Teach Tomorrow in Oakland (TTO) is a partnership between the Oakland Mayor’s office and Oakland Unified School District, which demonstrates the mutual commitment to recruiting and retaining outstanding teachers who reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of our city. TTO uses multi-faceted communication strategies to attract high-quality, prospective teachers who are committed to three key principles: ensuring that all students achieve at high levels, professional development, and long-term employment within OUSD.      

Specifically, Teach Tomorrow in Oakland focuses on four recruitment strands:

•  Oakland’s Alumni and Community Members: Reaching out to civic and community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and Oakland school alumni, TTO will recruit ethnically and culturally diverse individuals who are already invested in the success of Oakland’s schools.
   

•  Middle and High school students: TTO will begin developing OUSD’s own teachers! Utilizing the California Teaching Association’s “Teach for Tomorrow” curriculum, TTO will develop and support middle school clubs while continuing to implement Education Academies at Oakland high schools.  TTO will follow graduating seniors through their colleges and universities and provide financial assistance to those OUSD alumni who enroll in credential programs directed at returning to teach in Oakland.
   

•  OUSD Employees: TTO is seeking paraprofessionals and other classified staff who have the desire to educate the city’s children and will provide support to candidates for their completion of degree and credential programs, preparation for teacher-competency exams, employment processes, and ultimately classroom placement.
   

•  Student Teachers: Partnering with Bay Area colleges and universities, TTO will identify outstanding student teachers already placed in OUSD schools and facilitate their transition from college students to classroom instructors.
  
  
  We need your help!  If you know of someone who wants to be a teacher — a college, high school, or
  middle school student, Oakland alum, career-changer, or a classified staff member — please refer him
  or her to Rachelle Rogers-Ard, Ed.D., TTO Program Manager.
   

Teach Tomorrow in Oakland: Oakland’s Community for Oakland’s Classrooms