Mandela High School
4610 Foothill Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94601 (Map & Directions)
510-879-1141
Robin Bailer-Glover, Principal
robin.glover@ousd.k12.ca.us
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• Spring 2009, Edition One: English / Espanol
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• Spring 2010, Edition Three: English
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
Mandela High At A Glance:
- Diverse student population with high percent of English Language Learners Advanced placement and college prep courses available for all students
- Strong emphasis on language and literacy across all disciplines
- New strategies melded with established classroom management practices
- Reduced discipline issues
- Small school environment with advisory class, full-time bilingual counselor and bilingual intervention specialist
- Student personal and academic responsibility is expected
- High professional standards
These quotes come from our latest accreditation visiting committee report:
"A high level of commitment is clear in personal interaction, as repeatedly referenced by students, parents, administration, and staff. A culture of collegiality and shared vision to ensure student achievement is evident.”
“Professional development, staff collaboration and significant levels of commitment on the part of staff members individually and as a group, are openly expressed and clearly evident. Mandela High School is a cohesive, collaborative, supportive staff.”
“One area of note in the school’s assessment and accountability measures is the quality and quantity of teacher research. This research ranges from an in-depth examination of student work to determine the areas of greatest need, to the impact of how students view their place in their community. The results of this teacher research has impacted not only the nature and direction of instruction, but has also shaped their operational policy and procedures.”
“Open communication and collaboration exists between administration, teachers, and students. Parents and community members are clearly welcome at Mandela High School.”
“Students know that teachers support them in attaining their educational goals.Mandela High School has created a nurturing environment that supports students.”
At Mandela High, we want our students to be successful in the world as it is, but also to think critically about confronting what is unjust. To be literate is to be empowered. By literacy, we mean the ability to read critically, to be fluent in "academic English," and to write for a variety of purposes. Consequently, at Mandela, literacy is infused into all subjects, and all classes focus on understanding content, developing vocabulary, and engagement in the reading process. We believe that improved literacy will lead to improved proficiency in math as well. We use strategies often associated with language arts, such as written explanation, to clarify, question, and show understanding in all classes. The school's focus on language and literacy includes a strong foreign language program whose goal is to design curriculum leading to biliteracy certification.
Mandela High is a place where everyone works to ensure that our students have the ability to enter college and/or pursue their career goals. Our school is organized and designed to facilitate and enable teachers to teach and students to learn. We have a college prep program that focuses on the classroom. Students are taught to be effective communicators and responsible to themselves and others
- 90% of students report they like going to Mandela High
- 90% of parents feel positively about Mandela High
- 39% of Seniors in first graduating class (2006) accepted to 4 year colleges (a 160% improvement over former Fremont High School from which Mandela High began in 2003 as a new small school)