Oakland Unified School District School Director, District 4
What does this office do?
- Setting the school district's budget and hiring the superintendent
- Deciding which schools open, close, or get rebuilt
- Approving curriculum, calendars, and teacher contracts
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Kathryn Camp is a public policy professional and parent of a child at Glenview Elementary. She wants careful use of school money, support for teachers, and decisions judged by student results.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Mike Hutchinson is an Oakland-born former afterschool teacher who has served on the Oakland school board since 2021 and co-founded the Oakland Public Education Network. He has worked to keep neighborhood public schools open and improve them.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 against
Nonpartisan
Sylvia Pfeiffer Williams spent 20 years in Oakland schools as an adult education teacher, special education aide and union representative. She wants school money moved toward classrooms, higher teacher pay, and reading help for every second grader who is behind.
Source: alamedacountyca.gov