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AYPAL and Youth Together present “Dr. Randy Ward Step Up To The Plate So We Can Graduate Accountability Session”. This will be a discussion about the California High School Exit Exam addressed to State Administrator Randy Ward.

For those who don’t know, Oakland’s school system was taken over by the state of California, and Ward was appointed by the state to take charge. His official bio at OUSD doesn’t tell the whole story – check out Stop Randy Ward for more information (it’s a Web site that was built in protest of his policies).

Here’s more about the event and artwork for a flyer. If you want, click on the image to get a bigger version of the flyer.

You are cordially invited to AYPAL (Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership) and Youth Together’s next big event of the year! This accountability session is a community-wide event that will make sure that Williams settlement money does go to our schools.

STEP UP TO THE PLATE SO WE CAN GRADUATE!
AN ACCOUNTABILITY SESSION WITH DR. RANDY WARD OF OUSD
Next WEDNESDAY, May 17th
4:15-5:30 pm

At Lincoln Recreation Center at 10th and Jackson Streets in Oakland’s Chinatown (near Lake Merritt BART center)

Frustrated Oakland students, community members, concerned parents, teachers and the public demand equal resources for the Oakland Public Schools. Hundreds of Complaint forms have been collected and will be submitted to the School District to demand concrete changes in the Public Schools in Oakland.

Our Schools are in a State of Emergency with inadequate resources, apidated facilities, unqualified teachers that are the root causes of many issues in Oakland.

The Williams Settlement provides up to $1 billion for the lowest-performing schools base on Academic Performance Index (API) deciles 1-3, in which 62 Oakland public Schools are eligible to get these funds.

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