Nicole Knight is the Executive Director of the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Office at Oakland Unified School District.

She is honored to have served Oakland students for the last 24 years as a teacher, teacher leader and instructional leader at the site and district levels.

A National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language, Nicole has expertise in language and literacy development of multilingual learners, professional development for teachers and leaders, and equity-centered systems of continuous improvement.

She is also the mother of two bicultural and bilingual children, both students in Oakland public schools.

Resources

OUSD Roadmap to ELL Achievement, 2021-24 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Osl0ySTl-djnGXj_LnjS5q254nPKlgZO/view?usp=sharing

OUSD Language and Literacy Framework, TK-5 https://docs.google.com/document/d/10lcL9PItdYsdd8TBjlf42P2rKf-SwSfImHHpVr-N2Mg/edit

OUSD Language and Literacy Framework, HS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Be9qyGYVplAwc8jzA-0HzKJP2NCvgO-8caMFlb5eKyg/edit