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Claremont’s band — here to stay?


photo by Aric Crabb/Staff

The award-winning music program at Oakland’s Claremont Middle School is a big source of pride; the band started up a few years ago with only eight students, and its ranks quickly swelled to over 100. I wrote about this success story last year.

That’s why some families were dismayed to see “music exploration” printed on their child’s class schedule last week, instead of band or orchestra. Some said they were told at orientation that band would be part of the after-school program from now on, instead of a class, but no one seemed to know what “music exploration” was. The Oakland teachers union got involved.

“Clearly, this is not going to stand,” said Betty Olson-Jones, the union president.

The 400-student middle school is undergoing some big changes this year: a new principal, Kenya Crockett, a new bell schedule, and  “houses,” or groupings of students within each grade-level.

So why mess with something that’s working?

The school’s leadership has apparently decided not to, according to a memo given out at Monday night’s PTA meeting Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Under: leadership changes, middle schools, the arts | 18 Comments »

New principals and a $1.8m math contract

Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2009
Under: Algebra/Math, OUSD central office, School board news, curriculum, finances, leadership changes, small schools, teachers | 13 Comments »

Another new Oakland principal hire quits

Posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009
Under: high schools, leadership changes | 7 Comments »

Skyline high has (fingers crossed!) a new principal

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Under: high schools, leadership changes | 5 Comments »

A new Oakland schools coalition: Will you join?

Posted on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Under: initiatives, leadership changes, local control | 69 Comments »

Skyline’s never-ending principal search

Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009
Under: high schools, leadership changes | 21 Comments »

New police chief of Oakland schools

Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009
Under: leadership changes, safety | 18 Comments »

It pays to be a superintendent

Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Under: OUSD central office, finances, leadership changes | 2 Comments »

The Oakland principal shuffle

Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Under: leadership changes | 15 Comments »

The salary and benefits for Oakland’s new supe

Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Under: leadership changes, superintendent search | 24 Comments »