The OUSD school board is considering a policy put forth by Director Harris, Board Policy 6006 (previously called the “System of Schools Policy”), which we believe is intended to be the legislative embodiment of GO Public Schools’ 1Oakland campaign - a transfer of District resources to charter schools. Several board members have sought to assure us that that is NOT the intent of BP 6006, yet the Board is planning to vote on proposed changes to the language this Wednesday, June 27th (today) that will leave the door wide-open for the transfer of OUSD facilities, revenue, and enrollment to the charter industry. In an effort to take some members of the Board at their word that BP 6006 is actually an effort to assure excellent schools for ALL Oakland students, concerned parents and teachers have worked with a group of community allies, including Justice for Oakland Students (J4OS), Oakland Equity Allies, and Parents United for Public Education, to craft amendments to 6006. It is our belief that whether the Board incorporates these common-sense amendments or not will tell us what’s really going on here: Does the Board have the integrity to pass a policy that works toward accomplishing their stated goal, or are they using feel-good rhetoric to once again disguise their actual political intent? Please take a moment to email the Board asking them to incorporate the proposed community amendments into BP 6006 before they vote tonight. These amendments will put OUSD's finance as their top priority and will: • Affirm that the OUSD Board of Education is committed to fulfilling its fiduciary duty to the students of Oakland Unified School District - something that is missing from both the language and the tone of Board Policy 6006 as written; • Affirm that it is the intention of the OUSD Board of Education to use its existing leverage as both a charter school authorizer and a land-owner to hold charter schools to the Board’s expectation that they provide a high-quality public education to ALL Oakland students at ALL levels of need, but especially those with the highest needs; and • Remove divisive language that contributes to distrust between the Board and diverse stakeholder groups. Board member emails: james.harris@ousd.org, shanthi.gonzales@ousd.org, roseann.torres@ousd.org, nina.senn@ousd.org, jumoke.hintonhodge@ousd.org, aimee.eng@ousd.org, jody.london@ousd.org, gema.quetzal@ousd.org, Enasia.McElvaine@ousd.org Thank you.