In the four years that the Connector project has been under construction, 1,316 on-site jobs were created. Of those positions, 807 were filled by Bay Area talent with 240 of those workers living in Oakland or nearby communities.

The 3.2-mile link between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport will replace AirBART, a shuttle bus operated by the Port of Oakland. The Connector will be a far more relaxing ride that will offer swift, reliable service because the system will be all electric and will run on a fixed, elevated guideway above the Hegenberger congestion.

Join the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Antwan Wilson on Tuesday, November 18th as he discusses his strategic vision for Oakland Public Schools.

Come learn the critical role students, families, teachers, staff, government agencies, non-profits and the business and faith communities will play in creating full-service community schools that improve outcomes for students and strengthen our city.

Do you want to know how our schools have been progressing? What’s in store for the future? Wilson, who left the Denver Public Schools system as assistant schools superintendent, turned around one of the toughest schools in the 90,000-student system. The Nebraska native used his diplomatic skills in his dealings with angry Denver parents who opposed a 2010 district plan to break up Denver’s Montbello High School, where he served as principal for three years, into three smaller schools. In three years at the troubled school, he turned around the culture and attitudes of staff and students. When he left in 2008 he had raised the acceptance rate at two- and four-year colleges from 35 percent to 95 percent. “The course we are charting is an ambitious one,” he says, “but nothing less will produce the results we need for our young people. In Oakland, as elsewhere, the absence of consistency and lack of equitable opportunities exist in disheartening proportion. As a community we must work from the fundamental belief that our students deserve the best.”

           

Lunch Event
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
12 – 1:30 pm

Hosts:
Jim Bell, CFP ^®
President and Founder
Bonnie Bell, MA., MDiv., Principal
Director, Career/Life Coaching

Join us for lunch, networking with interesting professionals, and an opportunity to learn about our firm's philosophy, "Making a Good Life Happen". This could have a direct impact on your future! Space is limited, and reservations are required.