School overview
LIFE Academy
Who makes school-level decisions, how the plan is funded, and what is on the public record. Part of Oakland Unified School District.
Who makes decisions at LIFE Academy?
LIFE Academy is governed by Oakland Unified's elected Board of Education. At the school level, the School Site Council reviews and recommends the annual School Plan for Student Achievement, including its proposed spending. The current plan says the council recommended it on April 21, 2026, before the board approved it on June 24.
The School Site Council shapes the annual plan
The council's recommendation covers the school plan that links goals, services, and spending. The published plan records family, staff, student, and council engagement from December through April.
The plan puts money behind attendance and learning
It budgets for reading support, translation for family conferences, a case manager, arts, after-school programming, and health-and-bioscience pathway activities.
Online records are limited
California requires School Site Council meetings to be open, but it does not require minutes to be published online. OUSD's annual plan is public; meeting-by-meeting minutes were not found in the current public source.
A published plan shows what the council recommended, but it does not show every discussion or vote that happened at its meetings.
Where the school stands
The plan's total projected federal, state, and local funding.
Federal funding in the plan, including schoolwide and family-engagement support.
The plan's 2024-25 result, with a 2026-27 target of 12%.
Major projects
Reading support and intervention
Funded in part for 2026-27The plan continues small reading classes and adds Title I-funded teaching and materials. It says the model needs 33 reading sections, while 12 are covered by a grant and central support.
- OUSD approves the 2026-27 plan
Funding
Title I, a foundation grant, and central literacy support
The plan says Title I will fund four part-time teaching positions and reading materials.
Health and bioscience pathway internships
Planned for 2026-27The plan aims for all 11th graders to take part in internships and sets aside funds for work-based-learning coordination and student internship stipends.
- OUSD approves the annual plan and pathway budget
Funding
Measure H and community-school funds
The plan describes paid work-based-learning opportunities during the 2026-27 school year.
Recent news
This page is based on LIFE Academy's 2026-27 School Plan for Student Achievement, which OUSD published and approved in June 2026. The plan records School Site Council participation and the school's budget, goals, and planned activities.
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