1Oakland Vision: We envision a citywide Oakland system that intentionally and routinely aligns resources to student need. All Oakland students — regardless of the type of public school they attend — should have equitable access to public resources. State and local resources, such as school facilities, local parcel tax funding, and state funding, are provided to public schools for the purpose of educating students. In that spirit, excellence, equity, and sustainability for all students have to be the drivers behind how Oakland spends its resources — not politics, dogma, or simply the way things have been or used to be.Recommendations: Ensure equitable access to all Oakland parcel tax dollars. Align public facilities to meet all students’ needs. Act on immediate and equitable solutions for Oakland’s state debt. Work together to advocate for increased per pupil funding in California.