Dear ,

Fall is upon us, and that signals the most important season for the work that our collaborative is doing. As OUSD faces tough budget decisions for this year and future years, we will provide guidance and our voices to the budget process, which is happening right now.  

Our final in-person event of 2026 will take place on Saturday, November 14th at Fremont High School, from 9am-2pm in the cafeteria. This will be a retreat-style gathering where we expand our view of OUSD’s basic staffing costs to what is centrally allocated, and engage with past and new participants to put it all together. 

If you can make it, your participation will be vital as we conclude this phase of our public engagement and look towards the hard work in front of us all. Registration for this event is strongly encouraged but not required.

Please Support MSEG Publicly

Yesterday, we published a Statement of Support for the Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Group’s efforts, and we’d love it if you would signal your support by signing it, which you can do with your name and email address online (you are free to remain anonymous if you like). We also sent an open letter to all school board members and candidates to ask for their public support ahead of Tuesday’s election. 

A strong signal from our community of support for our work is truly important, as we want this work to continue regardless of any political or leadership changes. Please take a moment to read the statement, sign it (and confirm your email, which stays private) and then reach out to your elected representative or preferred candidate asking them to sign as well, if you don’t see their name on the list yet. 

We truly appreciate you for all the support you’ve shown as we make one big push to bring our voices to OUSD before, and not after, all the decisions are made.

In appreciation,

The Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Group