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Apply for 2026-2027 After-School Programs
For the first time, you can apply for Before- and After-School Programs on Enrollwise at ChooseOUSD.org. Returning families must submit a new application to continue next year.
Open enrollment for 2026-2027 has begun!
OUSD is welcoming applications for the 2026-2027 school year. All new-to-OUSD families, as well as current PK, 5th, and 8th grade families should submit their application by February 8, 2026 to be counted in the on-time window.
Understanding OUSD’s Budget
See how Oakland Unified manages resources to support schools and students. Explore budget updates, reports, and resources.
OUSD is a Sanctuary District!
Oakland Unified stands in solidarity with the immigrant community and remains committed to providing safe and secure learning communities for all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or immigration status. We take seriously our identify as a sanctuary district and in these turbulent times seek to reassure the community of ongoing focus on student care and safety.
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Focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.
EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS
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Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders
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Supporting Empowered Graduates
Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success
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Creating Joyful Schools
Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty
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Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity
EXPLORE OUR FOUR PILLARS
Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Accelerating Citywide Efforts to Guarantee Literacy for all Third Graders
Ensuring Strong Readers by the Third Grade
Oakland’s vision is that its youngest students develop a joyful curiosity and a love of reading, writing and self-expression.
Supporting Empowered Graduates
Developing Essential Skills to Secure Post-Secondary Success
Supporting Empowered Graduates
Oakland’s vision of powerful graduates is one in which students are empowered with skills, knowledge, and opportunities, along with having a clear vision for themselves.
Creating Joyful Schools
Reimagining Schools to be Places of Joy, Inclusion, and Beauty
Creating Joyful Schools
In Oakland’s vision, students feel safe, welcomed, and liberated in their daily environments — at home, in school, and in the community — and are active participants in their academic and social emotional success.
Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Attracting and Retaining Staff Reflective of Oakland’s Rich Diversity
Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff
Oakland’s vision is that our students’ diverse and rich backgrounds are reflected by Black, Brown, and multilingual educators.
Grow With Us
Learning is growing, and every student deserves a safe, joyful environment that equips them to be lifelong learners and leaders.
OUSD offers music, language, hands-on learning and STEAM opportunities for preschoolers to seniors in high school. Our 77 K-12 schools are located in the country's second most racially diverse city and are spread across 78 square miles. We prepare students to be engaged civic leaders ready to pursue their college, career and post-K-12 educational dreams.
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Eat. Learn. Play. Premieres Building Joy: A Movement to Reimagine Oakland’s Schoolyards
Stephen and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation announces the release of its new short documentary, Building Joy: A Movement to Reimagine Oakland's Schoolyards. The film is the second installment in the foundation's documentary series highlighting its work alongside the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to reimagine what school communities can be when students are placed at the center.