The Oakland Public Education Fund (OPEF) leads the development and investment of community resources into Oakland public schools so that all students can learn, grow, and thrive.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering to help Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) offer high-quality in-person education for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. In order to be eligible to volunteer in-person at Oakland public schools and/or other volunteer locations as requested, please read and sign this waiver.
Volunteer opportunities at OUSD will be offered at various locations and on dates to be determined. We expect the timeframe to be between today’s date and June 30, 2026. In addition to this waiver, all Oakland School Volunteers must complete state-required health and safety clearance outlined in the California Ed Code. OPEF staff will help volunteers through the onboarding process, and prospective volunteers may also visit our website to learn more: https://www.oaklandedfund.org/programs/volunteer/.
As a condition to participating in OUSD as a volunteer, you must be willing and able to make the confirmations starting on the following page (except where a confirmation is expressly indicated as optional), by signing your initials in all the spaces below as well as by signing the signature page at the end.
Please note that the term “Releasees” in the confirmations below means (i) Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Public Education Fund and each of their affiliates, successors and assigns, as well as (ii) their respective directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, independent contractors, subcontractors, OUSD equipment suppliers, OUSD participating companies, volunteers, and representatives, including the heirs successors, administrators, affiliates and assigns of the foregoing.