News: Fond Farewell to Jairo!
After four years as Training Director at Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network, the time has come for me to transition to the next stage in my career. I have accepted the position of [...]
Parent Dispatch: Developing PLAN Leaders…in Chicago!
On June 22-24, PLAN staff and leader Maria Portillo (pictured below on the right) joined more than 1,000 others in Chicago for the National Family and Community Engagement Conference. Maria, a [...]
Campaign Notebook: School Funding Victory Shows Strength in Numbers
It’s not often enough that we get to say these two words: We Won! On June 24th, the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt a proposal developed by [...]
Our Kids, Our Schools, Our Future: Beyond Random Acts
PLAN Joins Dr. Karen Mapp for Community Schools Forum What will it take to build systemic and sustained family engagement in school sites and districts to improve student success? At a packed [...]
Campaign Notebook: New Family Engagement Report
As the OUSD board meets tonight to consider priorities for the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), PLAN leaders will be speaking out to highlight findings from a new parent-led report. [...]
