Meeting Time: February 14, 2024 at 4:00pm PST
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Q.-2 24-0195 Adoption by the Board of Education of its 2024 CA Legislative Platform in the Areas of School Finance; Ensuring Strong Readers By the Third Grade; Supporting Empowered Graduates; Creating Joyful Schools; and Growing A Diverse and Stable Staff.

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    Silvia FlorianoCruz 9 months ago

    Hi, My name is Silvia Floriano-Cruz and I'm a junior at Skyline High School. I live in District 2 & I am part of the LMA program at OUSD schools. I want to remind the board that as part of your guide to decision making you should be taking all decisions based on THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS, and that includes Latino students like me. I am here to urge the board to oppose the major funding cuts proposed to the
    Latino Student Achievement program, Office of Equity targeted strategies & translation. These cuts carry potentially devastating consequences for the lives of many students like me, particularly those who are children of immigrants, representing the most vulnerable and underserved population in Oakland. LMA is very important to who I am and honestly what I want to do in the future,this has motivated me to think past the now.As a student directly impacted by these potential cuts, I implore the board to not cut any funding or staffing to these programs.Thank you for your time.