April 15, 2008

Manny Barbara
Superintendent
Oak Grove School District

Our Oak Grove School District priority areas are reflected in what we call our Five-Year Plan.  The document is reviewed and developed annually through community and employee input and posted on our District web site: www.ogsd.k12.ca.us.  Each spring we begin the process of identifying priority areas for the following year. At the May 22 regular meeting of our Board of Trustees, starting at 7:30 p.m., the public session is devoted to community input to District priorities for the 2008-2009 school year.  All community is invited to attend.

The state budget crisis has provided significant fiscal challenges for the 2008-2009 school year.  Like all districts, we are needing to make significant reductions.  However, we will be able to continue to maintain for 2008-2009 our program priorities of:

• Extended day kindergarten at all schools

• Class size reduction of 20 to 1 at grades K-3

• Visual and performing arts at grades 4-6

• After school sports and counseling at grades 7-8

We are fortunate that we will also have summer school this year, including the very popular language camps (for students at or above standards) and accelerated math classes.

As always, please feel free to contact us on matters pertaining to the Oak Grove School District through our web site at: www.ogsd.k12.ca.us or 227-8300.  Our web site also includes Board meeting agendas and minutes, Board Policies, and our District priorities, as listed in our Five-Year Plan.