO EAST OAKLAND FAMILIES WHOSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT WILL EFFECTIVELY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN RIGOROUS HIGH SCHOOL CLASSWORK.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development