Kyla Johnson-Trammell

Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell has served the Oakland Unified School District for over 25 years in various roles, from teacher and principal to central office leader. She is currently in her 8th year as superintendent. She led the building of a nationally-recognized Community Schools model, a celebrated COVID pandemic response including a nationally recognized computer/ internet access initiative, the advent of community-based early literacy tutoring, the expansion of career pathways and Dual Enrollment with local colleges, and retention and expansion of educators of color. This has resulted in increased achievement at all levels. Graduation rates have increased by 5 percentage points to nearly 75%, with a significantly higher rate increase of nearly 12 percentage points for African American students, who are now at an 81.7% graduation rate. She is also Advisory Board Chair of Women Leading Ed, Adjunct Professor with The Forum for Educational Leadership, and Board President/member for CORE Districts. She is honored widely for her leadership and accomplishments as the recipient of the San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential Women of 2023, 100 Black Men of the Bay Area Black Excellence Awardee 2024, Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame Education Leader 2024, and the NAACP Oakland Branch Safeguarding Our Community 2024 Freedom Fund Honoree. Dr. Johnson-Trammell has a Communications Degree from UPenn and a Master’s and Doctorate in Education from UC Berkeley.