“Envision prepared me well for life after high school by pushing me to always think with a growth mindset. The number one thing I learned from being at Envision is how to defend my learning. This ability will be crucial in college when I have to present projects data, do research, and defend my work.”
–Envision Academy Alum, Daijon Jackson
ABOUT ENVISION ACADEMY
Envision Academy (EA) is a tuition-free public charter school serving students in grades 6-12, located at 1515 Webster Street in downtown Oakland. EA is dedicated to preparing students for success in college, career and life. We offer students and families a rigorous academic experience and a small, diverse community where students are known, loved, and challenged. Our caring, skilled teachers will support your student to learn, grow and become an empowered young adult, ready for college and for all of life’s adventures after high school. Click here to learn what A Day In the Life of an EA student is like!
Envision Academy is part of the Envision Education network, a nonprofit founded in 2002.
88% 4-year college acceptance, Class of 2023
87% persistence in 4-year colleges
In top 10% A-G completion rate in the state, for all groups of students
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“A lesson I learned at Envision is that community is important. When you surround yourself with people that support you and push you, you become a better person that can then help others. Envision has taught me that in order to be successful, my community needs to be successful too.”
–Envision Academy Alum, Veronica Cañas
PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME
Kassandre Harper-Cotton
Envision Academy Principal
Hello Envision Academy Families,
It brings me an immense amount of joy to serve as principal for Envision Academy of Arts and Technology. Over the last 25 years I have served students in Richmond, CA and Oakland, CA as a teacher, instructional coach, and administrator. I take great pride in being able to lead a school that is steeped in history and that has exhibited persistence and resilience through change.
One of my favorite quotes comes from a speech that Malcolm X gave on June 28, 1964 at the founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan, New York, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.” It is our collective belief that every Envisioner has access to and deserves an exceptional educational program that is rigorous, engaging, and reflects their unique cultural identity. We will support all of our scholars in their 6th-12th grade journey to the college and career of their choice.
Through strong data-informed instruction, school culture, and family engagement we are committed to the academic success of all of our students.
Kassandre Harper-Cotton
Principal
Envision Academy of Arts and Technology
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