As you know, in order to have great schools for every Oakland child, we need great school board leadership. That's why this November's school board elections are a major focus for GO. We are about to start our first big project in this arena, and we need your help.

This month and next, we'll be walking neighborhoods with a survey to help us understand what Oaklanders are thinking about school board elections and introduce them to Great Oakland Public Schools. Will you join us and your neighbors and commit to spending one shift (a few hours) walking a neighborhood or calling fellow Oaklanders in the next two months? Jessica got the chance to pair up with her friend Mary a few weeks back to go door-to-door with our survey in hand. They had a great time getting to know people in Mary's neighborhood. Here's a blog Jess wrote about her experience.

Sign up here: http://tinyurl.com/GOCommunitySurvey to let us know when you can help out. It's going to take all of us to make this change in Oakland, and we can't wait until we are celebrating success in November. We can do this.

See you out there!