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Kakishiba to resign from Oakland school board

David Kakishiba took even his school board colleagues by surprise tonight with this news: He will step down at the end of the month because of a conflict-of-interest ruling by the district’s new general counsel, Jackie Minor.

Kakishiba is also executive director of the East Bay Asian Youth Center, a local youth development nonprofit that works in the school district. In the past, he abstained from votes involving EBAYC contracts, but apparently, that’s not enough.

“Yesterday I was informed by the general counsel that it was her opinion that my continuing to serve on this board and to work at my organization is a situation that is untenable,” Kakishiba said at tonight’s (well, last night’s) board meeting.

He added, “I believe the general counsel has done her due diligence. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Under: School board news, resignations | 31 Comments »

Top-level OUSD staffer leaves for the Island

Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
Under: OUSD central office, initiatives, leadership changes, local control, people, resignations, school reform | 17 Comments »

Oakland administrator named Lafayette supe

Posted on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Under: OUSD central office, leadership changes, people, resignations | 1 Comment »

Why he quit OUSD, after 17 years

Posted on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Under: resignations, special education, teachers | 20 Comments »

Finding teachers for all of the substitutes

Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Under: resignations, teachers | 12 Comments »

Next week, special ed director follows her old boss’s trail to D.C.

Posted on Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Under: OUSD central office, leadership changes, people, resignations, special education | 9 Comments »

A few hours later, a new boss for OUSD: Vince Matthews

Posted on Friday, September 14th, 2007
Under: leadership changes, resignations | 11 Comments »

Leadership changes at Montera, Joaquin Miller and Oakland High

Posted on Friday, August 17th, 2007
Under: leadership changes, people, resignations, school reform | 1 Comment »

And the new principals are…

Posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Under: leadership changes, people, resignations | 20 Comments »

Is it something in the air? Neighboring school principals retire unexpectedly

Posted on Monday, July 16th, 2007
Under: leadership changes, people, resignations | 8 Comments »