EnCompass Academy Elementary

09/17/2026

EnCompass Academy Shout out to Mr. Raul Alcantar Mr. Raúl for his commitment and leadership at EnCompass! For building relationships with families and students. School Community Manager appreciation week 2026

03/01/2025

Black History Month may be officially over, but the dedication to remains ‼️

Watch the video below of our parent leader Mr. Ray Jackson (father of our 4th grade scholar Ray Jackson Jr.) to see him deliver an engaging presentation on Black Excellence as we gathered during community meeting for the last week of Black History month.

✨Our scholars enjoyed it and we hope you will too EnCompass family. ✨



Oakland Unified School District

12/18/2024

Our Kinders REPRESENTED...

On Day 1 of Spirit Week 🎉. They showed off their pajamas along with their beautiful smiles ‼️

Thank you for helping to kickoff Spirit Week EnCA Kinders ❣️ And thank you to all the EnCA parents that sent their scholars to school in their colorful and fun jammies 🙏.

We ♥️ and appreciate your participation.

Stay tuned for more pics of Day 2 (Rainbow Mismatch Day)!

In the meantime, don't forget to show our Kinders some love in the comments below 😍.

12/10/2024

Happy Tuesday from our 3rd & 4th grade morning breakfast crew!

08/16/2024

Hello Family 🤗. Meet Mr. Montgomery, our new 5th grade teacher. Read all about him below ⬇️.

🌍 Meet John Montgomery, a new 5th-grade teacher at EnCompass Academy Elementary, who made a career switch from software engineering to education!

John Montgomery has spent 15 years as a software engineer, but his true passion lies in teaching and mentoring. Inspired by his experience coaching his son’s soccer team, John decided to switch careers and focus on education. “I have a 9-year-old son, I’ve been coaching his soccer team for the last four years, and interacting with all the kids on the team and loving teaching and inspiring them to be good, have good character and good sportsmanship… I want to do that as a career, as opposed to doing it a couple days a week.”

John’s diverse experiences living in different countries and communities have shaped his approach to teaching. “I appreciate the diversity, and like I said, I speak Spanish. And the school where I’m going there are a lot of families and parents who speak Spanish, and some students, too… I’ve lived in different countries, and lived in many different communities… I love people, basically, and software engineering, even though I did it, I never really enjoyed it. 15 years. And I’m really excited about interacting with people. I know there will be challenges, and I’ll have good days and bad days, but I’m really excited about it.”

Learn more about his unique journey and vision for his classroom: https://bit.ly/46R3iN1

05/26/2024

STEP-UP 2024 🥳

Our 5th Grade scholars worked hard this year and it paid off. Now they're ready to 'Step-Up' and step into middle school with confidence and pride 🎉.

Congratulations....YOU DID IT 👏👏👏‼️

Also, a special thank you goes to all the 5th grade families that helped make their 'Step-Up ceremony a success. We appreciate you ❣️

12/19/2023

PAJAMA DAY!

Spirit Week 2023 kickoff started off great on Day 1 -Pajama Day!

We had fantastic participation from our scholars and our staff. And there were 3 classrooms that won for the most class participation:

❤️ Mx. Black (1st Grd)
💚 Ms. Sokol (2nd Grd)
💛 Mr. Philhower (5th Grd)

Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun today.

Tomorrow is 🌈Mix Match Day. So come to school colorful and bright!

07/20/2023

WELCOME BACK ENCOMPASS FAMILY ❤️💚💛!

Here’s a few updates for you to remember:

First off, if you need help with registration for your EnCompass scholar then please stop by our campus today, tomorrow or Saturday from 10-4pm, and our wonderful registration team will assist you.

Also, we need volunteers to help build our new playground! So, if you’d like to participate then please slide left to view the flyer with all the deets of the event.

Well, that’s all for now 😊. We hope you’re enjoying your summer break, and we look forward to seeing your scholars (new and returning) in a few weeks. Bye 👋.