Does this proposed sale best serve the mission of the Oakland Unified School District?
La Escuelita Elementary School, Central Infantil and Yuk Yau pre-schools and MetWest High School are currently housed on the property in temporary and sub-standard facilities. The playground for La Escuelita is a closed off street (East 11th). There are already more students seeking enrollment in these schools than their facilities can hold. For the last ten years, the school district has promised parents construction of new facilities for La Escuelita Elementary School. Both the 2000–2005 and the 2005–2010 OUSD Facilities Master Plans include the construction of an expanded La Escuelita campus as a top priority. In 2003, the school district allocated $22 million for the school’s construction. Although the construction of a new and expanded La Escelita campus is current OUSD policy, this money remains unexpended. Under the proposed sale, the school district is responsible for relocating these schools within the Eastlake neighborhood — meaning we will have to buy land (even though the t
