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  1. At noon today, Dewey Academy hosts a College & Career Fair & Holiday Potluck. All of Dewey's winter grads are headed to college. Congrats!
  2. Brewer is a special place! To learn more about this dynamic middle school, contact PTSA Prez Nicole Magnuson: president@ednabrewer.net.
  3. > 300 students are in the Brewer band program. They have 1 full-time & 1 part-time teacher, 6 music periods daily, + afterschool programs!
  4. The Edna Brewer Middle School band struts its stuff tonight. Catch the young musicians from 6:30-7:30 PM - it's free - at 3748 13th Ave.
  5. All City Council meeting at Fremont from 1-3PM today. Students discuss closed campus lunches, teacher evaluations and student bill of rights
  6. "A moment of silence to stop the violence". At 1:40 PM today, Castlemont will hold a campuswide vigil for community members lost to violence
  7. For more info, contact the Oakland Farms to Schools Network at 510.533.1092x30 or christine@ebayc.org
  8. Global Family, Learning without Limits, Melrose Leadership, Community United, Futures, Esperanza and Korematsu also host produce markets
  9. Franklin, Garfield, Bridges, N.Highland, Hoover, Parker, East Oakland Pride, Manzanita Community & Manzanita Seed all host produce markets
  10. School produce markets are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays at 12 OUSD schools. Most markets are open from 2-6 PM, others from 12:30-6.
  11. Nice presentation by the folks behind OUSD's school produce markets, complete with complementary fruit for the hardy souls left at the mtg.
  12. Gym at Bret Harte MS named Ernest G. Fernandes after former teacher and coach who worked at the school for more than three decades.
  13. Director Hodge asked us to stress that the 33% percent combined cut for all school sites amounts to a 5% cut for each indidivual site. Done.
  14. You can also watch the meetings over the web via OUSD Website > Governing Board > Legislative Information Center > Live Meeting Video
  15. If you're interested in these updates, you might want to watch the meeting live on KDOL Channel 27 for Oakland Comcast subscribers
  16. All told, $18.5 million in projected cuts to central services. $9.3 million in K-12 funding reductions
  17. Adult Education to suffer $4.5 million in budget cuts and another $3 million of deferred maintenance
  18. Board Member Spearman suggests reductions to executive salaries as a cost-cutting measure
  19. 67% of anticipated $28 million in budget cuts will occur at central office according to Tony Smith at tonight's OUSD School Board Meeting.
  20. OUSD Board of Education unanimously approves closure of Best High, Robeson High and Explore Middle School at the end of the school year