African American Male Achievement (AAMA)


   African American Male Achievement (AAMA)

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Our Mission is to stop the epidemic failure of African American Male (AAM) students in OUSD.  We will create the systems, structures, and spaces that guarantee success for all AAM students across the district.  By using data, we will identify entry points into schools and systems to increase equity, improve cultural competency, and implement practices that support AAM students.  We believe all AAM students are extraordinary and deserve a school system that meets their unique and dynamic needs.

Photo: AAMA Perfect Score Celebration (10/11/12), 33 students scored perfect in ELA or Math on 2012 CSTs.

 

Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) boldly created the Office of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) in Fall 2010 to make explicit and systemic attempts to improve the fortunes of African American males who have been historically underserved academically and consequently get absorbed in the school-prison pipeline at much higher rates then their school counterparts.

ABOUT AAMA

Executive Director
Christopher P. Chatmon (Bio)

OUSD and AAMA work towards 100% of students in the district to become college & career ready!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 

American Promise free-screening:
Wednesday, May 22nd

 

Thanks to all who joined us for the 12th Annual African American Honor Roll May 13th @ Acts Full Gospel.

2nd Annual OUSD African American Parent Conference

Click here for: Conference Presentations & Parents Resources

 

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One high school's path to reducing suspensions Christian Science Monitor 4/8

Defusing Conflict in Schools NYTimes.com 4/5

Closing the achievement gap for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative Philantopic 2/27

for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative
Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative - See more at: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2013/02/closing-the-achievement-gap-for-african-american-males.html#sthash.FaC2oUeY.dpuf
Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative - See more at: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2013/02/closing-the-achievement-gap-for-african-american-males.html#sthash.FaC2oUeY.dpuf
Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative - See more at: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2013/02/closing-the-achievement-gap-for-african-american-males.html#sthash.FaC2oUeY.dpuf
Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Males: An Economic Imperative - See more at: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2013/02/closing-the-achievement-gap-for-african-american-males.html#sthash.FaC2oUeY.dpuf

Helping Oakland Youth keep the Beat EastBayExpress 2/13

Montera "Man Up" conference changes lives MercuryNews.com 2/11

Manhood Development Instructor speaks on KPFA Morning Mix (Min. 47) w/ Davey D KPFA 2/5

East Bay College Fund provides lifeline for achieving Oakland students InsideBayArea.com 1/24

Black boys see bleak future at school
San Francisco Chronicle - 12/3/12

West discusses perfect test scores of 34 Black students in Oakland Smiley & West 10/26/12

Black inventors, innovators have contributed much GastonGazette.com 3/6

Agenda seeks to address black males in crisis TheAdvocate 2/25

Ed-Trust Reports on African-American academic performance LA Times 2/25

Oakland native Kwabena Tumaini inspires Dewey Students 2/8

Improving teachers cross-cultural competence PostNewsGroup.com 2/5

 

 

 

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