Thursday, August 21, 2008
Oakes Children's center report
[Thanks to MMC for this report!]
I attended the Oakes Children's Center Community meeting on August 15th, and I left with a very good impression of the program and the staff.
I was worried about what it would be like to have another school here again. The high school that was here last created some problems, specifically, crazy gridlock on Treat Avenue in the morning and afternoon when parents dropped off and picked up their kids and couldn't turn around on the street, and also a problem of trash and graffiti. The people that ran the school were very unresponsive.
The Oakes people seemed really nice and professional, and assured all the neighbors that attended that their door was always open to us for any questions or comments. They are very happy to be moving to an area with such nice weather after being in the Sunset. There were a couple of parents there and they were really happy with the school and the staff and told some touching stories about how Oakes has helped their kids.
Here are some more notes I took... but keep in mind these may not totally be accurate due to me trying to type and listen, so feel free to contact the school if you have any questions!
I attended the Oakes Children's Center Community meeting on August 15th, and I left with a very good impression of the program and the staff.
I was worried about what it would be like to have another school here again. The high school that was here last created some problems, specifically, crazy gridlock on Treat Avenue in the morning and afternoon when parents dropped off and picked up their kids and couldn't turn around on the street, and also a problem of trash and graffiti. The people that ran the school were very unresponsive.
The Oakes people seemed really nice and professional, and assured all the neighbors that attended that their door was always open to us for any questions or comments. They are very happy to be moving to an area with such nice weather after being in the Sunset. There were a couple of parents there and they were really happy with the school and the staff and told some touching stories about how Oakes has helped their kids.
Here are some more notes I took... but keep in mind these may not totally be accurate due to me trying to type and listen, so feel free to contact the school if you have any questions!
- 15 students total at present, up to 25 kids maybe in the future
- aprox. 31 staff members
- Kids always supervised.
- Pick up/drop off: 4 buses a day, (2 morning, 2 evening) all kids ride buses, buses will offload on Folsom or drive through. Aides on the bus. Some small number of kids might come in the afternoon for counseling sessions.
- Ages of kids: 5-14
- Hours: Morning till around 6pm. No weekends, 11 months school.
- Funding: by SF Deptartment of Public Health and SFUSD
- They got a long lease
- 3 classes k-2, 3-4, 5-8
- Referrals come from school district
- Education and mental health services
- They have after school groups (from other schools) "outpatient" therapy, group sessions, autistic or developmentally delayed, in a small van. 5 groups with 5 kids each.
- They are happy to have people serve on their Board of Directors, and you do not need any special qualifications to serve.
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