Oakland Unity High School: A Brief History of an Exemplary Charter School.
2003
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Unity opened for its first cohort of 100 9th and 10th graders.
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2006
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Unity is awarded the Certified Charter School status by the California Charter Schools Association.
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2006
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Unity received accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for a six-year term (with a mid-term review).
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2006
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First graduating class had a 94% graduation rate with 65% accepted to four-year universities/colleges.
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2006
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Unity received commendation from the California Charter Schools Association for its improvement in Academic Performance Index scores, increasing from 565 in 2004 to 580 in 2005 and 654 in 2006.
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2007
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Unity conducted its first admissions lottery due to high demand for entrance to its 2007-08 9th grade class.
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2007
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Oakland Unified School District renewed Unity’s charter for a five-year term.
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2007
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65% of Unity’s second graduating class was accepted to four-year universities/colleges.
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2008
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70% of Unity’s third graduating class was accepted to four-year universities/colleges with one-third gaining acceptance to UC campuses.
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2008
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Unity’s average daily attendance has exceeded 96% during the last five school years.
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2008
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Unity is selected by the California Department of Education to receive Proposition 1D funding to develop a new school facility.
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2008
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California Department of Education reported Unity’s 1-year dropout rate at 3.0% and 3-year rate at 17.4%, significantly better than California’s statewide rate of 6.4% and 24.2% and Oakland public schools’ district rates of 11.1% and 37.4%.
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2009
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75% of Unity’s fourth graduating class was accepted to four-year universities/colleges.
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2009
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79% of 10th graders passed English portion of CAHSEE, compared to 60% in district.
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2009
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82% of 10th graders passed Math portion of CAHSEE, compared to 62% in district.
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2010
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Members of Unity's first class will be graduating from universities such as UC Santa Cruz, Mills College, the University of San Francisco, and San Jose State.
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2010
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Unity’s attendance has exceeded 96% during the past six school years.
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