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![Oakland Schools’ Superintendent elected to lead Urban Superintendents Association of America]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1603890072/oaklandk12mius/eqi4egbjydlkoluxdgrj/Wanda.jpg","width":1920}])
Oakland Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Wanda Cook-Robinson has been elected to serve as president of the Urban Superintendents Association of America (USAA), a national organization that assists public school superintendents who oversee small- and medium-size urban school districts.
![Demetrius Wilson prize for teaching winner.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1602770415/oaklandk12mius/ketgoda57ghau8czmjng/hftfs-prize-winner-DemetriusWilson-2020-revised-10052020.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1602770415/oaklandk12mius/ketgoda57ghau8czmjng/hftfs-prize-winner-DemetriusWilson-2020-revised-10052020.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1602770415/oaklandk12mius/ketgoda57ghau8czmjng/hftfs-prize-winner-DemetriusWilson-2020-revised-10052020.jpg","width":800}])
An engineering, robotics, and mechatronics teacher from Pontiac has been named a winner of the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, receiving $50,000 as part of $1 million awarded to 18 trades teachers nationwide today.
Check out the Oakland Schools Newsroom for the latest press releases and past news stories about Oakland Schools ISD and Oakland Schools Technical Campuses.
![Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner Financial Literacy Multimedia Arts Contest Reception recognizes work of local students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":2200}])
![Woman wears a face mask with see thorugh window to better communicate with hearing impaired students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":1280}])
Caron Truax wholeheartedly believes in the motto “See a need, fill a need.”
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Truax had already been creating regular masks for local nursing homes and hospitals. To date, she has sold or donated 271 of the original-style masks and 20 surgical caps.
Check out the Oakland Schools blog for stories on our latest Oakland Schools and Oakland Schools Technical Campus happenings as well as helpful education-related articles written by our very own experts.
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