Posts Tagged ‘Chris Chatmon’
Oakland Unified celebrates its 10th biannual ManUp! Conference
Saturday’s ManUp! Conference bought in students from throughout the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), from elementary to high school.
Read MoreAfter 4 years, Oakland schools’ African American Male Achievement initiative assesses how it’s doing
The Office of African American Male Achievement will release reports in January that focus on its flagship program and hopes for future growth.
Read MoreGradNation Summit promotes academic success for young men of color
On Saturday, the African-American Male Achievement Office hosted Oakland’s first GradNation event to increase graduation rates for young men of color.
Read MoreAfrican American students honored for perfect scores
For the third consecutive year, the Oakland Unified School District’s Department of African American Male Achievement honored students who earned perfect scores on their STAR exams, but this year’s ceremony honored both young men and women. To celebrate these students’ achievements, a boisterous crowd of parents, educators and other students attended an evening event at Frick Middle School in East Oakland on October 11.
Read MoreSuperintendent appoints city’s first director of African- American Male Achievement
In a surprise announcement during Wednesday night’s school board meeting, Superintendent Tony Smith named Chris Chatmon, of the organization 100 Black Men of the Bay Area, as the district ‘s first director of African American Male Achievement. The creation of the new position, which is supposed to focus on identifying and reducing of institutional racism in education, is a part of Smith’s 2010-2015 Strategic Vision for OUSD.
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