“I am OUSD” is a motto that Martel Price is proud to embrace as an alumni and longtime employee of Oakland Public Schools. Martel is the Principal at OUSD’s flagship High School, Oakland Technical High School.

Martel was born in Los Angeles, and moved to Oakland when he was one month old and he attended OUSD schools throughout his childhood.  After graduating from Skyline High School in 1992, he  pursued a Bachelor's Degree in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  Upon graduation in 1996, he joined a local trade union (L.U. 510), before deciding to become a teacher in 1999.  After 15 years of teaching, 8 of them at Oakland Tech, he decided to obtain his Master’s Degree in Administrative Leadership from California State University East Bay.  After doing so, he  was fortunate enough to be able to step into a leadership position at Oakland Tech, where he worked as the 9th grade Assistant Principal for six years. He became the Principal of Oakland Tech during the 2022-2023 academic year and looks forward to his 4th year as Principal in 2025-2026.  He is the proud parent of a Oakland Tech graduate (℅ 22’) and a current Bulldog that will be graduate with the class of 2027. 

Martel grew up in a union household; in fact he thought he'd be a labor agent for a career at one point. Martel is a passionate leader that will fight for the rights of those he work with/ represent.