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Academic Excellence

Our first Intersession will be held October 23rd-November 3rd. The first 6 weekdays of Intersession is dedicated to EBIA Changemakers projects. Centered around STEAM focused community service and service learning and STEAM focused college and career readiness, these projects are a chance for students to put our Innovator Norms in action while giving back to the community.  Students then have 2 days of end of trimester preparation, followed by two days of PLP conferences.

Finance

Facility

- obtain authorization to submit an application for Prop 39 to OUSD for the 2018-2019 school year.

Board Expansion Committee

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo, an Oakland native, is the vice president of strategy and operations at the Pahara Institute. Prior to joining the Pahara Institute, Saamra was an associate partner at Bellwether Education Partners. Before Bellwether, Saamra was a consultant at Bain & Company, where she worked on organizational design, strategy, and due diligence projects for clients in education, private equity, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Saamra also spent several years at Google, during which she focused on training and management of Google’s customer service sales and operations team. While at Google, Saamra spent over a year in India, as one of the founding team members of Google’s Hyderabad office. Saamra has a deep passion for education reform, which she has tapped through several projects with KIPP Bay Area Schools, and as a founding board member of the Mission Preparatory School, a charter school serving low-income students in San Francisco’s Mission and Excelsior districts. Saamra holds an MBA with a certificate in Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, where she double majored in History and International Studies. She is also a proud graduate of the Boston Latin School, the first public school in the United States. Saamra lives in Oakland, CA with her husband.

Governance

- NPS contract and rate
- September check and credit card registers

1. Oct 1 - Applications window opened October 1

2. Oct 4 - DACA Workshop - As the deadline for DACA is fast approaching it is important to have a list of resources that help students and families with the renewal process for DACA. The California Charter Schools Association is hosting a workshop at the Lower School site (3400 Malcolm Avenue Oakland 94605) on October 4th at 4:30PM. We will discuss the rights a DACA student has and also provide a list of organizations that can help with the renewal process.

3. Oct 5 - Family Tech Tutorial - Looking to figure out Google Classroom, Schoology, Illuminate and more.

4. Oct 11 - Projects and Pastries - 6th grade families are invited to attend Projects and Pastries.  This is an opportunity to see projects and hear students present what they have been working on across their classes.

5. Oct. 20 - is EBIA Cafelito - Cafelitos are an opportunity for families to talk with the EBIA administrative team in an informal setting, raise questions, hear school planning updates and engage with our Parent Advisory Council.  Our third one of the year will be held on Friday, Oct. 20th from 8:30-9:30am at our Upper School.

6. Oct. 23rd - 30th - EBIA’s Fall Intersession program will occur from Oct. 23rd - 30th

7. Oct. 27 - Day of the Dead Fiesta 6PM - 9PM. An event filled with Latino dance performances from local professionals, Hispanic/Latino art and food, and end with dancing to Latin inspired music.