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Oakland School Board Director Jody London Invites you to a North Oakland Community Meeting, featuring Superintendent Antwan Wilson, Wednesday, November 12 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Chabot Elementary School, 6686 Chabot Road. • Meet our new Superintendent; • Learn about Oakland’s education ...

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Eyes on Rockridge, from previous page Jody London, from page 3 on the start of the next school year this coming August 10. (Currently, there are seven committees working on different aspects of reopening schools.) In summary, I stand with the Black Organizing Project, and I would prefer t...

School Director Jody London Invites Master Plan Participation

By Jody London

that deal with lighting, tile work, flooring, windows and more. Spend time learning about them, their products and services and what they can do for you. They represent New Year Brings Changes to OUSD by Jody London, District 1 director With the New Year, there has been a lot going on in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). As the District 1 Board Director serving North Oakland, I want to share recent developments. Chabot School Sets Online Auc...

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by Jody London, OUSD president and District 1 board member It was my honor to welcome the Oakland Technical High School class of 2012 on June 12 at the Paramount Theater. This class, one of Tech’s largest, is evidence of the quality education we are prov...

By Jody London

North Oakland Community Meeting ■ ■Saturday, March 12 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. by Jody London, Vice President, Board of Education and Director, District 1 The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has been California’s most improved large urban district for six years running. North Oakland schools continue to improve every year, p...

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me at: jody.london@ousd.k12.ca.us.

■ ■Focusing on literacy, for every stu- dent, in every grade. Learn all this and more at the meeting to be held at Sankofa Academy, 581 61st Street. For more information, contact Jody London, Oakland Unified School Boardmember for North Oakland, 510/459- 0667, jody.london@ousd.k12.ca.us. — Jody London Do you have a talent or specialize in a trade and can you offer a few hours of your services? Do you have access to a vacation ...

...rs can voice their con- cerns about crime and public safety. Note new time and place for Nov. mtg: Tues., Nov. 17, College Prep. School, 6100 Broadway, Room P1, 7pm. No Dec. mtg. Info@ rockridgencpc.com or infofordenise@yahoo.com. Director Jody London, District 1 Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Jody London will discuss the Academic and Fiscal Solvency of the OUSD. 11/11, 7:45 -9pm at the Piedmont Ave. Neighborhood Improvement League meeting, Piedmont Gardens, 110 41st St., 11th f...

..., 915 Foothill Boulevard; 6-8 p.m. ■ ■April 3: Havenscourt Middle/ HS (Roots/CCPA), 1390 66th Avenue; 6-8 p.m. For more detailed information about the Facilities Master Plan and related activities, visit: www.ousd.k12.ca.us/facilitiesplan. Jody London, President, Board of Education and Director, District 1 Oakland Unified School District 510/459-0667 jody.london@ousd.k12.ca.us Help Plan the Next Generation of OUSD Facilities Improvements The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is in ...

Middle School, 5750 College Avenue. Light refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP: jody.london@ousd.k12.ca.us We look forward to seeing you. Jody London Director, District 1, Board of Education Oakland Unified School District 510/459-0667 New Math Standards Monday, November 18, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Claremont Rockridge Prices Level Off in October

For more information and to RSVP: Jody London Jody.London@ousd.k12.ca.us 510/459-0667 For the week of 11/30/09: Median List Price: $795,000 Avg. Days on Market: 162

...he deadline to register for Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios is Saturday, Feb 20. The event dates are Sat. and Sun. 6/5 and 6/6 and 6/12 and 6/13. Get more information and register online now at www. proartsgallery.org. School Board Director Jody London invites you to discuss Parent Empowerment: Building Mutually Satisfying Home-School Partnerships. Sat., 2/27, 9am to 12pm, Emerson Elem. School, 4803 Lawton Ave. Refreshments and childcare provided. For more info and to RSVP: Jody.London@o...

...ool.org. Garden photos, Marketplace events timetable, tickets: www.SecretGardenTour.org. Wisteria Ways Concert Series Speakers: OUSD Chief Financial Officer Vernon Hal, OUSD Budget Director Jason Willis and District 1 School Board Director Jody London. Tues., 4/14, 6 to 8pm. Santa Fe Elem. School, 915 54th St. Food provided (maybe child care: call to confirm). Info: Jody London, 459-0667. Rockridge Branch Library Palm Wine Boys: Tom Chandler, Richard Linley, Q.B. Williams, and Dylan Eli...

ask our school board representative Jody London questions about Kaiser and Santa Fe’s closure/relocation/expansion plan because it’s not a Rockridge school. We complied and our questions were largely not addressed; including the pressing issue of school closures affecting our community....

...Foundation’s Web site, it donates “an average of $200 million a year in grants and product donations to charitable organizations.” 6. Lastly, if you don’t like large, publicly traded companies that pay dividends to their It was good to see Jody London’s update on recent Oakland Unified School District developments (The Rockridge News, March 2015). However, I was frustrated by Ms. London’s suggestion that OUSD could not meet Oakland’s teachers’ salary and class size requests because the ...

By Jon Gabel

...h Proulx is the director of The Lorax Project and can be reached at richproulx@lyceuminstitute.org. For more information about future planting efforts, contact Arthur Boone at arboone3@gmail.com. Councilmember Dan Kalb and OUSD Boardmember Jody London ready

city in school affairs, Kalb has already met with District 1 School Board member Jody London and has committed to meeting with her on a monthly basis to learn how he, and the city, can better support the schools. “I intend to be an active partner with Jody.” from page 1 time, he noted, “has no veto authority and can only break a c...

By Jonathan Gabel

...hrinking budget and declining state financial support, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is forging ahead with Superintendent Tony Smith’s strategic plan envisioning “Com- munity Schools, Thriving Students,” school board President Jody London told RCPC Town Hall attendees at the October 20 meeting. The plan’s goal, London said, is to provide every Oakland public school ➧➧Oct Town Hall, page 13 /D. Kinkead J o d y L o n d o n , OUSD president, at Oct Town Hall. ➧➧Thanksgiving Fe...

By Stuart Flashman

that growth can best occur: at the current site, or in a different location. — Jody London President, Board of Education and Director, District 1, Oakland Unified School District Ed note: ■ ■Measure H would shift the City Attorney position back to being an appoint- ment by the City Council, rather than being elective by Oakland ...

By Annette Floystrup

...with a similar mini parking lot met with unanimous opposition from Birch Court neighbors. Parents, neighbors, RCPC and representatives of the 4th Bore Coalition approached City Coun- cilmember Jane Brunner, District 1 School Board Director Jody London and Assembly Member Nancy Skinner to alert them to the problem and secure their aid. They testified before the OUSD Facilities Committee, which includes London, that they were committed to find- ing a solution working together with both th...

... Without you, here would have been no tour: Ryan Pearl and Rory Glenn, Carol Emert, Jennifer Daskal and Jesse Attix, Judith Katz and Steven Grady, Jen and Brian McKillips, Jeanee and Tony Hoffman, Bryan Heckenlively and Shilpi Agarwal, and Jody London and Mike Aronson, Maikao Grare and David Pingatore, and Jenn Ritchey and Sachin Agarwal. GRANITE: Jason Kaldis/David Col-

...n increase in the number of students on the list for next year. “It takes a few years for the strategy to work,” he said. In a recent San Jose Mercury News op-ed (2/7/22), former OUSD board president and long-time District 1 representative Jody London and her former colleague James Harris wrote of the necessity to change a failing system. “Good governance means looking at the entire system and making the right choice for children even when the decision is unpopular with some. from previ...

article by Judy Berne, Jody London, then president of the OUSD Board, wrote of her hope to expand quality education to include every child in Oakland. Now, Oakland schools have had to pivot to try to reach every child through distance learning — Remember RCPC in Your Year-E...

...eadership this year, the School Board unanimously extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Kyla Johnson-Tramell through 2023. This will bring her service as Super- intendent to six years, making her the longest-serving Superintendent by Jody London Ifirst became involved with OUSD

...s to help the District pass the Measure B bond in 2006, so I co-chaired that campaign. After the bond passed, I joined the District’s Bond Oversight Committee and went back to Chabot to help the Outgoing District 1 Oakland School Director, Jody London, served for 12 years. in 60 years. This stable leadership is crucial to the long-term success of our District. In October, I led the School Board in declaring a climate emergency and outlined what the District is doing, and will do, to dev...

— By Jody London, President and District 1 Director, Oakland Unified School District

is ready to develop an alternative school safety plan, and noted that right now everyone is very focused Jody London, see page 13

...set on bringing big changes to Rockridge. Contemplating the roots of today’s Rockridge leads only to a de­ cade to come (the 2020s) of like-mind­ ed people pulling together to insist upon, again, a role in the creation of their own future. Jody London, Oakland Unified School District Vice President and Director, District 1: My wish for Rockridge, and all of Oakland in the 2020s, is that our city is recognized as one where all chil­ dren receive a quality education that recognizes and re...

...ckridge News? • Do you have questions about newsletter distribution? • Want to volunteer to be a Rockridge News block captain? • Would you like to write a letter to the Editor? Contact us at one of the following: From School Board Director Jody London’s Newsletter Please Take My Survey of North Oakland Schools Editor: editor@rockridge.org; www.rockridge.org; The Rockridge News, 4123 Broadway, PMB 311, Oakland, CA 94611 I

...ssed in articles accepted for publication do not necessarily reflect those of The Rockridge News, its editor, or the board of directors of the Rockridge Community Planning Council. To reprint a Rockridge News article, contact the editor. ➧➧Jody London: Schools, page 10 $5 FREE DRYCLEANING with garment orders over $28 or $3 OFF orders over $15 Dry Cleaning only  Present with incoming order Garden Cleaners 5808 College Avenue, Oakland 601-1188 Mon – Fri 7 – 7 • Sat 8 – 6 Across from Trad...

...the committee will continue working on analyzing alternative scenarios so that Rockridge residents can have the benefit of the best available information before weighing in on what kind of housing future makes the most sense for Rockridge. Jody London: Schools opportunity for ALL OUSD students. of Dr. Johnson-Trammel, even stopping me in stores to let me know how much they respect and enjoying working with our next Superintendent. New Schools Superintendent In case you have not heard, o...

Candidates’ Forum hosted by Oaktand Tech High School's PTSA. Meet the two District 1 candidates: Jody London and Don Macleay. Also learn about state and loca! ballot initiatives. Wed., Oct 19, 7-30-9pm. Oakland Tech library, 4351 Broadway (parking along 42nd and 45th streats).

... but if this is a matter of concern to others, I urge them to follow it up. — Ron Sipherd from page 10 Chabot Repaving Leaves Smoother Pavement and a Safety Hazard Editor: Editor’s Note: Mr. Sipherd reports that, since sending his letter, “Jody London of the school board and Brooke Levin at Public Works were quite responsive. Councilmember Kalb’s office said city staff told them: ‘Based on the review of the Google street views of the pre-existing and current conditions, the ... stretch ...

...en more than paid for by cuts elsewhere. Get the full breakdown here: www.ousd.k12.ca.us/Page/12710. This reorganization and budget reprioritization is also helping us offer the largest pay increase in more than a decade to our teachers. — Jody London, Vice President, Oakland Board of Education, District 1 (North Oakland) The New Safeway Is an Affront Editor: The new Safeway on College Avenue, huge and hideous, is an affront to the sensibilities of our community. I, like many others, op...

...w these new positions and benefits are examples of mindful management, especially compared to the total raise of $3.3M that OUSD offered Oakland’s combined 2,700 teachers and staff for 2014/2015. — Alex Naughton Board of Education Director Jody London Responds Editor: As a long-time resident of Oakland and OUSD parent, I understand frustrations over perceived wasteful spending in our schools. As a member of the Board of Education, it is my responsibility to ensure we use our scarce tax ...

...Dental by Design, Patrick Pernice of 4by6. com, Bakesale Betty, Stephanie Walton, Zoe Cohen, L.Ac., and Elizabeth Norris of Vintage European Posters. As you look for local businesses to patronize, please keep these generous people in mind. Jody London Chabot Auction from page 1 from page 1 fall to promote early childhood education. We are also excited about the addition of Ray Mondragon as our school district’s first Chief of Early Learning. A sampling of the generous offerings: Local B...

... long-term solutions to raising the quality of education for their students. Any one of these topics would take up a full column. You can learn more under the Hot Topics and Initiatives tabs at www.ousd. k12.ca.us and reach me via email at jody. london@ousd.k12.ca.us. Specializing in Rockridge Real Estate

...look forward to hearing from you. Pi : RCPC Town Hall Meeting Pizza: 7 |Prgm: 7:30 p Come at 7 for pizza and r r o o c f k s r u i d n i g friends o e J . o r g AGENDA Education and local schools headline the May 15 RCPC Town Hall meeting. Jody London, Oakland School Board Member, District 1 (includes Rockridge) will discuss: ☞ ■ ■The new state Local Control Fund- ing Formula (LCFF), and how it is implemented in Oakland ■ ■Implementation of the Common Core State Standards ■ ■The Distric...

... Books, Jules Thin Crust Pizza, TRANSPORTS, Rockridge Home and the Oakland Athletics for donating valuable raffle prizes to the event. Also attending the breakfast were District 1 Councilmember Dan Kalb and our local School Board Director, Jody London.

The Lorax Project Plants Over 100 New Trees in Rockridge necessary Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) approval was lacking. Oakland Board of Education member Jody London helped secure passage of an OUSD board resolution in January to keep the planting date intact. Thirty-five volunteers braved the rain on January 8, pre-digging the holes to ensure a successful planting. Using picks, digging pry bars, and f...

OUSD Implements Common Core Standards An Informational Meeting School Board Director Jody London will host an informational meeting on the new Common Core State Standards and Math. Learn why the U.S. is moving to the Common Core Standards, and how the math is rolling out in Oakland.

...nline at http://www.claremontms. org/claremont-pta/online- contributions, or mail checks (note: “Gate”) to Claremont Middle School, 5750 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618. Centennial celebrants dine and talk on the playground. /Don Kinkead Jody London, OUSD board, 2nd left, and Councilmember Dan Kalb, right , with Claremont Class of ’60 Alumni John Toopeeroff, left, and Jim Abbey. Roasted pig donated by Oliveto. Another was donated by Devil’s Gate. 3rd Floor Market Hall TM Ste. 312 rock...

...e is a former editor of The Rockridge News. ■ ■Come to the rally at Claremont Middle School Friday, May 11, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the gym to hear speakers including Assemblymember Nancy Skinner and Oakland Board of Education President Jody London. ■ ■Whether you bike or drive, join the rally at the California State Capitol building, 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, Saturday, May 12, from 4 to 5 p.m., to hear keynote speaker Patricia Rucker of the state Board of Education. With your s...

August: No Town Hall Meeting September ■ ■PANEL Presentation: Maximizing Value in Your Kitchen Remodel (Kitchen Tour) October 2011 ■ ■Oakland School Board President Jody London reports on the school district’s strategic planning process, entitled “Thriving Students.” November 2011 Retrospective: RCPC Town Hall Topics, 2011 January 2011 ■ ■Oakland Walk Tours: Annalee Allen, coordinator of the Oakland Tours Program...

... College Avenue, from Alcatraz to Broadway. To join the costumed procession, meet at Halloween Central in front of the Col- lege Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, at 11:45 a.m. At precisely ■ ■ Oakland School Board President Jody London reports on the school district’s strategic planning process,

Studio One staff will visit each classroom once a week, bringing a high level of instruc- tion to the children. School board member Jody London referred to the arrangement as an ideal match, since Studio One is located just a block from Emerson Elementary. The Emerson Enrichment Fund had raised slightly more than $10,000 as of mid-December. With pledges for additional contribution...

By Annette Floystrup

...zones must use their lunch hours to move their cars. In some cases, teacher development and class instruction time have been adversely affected. At this writing, city and OUSD staff, Council President Jane Brunner and School Board Director Jody London are working on

and eventually earned a silver medal in the Olympics. The coaches are extremely • School Board Director Jody London invites you to a • COMMUNITY WORKSHOP Parent Empowerment: Building Mutually Satisfying Home-School Partnerships Saturday, February 27, 2010, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Emerson Elementary School 4803 Lawton Avenue, Oakland Recent State and Federal in...

...torney’s office references the Director of Building Services (which oversees Code Enforcement) as stating that the violations had been abated. On September 25, the following day, 37 signs were documented in the public right-of-way. Talk by Jody London, Director, District 1 Oakland Unified School District: Academic and Fiscal

..., Thurs. and Sat. 10am to 5:30pm. Fri., 12 to 5:30pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays. (Oakland Public Library branches are no longer open on Mondays.) Also closed Tues. 9/8 and Wed. 9/9. Diesel Book/Poetry Readings/Events School Board Director Jody London invites you

...mith. Learn about Oakland’s education priorities, offer ideas and compare notes with other public school supporters. Wed., 9/30, 7-8pm at Oakland International High School, 4521 Webster St. Refreshments provided. For more info and to RSVP: Jody.London@ ousd.k12.ca.us or 459-0667. Rockridge Branch Library Stairwell Sisters: Acoustic old-timey band with punk- rock intensity, and VOCO!: stompin’ rebel harmony with cello and banjo. Saturday, 9/19; a double bill for two shows at 1pm and 4pm ...

By Ronnie Spitzer

...pril 17 on the Chabot Elementary School baseball field. With members of Chabot’s student traffic patrol looking on, the check was accepted on behalf of the school district by interim School Superintendent Roberta Mayor, School Board member Jody London, and principals Jonathan Mayer of Chabot Elementary and David Chambliss of Cla- Thursday, May 21, 7:00 p.m. Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Avenue at Manila, Community Room (Upstairs) The City Budget: ■ ■ Oakland City Council Presid...

By Jane Mason

...s and craft items that are auctioned off. Some of this year’s exciting items include a five- night condo stay at the Waikaloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii, a private lunch at Garabaldi’s Restaurant with OUSD School Board member Jody London, the chance to be a live, on-air DJ with Grateful Dead authority David Gans on KPFA, and more! The auc- tion takes place Saturday, March 21, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Oakland’s Lakeside Park Garden Center. Tickets are $30 in advance (chabotelem...

By Jane Mason

...e in securing these funds. You have set a great standard and example for other community groups in Oakland. We have several other schools located adjacent to freeways, and would like to identify ways to improve conditions for them as well. Jody London Director, District 1 Oakland Unified School District INTERIOR-EXTERIOR LEAD CERTIFIED PAINTERS Professional preparation. Many local references. All work Guaranteed (510) 654-3339 Kimberly Lang Draperies Roman Shades Cushions and Pillows Fa...

school for assemblies, as well as a newly landscaped playground. Graphic and caption: Chabot Way to Grow! Recruiting and Retaining Teachers Join Oakland School Board directors Kerry Hamill and Jody London at the District 1 Town Hall meeting on Monday, November 17, 7-9 p.m. at Piedmont Avenue School, 4314 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland. The topic: “How Oakland recruits and retains teachers.”

By Don Kinkead

...tor at-large; Clinton Killian, attorney; Charles Pine, retired information technology professional and neighborhood anti- crime activist; and Frank Rose, a member of the Oakland Advisory Commission on Aging. Oakland School Board candidates Jody London, businesswoman and parent; Ten- nessee Reed, writer and editor; and Brian Rogers, retired teacher and parent, were

...r at- large; Clinton Killian, attorney; Charles Pine, retired information technology professional and neighborhood anti-crime activist; and Frank Rose, a member of the Oakland Advisory Commission on Aging. Oakland School Board, Dist. 1 ■ ■ Jody London, businesswoman and parent; Tennessee Reed, writer and editor; and Brian Rogers, retired teacher and parent. RCPC invites all Rockridge residents to meet these candidates for public office and learn their positions on important local issues...

old, regain a neighborhood ice cream shop. — Jody London Again, thank you for your care, respect, support and involve- ment in all the activities that we accomplished together over these many years. — Pastor Bill Beatty Safeway, from page  Editor’s Note: The Dreyer’s project application in 1989...

By Theresa Nelson

...el Betts Winger FROG Park Phase Two Donors (Note: where donors wished their gifts acknowledged in honor of another person, only the honoree is listed.) Jacob and Wendy Maureen Alano, George and Julia Zolinsky Yeda Altes Michael Aronson and Jody London The Employees of Ashby Lumber Helen Rose Balawedjer Gary Barg June Batterman Zoe Benjamin David Bond Anne Brandon Molly Brostrom and Todd Schafer Betsy Cotton Isadora Clements Jennifer Cooper and Tom Dolan Patrick Cullinane Danspace Benjam...