EnCompass Academy

Note: The information in this profile represents SY2013-14 unless otherwise indicated.
For more on EnCompass Academy’s blended-learning program, read the Rogers Foundation’s case study.


School Overview

Name EnCompass Academy
School type Public
District Oakland Unified School District
Location Oakland, California
Community type Urban
Grades served K-5
Number of students 292
% FRL 88%
% Black or Hispanic 93%
Per-pupil funding $11,461
Test scores SY2012-13

School Description

Encompass Academy is a public school in the Oakland Unified School District that serves primarily low-income children in East Oakland. Its slogan, “Starts with Self, is Guided by Families, Engaged in Community, and Rooted in Ancestors,” summarizes the school’s whole-child philosophy. Minh-Tram, the school’s principal, is focused on perfecting the balancing act between building deep relationships with students, families, and the community alongside maintaining a data-driven instruction approach. EnCompass Academy is one of eight schools in the Oakland Unified School District that has received a Rogers Foundation grant to implement blended learning.


Blended Learning Program

Name Pilot Program
Focus General
Year launched SY2012-13
Enrollment 312
Blended grades 6-8
Blended subjects Math, English Language Arts
Hardware Desktops: Windows
Curriculum products Fast ForWord, Achieve3000, ST Math, i-Ready, Accelerated Reader, Learn360, Typing Pal
Student information systems Aeries SIS
Learning management systems Not available
Grading products Not available
Assessment products Engrade, Scholastic Reading Inventory
Data systems Not available
Professional development products Not available

Program Model

Program model: Station Rotation

Model description
For its first year piloting blended learning, EnCompass Academy aims to employ blended strategies for at least 30 minutes a day for four days a week in english language arts and math classes. The classroom configuration allows students to rotate between three stations; students may learn via computers, teachers, or other students.


Contact Information

Name: Minh-Tram Nguyen
Title: Principal
Websiteencompass.ousd.k12.ca.us


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