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One of the core values we insist on in SFUSD is to be “diversity-driven.” By this we mean that we will respect and seek to understand each person. Bringing this value to life and guiding students as they learn to get along with and accept others isn't always easy, but it's essential to the mission of public schools.
Our focus this week across the district on inclusion is just one of many things we do to celebrate our dynamic, diverse, accessible and equitable learning communities. Thank you for joining us in this celebration this week and every week.
—Myong Leigh, Interim Superintendent
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Students, staff, parents, and community members, we need your help in selecting the next superintendent for San Francisco Unified School District. Tell us what you're looking for in our next superintendent and what you see as the district's strengths and challenges.
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Feeling safe and included at school is fundamental for learning. During the first week of December, SFUSD celebrates Inclusive Schools Week to bring more awareness to what being truly inclusive means. Read more on how to create a safe environment and combat bullying and intolerance.
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SFUSD is committed to providing a safe space for learning for each and every student, including recent immigrants, regardless of immigration status. We continue to uphold San Francisco’s sanctuary city status for all immigrants. Get some answers to questions regarding student and family immigration status.
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Each year, the Board of Education’s Ad Hoc Committee on Student Assignment hosts a series of working meetings with SFUSD staff and the public on SFUSD’s student assignment policy. Come to a meeting to provide input on our current student assignment policy. Your feedback will inform the Board's decisions on what initiatives SFUSD should resource and prioritize during the 2017-18 school year.
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Many schools are participating in Computer Science Education Week from Dec. 5 to 11 to inspire students to learn computer coding. This year, prekindergarteners will be getting a sneak peak at the learning tools SFUSD is trying out to teach four- and five-year-olds the foundations of Computer Science—without putting them in front of a screen—using Kibo robots.
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Enrollment center moving back
The enrollment center will be moving back to a renovated space at 555 Franklin Street. Families should go to the temporary location at 655 De Haro Street until Dec. 16 and go to the permanent location at 555 Franklin Street beginning Dec. 20.
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Enrollment Fair survey
We want to hear from families and community members who attended the Enrollment Fair on Oct. 29. Please share your feedback by filling out our anonymouse survey to help us improve this event.
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Winter Break begins Dec. 19
All schools are closed from Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 to Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 for Winter Break. SFUSD offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 and Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.
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SFUSD in the News
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To calm concerned parents, SFUSD sends voice message saying it will protect immigrant students
The San Francisco Unified School District sent parents a voice message on Wednesday afternoon saying the district is committed to providing a safe space for all students "including recent immigrants regardless of immigration status." The recording, which was sent via text and robocall, also stated that SFUSD will continue to follow the sanctuary city policies for all immigrants.
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Coding robots delight San Francisco kids
Students at Dr. Charles Drew Elementary school were thrilled to see a box covered in green wrapping. Students and their teacher opened up the boxes they received after applying for a grant. Robots named Dash and Dot help children learn how to code.
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SF school board seeks community input in superintendent search
The Board of Education is collecting community feedback to assist with the search for a new superintendent of San Francisco’s public schools. The school board plans to hire a superintendent by next school year following the departure of Superintendent Richard Carranza in September. The search is being led by Leadership Associates, which put out a survey to collect input from the San Francisco Unified School District community.
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City, state leaders reaffirm sanctuary policy in SF public schools
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Unified School District Interim Superintendent Myong Leigh affirmed strong support of the district’s sanctuary policy to Burton High School students Monday in an attempt to assuage fears for undocumented friends and families.
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SF teachers to receive salary boost as housing crisis continues
San Francisco teachers are expected to receive another wage increase early this year under an agreement between the educators union and the school district, according to a statement released by the union. The United Educators of San Francisco shared the “good news” with its members last week, writing in its newsletter that it agreed with the San Francisco Unified School District to boost salaries for teachers and paraprofessionals by 2 percent.
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Students march on SF’s Market Street to protest Trump election
Hundreds of students from at least ten San Francisco public schools walked out of classes Thursday morning and clogged Market Street to protest the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Chanting “Not my president!” the students left schools around the city, including Mission and Washington High Schools, and congregated on the steps of San Francisco City Hall before marching down Market Street to the Ferry Building, blocking traffic in both directions.
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Voters support SF school district bond
San Francisco voters approved a $744 million facilities bond Tuesday for the school district to refurbish property, build at least one new school and construct an arts institute. At least 55 percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of Proposition A, ensuring that the San Francisco Unified School District receive the funding.
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New report cards in SF: A-F grades get an O for obsolete
San Francisco elementary schools will roll out the newest incarnation of these standards-based report cards this month, with each elementary-school student across the district receiving about 50 grades on specific skills they should have by the end of the school year. The idea is to focus on what students know and what they ought to know, rather than what they produce, said Jesch Reyes, supervisor in the San Francisco school district’s Achievement Assessments Office.
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SFUSD students to vote in mock presidential election
When voters across the nation hit the polls to vote for presidential front-runners Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, the next generation of voters will be following their lead with a mock election at a public elementary school in San Francisco. Students at San Francisco Public Montessori are expected to line up at a fake polling place and cast their votes for president next Tuesday, according to a statement from the San Francisco Unified School District.
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Outer Sunset teens fight for 16- and 17-year-olds' right to vote
To help local teens win the vote, a new organization, Vote 16 SF, has formed, and two Outer Sunset teens—Joshua Park, 15 and Cami Doo, 16—are involved. Doo and Park say that allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote will help San Francisco take a proactive approach to low voter turnout, and increase civic engagement at a young age. [...] "We're trying to build young people's skills and civic engagement at a younger age through voting," says Park, a sophomore at Lowell High School and the District 4 Youth Commissioner.
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