Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Oakland School District 1.
Key metrics and characteristics
City
The city where this buyer is located.
Oakland
Enrollment
Total student enrollment.
645
NCES ID
National Center for Education Statistics identifier.
4109120
Number of Schools
Total number of schools in the district.
3
Mascot
School mascot.
Oakers
Total Staff
Total number of staff members.
80.57
Highest Grade
Highest grade level offered.
Grade 12
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Board meetings and strategic plans from Oakland School District 1
The board discussed multiple facility construction projects including seismic upgrades at the middle and high schools, the construction of a new gym, softball field improvements, and city walking path developments. The superintendent provided reports on ongoing litigation involving school trust lands, student enrollment, budget planning, and the transition to new interim assessment tools. The board also addressed policy updates, staff and student recognition, personnel matters, donation requests for educational equipment, and calendar planning for the 2026-2027 school year. Furthermore, the district reviewed financial audits, grant funding opportunities, and long-term facility planning.
Key discussions included a fiscal overview showing an increase in the ending fund balance and the expense of the OSCIM grant. Reports covered activities at Oakland Middle School and Oakland High School, including leadership reports and student job opportunities. Superintendent Clark reported on district-wide sanitization over the long weekend. Major capital project updates were provided, detailing progress on the Seismic Projects for Phase 1 and 2 (Middle School and OHS Gym), the High School Softball Field, the City Walking Path Project, the Track Field area, the OHS Classroom Seismic Project, and the New Gym Construction, including updates on flooring bids and grading plan revisions for the new gym. Updates were also provided on the OYB Minors field improvements at OES. Other topics included development of the culinary CTE program, review of the IReady interim assessment tool, updates on the Bonds and Ballots workshop, restructuring of the Equity committees, enrollment status, and a review of the annual audit, which confirmed the district is in great standing despite noting tax assessment sufficiency needed for bond payments. The district also reported not being awarded the CREP grant but confirming compliance with the 1.5% renewable energy expenditure requirement using prior project costs. A significant update was provided on the Forest land lawsuit victory moving to the appellate court. The summary of the cafeteria audit included findings on meal pricing, meal counts, serving sizes, the non-discrimination statement, and the complaint process. Finally, calendar options for the 26/27 school year were reviewed, and the Superintendent evaluation process was summarized, indicating high satisfaction.
The board appointments included the election of the 2024-2025 Board Chair and Vice Chair, followed by a review of designations. Key discussions involved facility updates, including progress on LMS phases, Washington gym preparations, and stadium light replacement quotes. Other topics included hiring updates, the plan to begin recording board meetings in November, a discussion on the PERS retirement request, scoring bids for the LMS gym, awarding the Seismic RFP to ZCS, and reviewing the ODE underpayments refund timeline. Action items included approving designations, accepting the Superintendent's PERS retirement request, and awarding the Bond RFP to Pivot Architecture and the Seismic RFP to ZCS. Subsequent meetings covered facility progress (LMS concrete, OHS gym plans, Bond gym timeline), approval of the Division 22 report, the potential name change of Lincoln Middle School to Oakland Middle School, updates on the reader board installation, and the receipt of the ODE facility walkthrough report. Later discussions included approving the Integrated Guidance plan, approving a budget resolution to move appropriation monies to facilities, approving the surplus of a flatbed trailer, and making decisions on the Mildred Kanipe scholarship. The June meeting included opening and closing the budget hearing, approving the 24-25 budget resolution, and discussing major construction projects like the OHS Seismic project timeline complications and the progress on the athletic field and street vacation for the Washington property. The January 2025 meeting formalized the name change of Lincoln Middle School to Oakland Middle School, effective for the 25-26 school year. The March meeting confirmed the completion of district office stairs and irrigation, scheduling the LMS gym bid walk-through, and reviewing enterprise zone information. The April meeting saw approval of the Integrated Guidance plan and budget resolution 24-25-2. The May meeting involved approving the agreement with the City of Oakland for sewer and water line access and discussing the value engineering needed for the over-budget softball project.
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