tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42796318130024350172024-03-12T21:58:10.070-07:00Aspire and AchieveAspire and Achievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17516108318838912215noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-26468920497914885372020-01-17T09:39:00.001-08:002020-01-17T09:39:56.364-08:00Black Graduation At Oakland Technical High School<br />
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The first Black Graduation in Oakland was held at Oakland Tech on June, 4, 2018, thanks to the co-sponsorship of the African American Student Action Planners and the College Career Center, along with the support of the PTSA, Oakland Tech, Parents, Families, and many organizations and businesses. It was held at the Oakland Technical High School Auditorium and it was a wonderful, joyful and meaningful event. Everyone who attended had a great time supporting the Black Graduates and Black Excellence. </div>
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It was an inspiring program and the speeches and the students were outstanding. The Alumni Speaker was our own Aspire and Achieve Graduate and now student at CSUEB, Rickey Jackson. Afterwards everyone was invited to the school library where food from Everett and Jones was being served.</div>
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-30443007178048891322017-12-20T15:12:00.001-08:002017-12-20T15:17:38.006-08:00Thoughts and Prayers into Action at Oakland TechIf We Just Talk of Thoughts and Prayers Carolyn Winfrey Gillette<br />
Tune: O WALY WALY 8.8.8.8 ("Though I May Speak") <br />
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If we just talk of thoughts and prayers<br />
And don't live out a faith that dares,<br />
And don't take on the ways of death,<br />
Our thoughts and prayers are fleeting breath.<br />
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If we just dream of what could be<br />
And do not build community,<br />
And do not seek to change our ways,<br />
Our dreams of change are false displays.<br />
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If we just sing of doing good<br />
And don't walk through our neighborhood<br />
To learn its hope, to ease its pain<br />
Our talk of good is simply vain.<br />
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God, may our prayers and dreams and songs<br />
Lead to a faith that takes on wrongs -<br />
That works for peace and justice, too.<br />
Then will our prayers bring joy to you.<br />
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Mr. Harris continues to encourage, challenge and empower our Kings in the <b>Manhood Development Class. </b>Mr. Harris has raised the bar for his class and they have risen to the challenge. </div>
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Meanwhile <b>100 Black Men</b> Mentor the EMT class from 3:30 - 5 on Thursdays and then hold their regular meeting at 5:00. The good work they do is a fine example of sharing love and social justice.</div>
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<b>The African American Student Action Planners. </b></div>
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This is a new group started by parents of African American parents. Among their plans for the new year is a group visit to the classrooms on February 21 and an additional College Career Night from a people of color perspective. This group reminds us of the beginning days of Aspire and Achieve and we look for ways to support their effort. </div>
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We continue to support all three organizations as well as providing a tour of the Museum of African Diaspora in April. We look forward to renewing and strengthening our tutoring in the next semester. </div>
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We are currently looking for more tutors to strengthen our imprint at Oakland Tech. If you are interested in being a tutor, please contact Aspire and Achieve. This could be your chance to move beyond thoughts and prayers. </div>
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An Unguided Tour of AAMA Manhood Development Classroom </div>
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On Back to School Night</div>
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 was back to school night. Aspire and Achieve Members along with<br />
100 Black Men Members were on hand to lend support to Manhood Development Teacher, Mr. Harris, and to speak to the students and parents about our organizations. We spoke about the work we do, the resources we offer and the support we give to our Kings.<br />
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We were happy to be visited by former AAMA teacher Lamar Hancock, who is now in charge of Literacy in the OUSD Office of Equity. And Principal Staci Ross-Morrison stopped by to meet our members and thank us for the support we offer.<br />
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When you step inside our portable classroom, TP8, you can't help but be impressed by the scope of the curriculum Mr. Harris has, and the ways he seeks to support, encourage and challenge our Kings to not only be empowered, but to also help the other Kings in the class. We are thrilled with the new teacher and the new class and we look forward to making 2017-2018 our best year yet!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">100 Black Men leaders, Langston Walker and Darryl Richardson, part of the many dedicated leaders who provide mentoring, discussions, school and business visits and food at every meeting. Aspire and Achieve is proud and honored to be working with such outstanding leaders. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Former AAMA Manhood Development Teacher. Lamar Hancock. Although Mr. Hancock is very busy developing his work at the OUSD Office of Equity, he works on many assignments and his heart is still with, and will always be with, the Kings he taught and the new Kings.<br />
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-11190850761476170412017-09-15T15:17:00.001-07:002017-09-15T15:17:04.991-07:00A visit to Manhood Development Classes at Oakland Tech<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Thursday, September 14, members of Aspire and Achieve, 100 Black Men and College Prep visited the AAMA Manhood Development Classes. We were all impressed by the way Mr. Harris engages, encouraged and excited his students. He is emphasizing each student helping all students. He has assigned group leaders and they keep track of everyone's classes and the progress each student is making. We are all excited about the classes and eager to show our support and share our resources.<br />
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Towards the end of each class, our organizations spoke about our support, resources, help and fun available to our Kings. We begin in earnest next week. The space is yet to be determined, but we are determined to make it work. We ask for prayers and blessing for our Kings and our work. Aspire and Achieve is grateful and honored to be supported by these organizations and we are honored to support their efforts as well. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: Philip Barnett, 100 Black Men, A&A student Rickey Jackson, now in his second year at Cal State East Bay, Marcus McGhee, College Prep, and Jude Onwuemeka, 100 Black Men</td></tr>
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-60222715947603347132017-09-01T22:28:00.000-07:002017-09-20T17:32:41.738-07:00New School Year, New Teacher, New Classroom and New PossibilitiesThe 2017-2018 School Year began on August 21st.<br />
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Our former AAMA teacher, Lamar Hancock, is now working at OUSD in charge of Literacy in the Office of Equity. (Hope I got the title right). Lamar will be missed, but he has left our Kings in very good hands. Our new teacher in the Manhood Development Class is Mr. Sekou Harris. And he will be teaching in a different classroom. Portable Classroom TP8.<br />
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-30724788311496751812017-09-01T20:20:00.000-07:002017-09-01T20:20:00.422-07:00Turning in Incompletes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On May 23, 2017 Aspire and Achieve Tutors, Tom Demerath and Max Shapiro held a workshop for our students. While the focus was on writing, students could also bring in any academic problems they has as they prepared for their final exams the following week. It was a successful workshop and tutors were able to use two classrooms. </div>
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-32456850316524601972017-04-15T10:22:00.001-07:002017-04-15T10:22:30.738-07:00Sad Times at Ridgemont HighsThis week I went to Oakland Tech and headed for the sign in sheet as visitors must do when they enter the High School. But the Security Guard stopped me and said because of the shooting in San Bernadino this last Monday, April 10, all visitors now have to go to the office and have the staff call the teacher or staff member the visitor intends to visit to see if the visitor should be allowed to enter the school.<br />
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-40408489178259735922017-04-02T23:51:00.003-07:002017-04-02T23:51:59.691-07:00Rickey Jackson's Winter Quarter Report Card at Cal State East BayAspire and Achieve is very proud of our former Oakland Tech Student<br />
Rickey Jackson. Outstanding!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping the show on the right foot...</td></tr>
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-49078367897796635532017-03-27T16:21:00.000-07:002017-03-27T17:49:15.311-07:00OCO meeting with OUSD Board President James HarrisOCO leaders of the Education Committee met with OUSD School Board President James Harris on Thursday, March 23 for his response to the OCO letter (see the previous post) regarding the hiring of the new School Board President.<br />
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Mr. Harris said that they have received 40 applications and were in the process of studying the applications and narrowing the number down. OCO asked for transparency and having the finalists meet with the community prior to the selection. Mr Harris promised to have a community panel as well as a number of selected students meet with the finalists and interview them.<br />
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Mr. Harris stated that the candidate selected must be reliable, consistent and committed to staying in Oakland. He also recognized the need for a School Board President with roots in the Oakland Community.<br />
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He asked that OCO hold him to his commitments and work with him. He will meet with OCO Organizer Katy Nunez-Alder relating to the Community Panel.<br />
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Due to a previous meeting, Mr. Harris was a half hour late. Our committee stayed the extra time to express their questions, statements, and support for David Kakishiba as a candidate who has the experience, local roots and dedication to the students in particular and the OUSD. The Education Committee will follow the process of selecting a new OUSD School Board President. The policies set forth by the new school board president will be crucial to the success of Oakland students as well as Aspire and Achieve. We wholeheartedly support OCO in this effort.<br />
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-63301118111844239542017-03-21T10:31:00.001-07:002017-03-21T10:31:45.192-07:00Aspire and Achieve Supports Oakland Community OrganizationsAspire and Achieve is a program of the Social Justice Committee of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church. Our committee began as a Local Organizing Committee that was formed with the help, advice, support and wisdom of the Oakland Community Organizations. Our committee remains under the umbrella of this great organization and we recognize and support their dedication to help the greater Oakland Community. So we are please to publish and support this letter to the Oakland Unified School District:<br />
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OCO Letter to OUSD Board re. Superintendent Search</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Oakland Unified School Board President James Harris, Vice President Nina Senn, and Board of Directors Jody London, Aimee Eng, Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Roseann Torres, and Shanthi Gonzales:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oakland is facing a fork in the road as it relates to the hiring of a new superintendent. Like the winding and dangerous Biblical road to Damascus, the journey is fraught with perils, challenges, and past failures, but also with tremendous hope and opportunity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a multi-faith, multi-racial, and multi-cultural organization, Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) is deeply committed to dismantling structural racism in all arenas, including in our educational institutions. Our values lead us to organize and advocate in our schools, congregations, and across the city to ensure that every student receives the necessary resources and supports to realize their full potential - to be successful as lifelong learners in college, career, and community life. We know we share this vision with each of you, our committed partners in this journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">As you search for our next district leader, we encourage you to look close to home first and uncover the talent that lies in our midst. Oakland needs a superintendent who is both a strong administrator and a collaborative leader. </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We need a superintendent with a long-term commitment to Oakland students, families, and educators.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Oakland has seen 8 leaders in the past 16 years. T<span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">he revolving door of superintendents makes it almost impossible to build relational trust and an organizational culture to effectively inform what to prioritize, how to align resources, and to galvanize a schools-district team to implement strategic plans that lead to student success. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We need someone with a long-term commitment, understanding, and belief in our community so we can hold ourselves accountable to our shared vision as a community-schools district with meaningful student, family and community partnerships, and an equitable distribution of resources.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We need a superintendent with a strong record of effectively managing resources and a process that includes and prioritizes those closest to students in schools (parents and caregivers, teachers, staff, students, principals, and community) in decisions related to programs and resources. We also need a leader who can support the crucial role central office partners play in creating effective budgetary and communications systems, leveraging shared learning opportunities, and supporting continuous improvement across our district.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In our discussions with school, community, and congregational leaders from across Oakland, several themes emerged, which we have divided into four categories:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">A.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Values</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">1.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We need a superintendent who shares the ideals and values of those at school sites, someone who prioritizes decision-making by school communities who are closest to students.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">In a district as diverse and with as much inequity as Oakland, we need a superintendent who puts equity at the top of his or her agenda.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">3.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">And, we need a superintendent who values honesty and transparency in district decision-making, especially in the budgeting process and in labor relations with district employees.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">1.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We have enough expertise and strong leadership here in Oakland to find a new excellent superintendent from among those with deep roots and experience in our diverse community. We encourage you to select someone who understands Oakland’s political history and context, including our unique history of success with small autonomous schools and the vital role played by local community organizations and unions that represent our valued employees.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Our new superintendent must also have experience effectively managing a large organization, engaging directly in our diverse schools and community with multiple racial and ethnic groups, and transforming schools that serve low-income students of color.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">1.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We need a superintendent who has demonstrated the ability to effectively, responsibly, and transparently manage a budget.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We also need a candidate who can use data as a tool to identify and remediate gaps in academic performance and social-emotional well-being, to improve student performance and eliminate disparities based on race, ethnicity, gender, language, and economic background.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">3.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">And, we need a leader who will ensure that budget, and school and district data are presented in a way that is clear, accessible, and in multiple languages so families, students and the public can understand it, and use it to support organizing to improve student outcomes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">1.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">We know that new superintendents often like to bring their people along with them, but we need a leader who will reduce layers of bureaucracy at the central office and prioritize resources for the school sites, as well as for our teachers and school staff to improve hiring and retention.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">2.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">OUSD has a Strategic Plan for Community Schools, so our new superintendent should be aligned with implementing that plan, rather than needing to take time to develop and get buy-in on a new plan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">3.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">If our superintendent truly values equity, then he or she should have a vision for prioritizing transformation of schools, especially those in the flatlands and other schools serving high numbers of students with the greatest needs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">4.<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;">Finally, our superintendent must ensure that the District is accountable to Oakland voters and implement the goals and vision of Measure N and Linked Learning, as well as the more recently approved Measure G1.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In addition to the criteria above, the OCO Board of Directors and Education for Liberation Committee leaders from across Oakland feel strongly that the community needs to have a voice in the process of selecting the next superintendent of OUSD. For this reason, we ask the OUSD Board to:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mireya Chavarria, OCO Board Co-Chair</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reverend Dr. George Cummings, OCO Board Co-Chair</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Luz Alcaraz, OCO Board Director</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carlos Castro, OCO Board Director</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sam Davis, OCO Board Secretary</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pastor Jim Hopkins, OCO Clergy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Ida Oberman, OCO Board Director</span></span></div>
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-72953624275460594522017-03-17T22:57:00.002-07:002017-03-17T22:57:14.278-07:00Oakland Community Partners Meeting, March 16<br />
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On March 16, Aspire and Achieve was a participant in the Oakland Community Partners Meeting. Groups and Organizations both within Oakland Tech or working with Oakland Tech shared what we are doing and looking for ways in which we can collaborate on issues that we share.<br />
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Here are some of the issues relating to Aspire and Achieve:<br />
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LauRice Mills shared a list of summer internships and summer jobs that students could apply for by stated deadlines.<br />
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Debra Carter Kelly provided a flyer for a Joy of Parenting Workshop for Parents and interested parties on March 18.<br />
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Theresa Vidaurri from the Early Academic Outreach Program and I agreed to meet and discuss getting mentors for the fall.<br />
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-2772381666971682132017-03-16T23:28:00.002-07:002017-03-16T23:28:26.041-07:00AAMA Parent Night Pot Luck <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Feb 23 AAMA Parent Night Pot Luck. Aspire and Achieve and 100 Black Men on hand to talk to Parents about how we support their sons at Oakland Tech. We had great conversations with the parents and the students. Lamar Hancock talked about the Manhood Development Class, the work he expects from his students and the help he gets from our organizations. </div>
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Darryl Richardson spoke about 100 Black Men and the strength of having our 3 organizations working together. Aspire and Achieve Tutors, Max Shapiro and Thomas Demerath spoke about the tutoring opportunities during the week for our students and how our workshops are shaped to help the student needs. </div>
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We are grateful to be working in a three organization partnership seamlessly working together to help our Kings take ownership of their education and succeed. </div>
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Getting to Meet Some Oakland Tech Partners</div>
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On Thursday, February 16, 2017 (2017- where does the time fly?) Community Schools Manager Dawn Humphrey hosted the first Oakland Tech Collaborative Partners Meeting of 2017. Got to meet a few members of the Oakland Tech Staff as well as other organizations working with Oakland Tech. </div>
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Now we all went around the room and introduced ourselves and spoke briefly about the work we do at Oakland Tech. So... I didn't catch all the names and didn't think to take pictures till the end of the meeting, so please bear with me. Among the people I met were:</div>
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John Fuentes, BAC Resources. His work is in Alameda and after the meeting asking me if we could do any tutoring in Alameda. I will email him later today, February 20. </div>
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Maddie- Just out of college and working in Health Education</div>
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Anderea Perez, I had met her earlier. She looks so young, I thought she was a high school student. She is in fact the After School Coordinator. She took over from Carlos in December and oversees the Library Study Time as well as other after school programs including our tutors. </div>
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Will (didn't quite catch the name) - He is a peer tutor</div>
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Michelle- She is from Catholic Charities and works with something called the P2 Project</div>
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Didn't catch her name, but she heads the debate team, and has a desire to get students of color on the team. She has other ideas as well and I hope to talk to her more. </div>
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Chris - A program called Making the Grade</div>
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KC - very dedicated tech guy. Works on school events and is auditorium manager</div>
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Didn't catch this woman's name- again. But she is in charge of the Restorative Justice Program and she's doing a good job. She gave out a card that appear on the bottom of this post. Great questions and tips. </div>
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Asha Vitatoe - Program Manager of Mentoring in Medicine and Science. </div>
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I probably missed a few, but I'll make it up at our next meeting on March 16!</div>
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-16927910146712324752017-02-08T22:20:00.000-08:002017-02-20T16:33:11.258-08:00Parent Night DinnerOn February 8, we had a Parent Night Dinner. 100 Black Men hosted and Aspire and Achieve and African American Male Achievement joined in to speak with parents and students and began our program to include Parents support as our partner.<br />
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After a fine dinner at Geoffrey's Inner Circle there was a presentation by the three programs followed by a lot of group discussions and camaraderie. This was a great first step in including Parents as a partner in our combined program to give our students support from all parts of their community. Lamar Hancock, the teacher of the AAMA Manhood Development Class, announce another Parent Dinner on Thursday, February 23 at Oakland Tech at 6:00 PM. It will be a pot luck. We will all be there to continue building our partnerships.<br />
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Aspire and Achieve announced plans for a writing workshop in March as well as taking our students to visit the Museum of African Diaspora in San Francisco on March 30. AAMA also announced visits to Cal Berkeley and Skyline College. 100 Black Men also announced planned outings and continued mentoring.<br />
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Also 100 Black Men and Aspire and Achieve are making grant proposals for funding to extend our programs to three high schools and six middle schools. If we get the funding we can provide support our students year round. Please keep these proposals and ideas in your prayers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Geoffrey of Geoffrey's Inner Circle. It is through his generosity and loyalty to LABC and 100 Black Men that allowed us to have a great space with delicious food and friendly service. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor Allison, seated next to Kedar, was there talking to parents and students. Throughout the evening we all spoke to the parents about our goals and how their support makes a big difference in helping their sons succeed<br />
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-30458637565613044582017-01-16T22:29:00.000-08:002017-01-16T22:29:53.317-08:00Studying How To Study: An Aspire and Achieve Workshop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After school on Thursday,
December 8, Aspire and Achieve hosted a study skills workshop for 12 freshmen
at Oakland Tech. Specifically designed by Tom Demerath (semiweekly tutor, with
specialty in writing and history) and me (Max Shapiro, weekly tutor, with
specialty in math and science), the workshop consisted of two 25 minute
segments, the first honing in on time management skills and the second
emphasizing studying specifically for math.
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Tom (with an assist from Katie Crawford, a career counselor at UC Berkeley)
invited the students to think about their “big picture” goals (e.g., what they
want to accomplish in a year, or in high school, or in college), to share with
the group what tasks those goals require, and to visualize those tasks
superimposed onto a daily schedule (in the form of a pie chart, with more of
the pie taken up by more time-consuming tasks).
Students then learned how to use their phones (via a smartphone application
called “30/30”) to manage their schedules and to measure their daily progress. Students felt appreciative for the reflection
time and empowered to hold themselves accountable for their daily
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In the math study skills segment,
students acquainted themselves with Wolfram Alpha, a Google-like search engine that
is phone-accessible and especially leverageable in a math context. While working on problems in pairs, students
gained experience using Wolfram Alpha to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar
math terminology and to visualize and solve math equations. Students learned that the idea of a “math
person” is a myth—nobody is born with perfect math knowledge, but interested
learners can acquire that knowledge through concerted effort and recourse to relevant
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success! Many thanks to the students for their attention and effort, to the
Oakland Tech staff members for their permission to use their classrooms, and to
Ike’s sandwiches for their postgame nourishment.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-29184270906368998002016-10-22T23:10:00.000-07:002016-10-22T23:10:19.033-07:00Aspire and Achieve Testimonial from Rickey JacksonRickey Jackson graduated from Oakland Technical High School last June. He was part of our Aspire and Achieve Program and is now at Cal State East Bay. On another posting I will put in the speech he gave at graduation. For now, though I want so post his testimonial to Aspire and Achieve:<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Over the past year, I have been helped
by all types of people, but the individuals under Aspire and Achieve are by far
the best. It was more than just the work that we did, we made a great
connection with one another. I felt as if I know them on a different level.
They really cared about helping me with my work and making sure that I
understood everything that I did.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Max Shapiro<u>,</u> who was my Math
tutor with Aspire and Achieve, would spend many hours of his time on weekends,
on the phone with me and on Skype helping me to understand math. Math had
become one of my worst subjects<u>,</u> but recently I have gotten so much
better at it. Working with Max is great, he is a great teacher, also he is very
patient and takes his time when he is working with me.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Thomas Demerath<u>,</u> who is my
English tutor with Aspire and Achieve, I feel like I made the foremost
connection with, helped me study for my EPT test. He showed me how to write a
whole essay from just a few lines. That was one of my biggest challenges, I
didn’t know how to expand my thoughts. I was able to improve my writing skills
so much, I learned how to correct my punctuation, and I can write essays
better. My teacher began to notice. It got to the point that she thought that I
had been cheating, but then I had to show her that I was the one doing the
work.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Aspire and Achieve did more for me then
just tutoring, for example things that impacted my whole education. They help
me with fees to go up to <u>S</u>onoma to take a mandatory test that I needed
for college. If they did not help me, <u>I</u>t would have been hard for me to
make my way there. They were able to help me with my fees for my trip to New
York with the African American Male Achievement Student Leadership Council. I
wouldn’t have been able to get around or pay for food while I was out there
without them. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they really took helping me seriously, also I felt as if it wasn't just for a
paycheck the feeling was that they actually cared about my education. You could
tell more and more each time that we worked together. I greatly appreciate
everything that they have done for me and I can say that they made a huge
impact on my life<u>.</u></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My new schedule finally let me visit our English/History Tutor, Thomas Demerath at work with two of our students. It was a fun experience to watch Tom and his students work together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tom helps them with their daily homework and gets them to think about the bigger picture. Looking to college as a goal and helping them plan the best way for them to get there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was great to see Tom and the students work together. Our Aspire and Achieve Program is fortunate to have such dedicated tutors as Tom Demerath and Max Shapiro working to bring out the best in the students they tutor.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom and Ronell discuss ways to make the most of his senior year by ways to raise his GPA and have more college options and scholarship opportunities.</td></tr>
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<br />Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-64043921046056474672016-10-03T13:58:00.000-07:002016-10-06T08:04:26.479-07:00Field Trip to see Othello at Cal Shakes in Orinda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On Friday, September 23, Aspire and Achieve along with AAMA took 21 students and 4 chaperones to see a special Student Matinee performance of Othello at the Cal Shakes Theater in Orinda.</div>
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The performance was wonderful as was the Cal Shakes Staff. We were given a grove area to have our lunch and a staff member came by and had some of the kids read from the script. First a little fast and then really fast. It was to get the students acquainted with the speech and rhythm of Shakespeare. </div>
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Achieve, African American Male Achievement (AAMA) Manhood Development Class and
Oakland Technical High School, would like to express our deepest admiration and
gratitude for a wonderful experience for our students! We were so impressed
with the organization, support, instruction and friendliness of the entire Cal
Shakes Staff. The production was outstanding, and the interaction with the
students was handled very well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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encourage, engage and empower our students. This was our first outing of this
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AAMA, 100 Black Men and Aspire and Achieve are really excited about this school year. A large, eager Freshmen Class has the whole program working hard. The AAMA Manhood Development Class began on August 22, our Tutors started working on August 29, and 100 Black Men started their program September 15. All 3 programs are starting off great. Thursday, September 15 our Math an Science Tutor, Max Shapiro had the most students to date show up for Tutoring. On September 19 our English and History Tutor, Thomas Demerath, had the most students to date show up for Tutoring!<br />
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-35399274771866321732016-09-05T16:59:00.003-07:002016-09-05T16:59:59.427-07:00Aspire and Achieve back in class at Oakland Tech. In Lamar Hancock's AAMA Manhood Development Classes. <br />
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Aspire and Achieve 1st session of sitting in 3 class sessions of AAMA Manhood Development. Listening and occasionally joining in discussion. Big Freshmen class this year and they are ready to learn! We are excited about this year and look forward to the Parent Night on September 7.<br />
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Jesus A Portillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14180725838632893433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279631813002435017.post-1835081286372653272016-09-02T10:17:00.001-07:002016-09-02T10:20:27.459-07:00Aspire and Achieve Tour of Museum of African DiasporaMay 5, 2016<br />
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Aspire and Achieve partnered with African American Male Achievement teacher and leader, Lamar Hancock, in leading 18 of our students on a fun day that included a guided tour of the Museum of African Diaspora and lunch at the Metreon. Aspire and Achieve made arrangements for the tour and secured a docent to guide us on a tour. We paid for admission and also bought the lunches while AAMA got the BART Tickets and Lamar did a great job of leading the students. </div>
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