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I am deeply committed to our collective struggle for educational equity & have been extremely fortunate to lead at organizations I genuinely love which reflect this passion: as a teacher in Oakland and Compton, as AP at Lockwood & founding principal at Think College Now in Oakland Unified School District, as Program/School Director at Teach for America, and CEO of College Track. I am excited to be leading the fight for educational equity through creating innovations to strengthen equity via public-private partnership with students, families, educators, and community leaders in Oakland as Mayor Libby Schaaf's Director of Education. Together, we launched Oakland Promise (OP) & Northern California College Promise Coalition (NCCPC) to strengthen college access & completion, #OaklandUndivided (#OU) to close the digital divide, and Teachers Rooted in Oakland TRiO) to increase diversity of educators across our city & state. We have helped to raise >$125M for Oakland children & families & inspire public investments for related initiatives across our city and state of $3B. Last month, US Vice President Kamala Harris visited Oakland to announce the launch of the Generation Fund, which will ensure that within four years, there will be an entitlement for all babies and students from low-income backgrounds across the city-receiving access to $500 (medical eligible babies) and $1000/year for all Oakland public school graduates in college-for the next generation through 2035. We increased digital connectivity of students with access to computer & hotspot of students from low-income backgrounds from 12% to 98% within 1.5 years. #OU made a commitment for the 3rd straight year to provide all 50K Oakland public school students in need with home access to a computer, internet & culturally competent tech support. In partnership with OUSD, City of Oakland, TechExchange and other founding and leadership partners, we have provided over 39,000 computers, 15K hotspots and fulfilled over 18K tech support requests. Within two years, Teachers Rooted in Oakland has tripled the number of teachers of color in Oakland teacher residency programs. As current Vice President of the National Equity Project, Youth Law Academy (in partnership w/ Centro Legal) Board Member, OP Board member (Ex-Officio), and NCCPC Steering Committee Chair, I leverage the relationships built over the past two decades to increase equity for students and families. In my next step, I aim to empower students to be successful in a career of their choice and build a workforce model across California & the nation.
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Director Of Corps To Career - California Volunteers, Office Of The GovernorCalifornia Volunteers Fund Mar 2023 - PresentWhile I am proud of the work we have done in Compton and Oakland Unified, the Mayor’s office, College Track, Oakland Promise and Think College Now, we cannot rest until all students have not only an opportunity to be successful in school & complete college, but also a clear pathway to a career with upward mobility. Too often, I have seen students graduate only to struggle navigating the system to build a career that matches their brilliance. It is with this fire that I aim to co-create a model workforce pathway for our students with a long-term vision of potential replication across California and the country. To make this vision a reality, I am humbled to share that I have been selected to become the inaugural Director of Workforce for the CA Volunteers Fund, which works in close collaboration with CA Volunteers, Office of the Governor.Our goal is to recruit, deploy, and ultimately place diverse participants in living-wage jobs supporting the green economy of the future and to share learnings from LA to impact CA and the nation. I am excited to join the team to develop the pilot in LA with a goal to support the 1000 CA Volunteers fellows to not only serve our community, but also address climate change through green jobs, create the next cadre of diverse teachers across California, and be on a pathway to a successful future. I look forward to partnering with you in LA, and potentially in communities across our state in the future, to provide all students with an opportunity to address critical challenges through a career of their dreams. Look forward to staying in touch, and partnering for equity in the future. If you are interested in connecting about career pathways, whether in green jobs, education or other sectors, contact me via LinkedIn or at my new work email, david.silver@californiavolunteersfund.org. Juntos, si se puede (together, yes we can).
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Director Of Education For Oakland Mayor Libby SchaafOakland Mayor’S Office Jul 2015 - Jan 2023As Director of Education to the Mayor of Oakland, I work in partnership with students, families, educators, partners, the city, OUSD and Mayor Schaaf to realize a vision of educational equity for all students in Oakland. I have collaborated with students, families, educators, OUSD, the City of Oakland, non-profits, community & funding partners to launch initiatives to increase equity across our city. Together, we have created, sustained and expanded public-private partnerships, such as Oakland Promise (OP) to increase college completion, #OaklandUndivided (#OU) to ensure all Oakland public school students in need have home access to a computer, internet and technology, and Teachers Rooted in Oakland (TRiO) to provide BIPOC educators with affordable housing. Our public-private partnerships have helped to raise over $125 million dollars in private philanthropy and our initiatives helped to inspire $3 billion dollars of public funding to support California (CA) students and been seen as potential models for students and educators across the state. Together, we have made college a reality for thousands of students through OP, and recently made an announcement with VP Harris that within four years, our next generation of children and families with economic need will all have access to $1000/year to attend college and medical babies can receive $500 in College Savings Accounts (CSAs) through 2035. We tripled the number of teacher residents of color through TRiO. Since we launched OP and TRiO, the state has partnered with Oakland and recently expanded investments in CSA's and Teacher Residency programs across California. Within a year of the pandemic, #OU increased connectivity for students (access to a computer and hotspot) from low-income backgrounds from 12% to 98%. To date, we have handed out over 50,000 devices and are partnering with the state and nation to create and expand models that will close the digital divide for students and unconnected residents.
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Chief Executive Officer, Senior AdvisorCollege Track Jan 2011 - Jun 2015Oakland, Ca, UsCollege Track (CT) is a national non-profit organization that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. CT recruits students and works continuously with them for 10 years - from the summer before 8th grade through college graduation. I joined CT in January 2011 as CEO after several years as the founding principal of Think College Now (TCN). When I came on board as CEO in 2011, I pledged to drive CT to unprecedented results and recruit outstanding people to join the team. Thanks to our resilient students, dedicated staff, incredible partners, and tremendous Board, we did just that. Specifically: we grew at existing CT sites in the Bay Area and New Orleans; expanded to CO, Los Angeles, and Sacramento; increased our staff from 30 to 90; tripled our budget from $4.5M to $15M; produced our first Annual Report; refreshed our logo and website, and secured the largest, multi-year grants in CT’s history across foundation, corporate, and individual giving donor segments. Most importantly, we strengthened our quality as we scaled: our 4-year college acceptance and matriculation rates (94% and 89%, respectively) are the highest in CT’s 17 year history, and our college graduation rate is more than 2.5x the national average for students in low-income communities.Leading CT gave me the chance to deliver on the promise I had made to TCN students and families, and it was thrilling to see former students enter college in 2014 and thrive there through the support of TCN and CT. -
Founder And Founding PrincipalThink College Now Elementary School Jan 2002 - Jan 2011“We start out with 4,000 (students) … only 200 of them meet the requirements to get into the University of California college system. The system isn't working for them.” ~ Former Oakland Superintendent Dennis Chaconas. In 2001, this disturbing quote inspired me to launch a genuine grassroots effort to bring community members together to support my vision of creating a viable path for under-resourced elementary students to attend and graduate from college. I assembled and partnered with a group of extraordinary educators, students, families, and community groups, co-authored an implementation plan, and in 2003 we opened Think College Now (TCN) - a college-prep, public elementary school in a low-income area of Oakland that is focused on closing the achievement gap and giving all students an equal opportunity to attend college and pursue their dreams. I led TCN for over nine years. During my tenure, we dramatically increased overall student performance. Specifically, student proficiency grew from 8% at grade-level to 66% in English Language Arts (ELA), and 23% to 81% in math and students ranked as far below and below basic ELA declined from 69% to 9%. Additionally, our Academic Performance Indicator (API) grew from 573 to 848 within five years. As Principal, I managed a staff that grew from 6 teachers to 25 teachers and supporting staff and oversaw the management of a $2 million budget with results-based budgeting. Finally, I led development efforts that exceeded our $250,000 annual goal. -
Assistant PrincipalLockwood Elementary School 2002 - 2003In this, my first school leadership role, I managed and oversaw teacher support, evaluation, and family involvement of a 600 student elementary school. I am especially proud of having created a more inclusive environment for non-English speaking families here.
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Regional Program Director, School DirectorTeach For America 1998 - 2001Inspired - and frustrated - by the inequities I observed in my undergraduate experience as an inner-city tutor in Los Angeles, I joined TFA to be a part of a movement for equity in education. In my role as Regional Program Officer (CA), I: oversaw placement, professional development, and support for over 100 new teachers; led monthly Corps meetings; produced monthly newsletter content; and cultivated new principals. Also, I: initiated & coordinated unprecedented events for 85 new teachers; led community tours in 3 different communities; and moderated community, credential, & parent-student panels. In TX, as School Director, I was responsible for: 300 students, comprehensive training for 80 new teachers, and direct management of 15 mentor-teachers.
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Second Grade Bilingual (Spanish) TeacherHawthorne Elementary 1997 - 1998
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Teach For America Corps Member, Second GradeBunche Elementary 1995 - 1997
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David Silver Education Details
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Harvard UniversityEducation -
UclaSociology
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Csu-Dominguez HillsTeaching Credential-Blcad Spanish
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California State University - East BayPrincipal Certification
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David Silver's current role is Lifelong Warrior for Educational Equity, Director of Workforce, California Volunteers Fund, former Director of Education for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf; former CEO, Principal, & Founder.
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David Silver attended Harvard University, Ucla, Csu-Dominguez Hills, California State University - East Bay.
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