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I know you know it: your role as a parent or guardian is one essential ingredient to your child’s success in school. While there are many ways to support them, showing up for parent teacher conferences is high on my list. It’s an important chance to discuss your children’s progress with their teachers. And don’t be shy! Ask about their reading level. Ask about their class participation. Ask about what you can focus on to encourage their academic growth. Read more tips here.
—Dr. Vincent Matthews, Superintendent
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Don't forget that this year, schools will be closed all week for Thanksgiving recess! Some PreK and Out-of-School-Time (OST) schools and programs will be open on Nov. 20-21, and a few OST programs have space for more students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Check to see what schools and programs will be open, and have a great Thanksgiving break!
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How are your children doing at school? Get an update from their teachers and ask your questions during Family Teacher Conference Week, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1—check with your school for a schedule. We have tips on how to make the most of your time.
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Meet "Swiff," the person in charge of security at Willie Brown Middle School and beloved mentor of students. Lately, he's taken on an additional role to lift students' voices through music.
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Join us on Nov. 29 for an interactive public forum to see how our students are doing, how SFUSD supports their success, and how you can participate in the process. Light dinner, interpretation and childcare provided.
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The 2016-17 school accountability highlights and social-emotional culture climate indicators have been updated! Check out each school's individual profile to get the data.
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Learn how we're partnering with uAspire Bay Area and Google.org to advise our African-American students on how to afford college. Watch the video.
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Come to the Board of Education meeting on Nov. 14 to hear Superintendent Matthews report on what he's learned about strengths and areas of growth after talking to families, students, staff, and community members during his first 90 days at SFUSD. A detailed agenda will be posted here prior to the meeting.
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SFUSD has been testing for lead in drinking water at various school sites and making plumbing upgrades since the 1980s. Since April 2017, SFUSD has been partnering with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to continue to test schools’ drinking water for lead.
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Enrollment workshops
Questions about enrollment? Attend a workshop to learn about the process or speak to enrollment counselors at San Francisco Public Library's Green Bookmobile story time in Nov. and Dec.!
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Discovery Day at AT&T Park
Meet local scientists and engineers, take part in hands-on activities and explore science at the Bay Area Science Festival Discovery Days at AT&T Park on Saturday, Nov. 11.
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SFUSD in the News
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SFJazz pumping up school outreach with $3 million grant
At a time when many arts and humanities programs in public schools are at risk of facing severe budget cuts—or being eliminated altogether—SFJazz is doubling down on its effort to provide music education programs to middle school students in San Francisco and Oakland. With a $3 million grant from the Stupski Foundation, the SFJazz Education Department will expand its in-school programs to reach more than 23,000 students in 70 Bay Area public schools, the organization has announced.
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Experts share innovations in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality at xR in EDU
With over 56,000 students in 136 schools, 10,000 employees and 4,500 educators, the San Francisco Unified School District is attempting to implement technology into the classroom to deepen learning and engagement from students. With a number of partnerships such as Google, Common Sense Education, Salesforce, and the Mayor’s office, the school district is at the forefront of exploring ways to bring xR into the curriculum, so that tech may seamlessly connect students with their learning.
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Sunset District school principal given national award
The principal of an elementary school in San Francisco’s Sunset District is one of eight nationwide who are the 2017 recipients of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership, U.S. Department of Education officials announced Wednesday. Sophie Lee, the principal at Sunset Elementary School at 1920 41st Ave., will be honored at a Nov. 6 National Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
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From new school buses to bike rides, SFUSD close to revamping kid transit
Data shows millennials and other new generations are increasingly turning to transit, walking and bicycling, but the district’s youngest students still rely on their car-driving parents to get to school. But the school district wants kids to use alternate forms of transit in the name of safety, which would also reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gases, according to the resolution. That work is nearing its most public stage; outreach is set to begin by winter.
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Sandy Hook group promotes gun reform in SF
On Monday, a national gun reform campaign came to a San Francisco school. It's called "Say Something." Speakers from the group "Sandy Hook Promise" spoke to middle school students at Lawton Alternative School in the Outer Sunset. The topic? Recognizing the signs that something is wrong with a fellow student or community member, and reporting it to a trusted adult.
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Large school districts can make the most of virtual classrooms too
Small and rural school districts aren’t alone in launching virtual classrooms, thanks to new collaboration and networking tools. The master plan developed by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) identifies virtual classrooms and blended learning opportunities as critical resources for personalized instruction.
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Choose Kindness: The Bay Area is no place for bullies
The Bay Area is a place with a rich history of diversity, open-mindedness, and acceptance. Each and every one of us has the power to keep that legacy going by passing it on to the young people we love and care for.
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Hidden gems: 11 up-and-coming San Francisco public schools
We reached out to the San Francisco Unified School District to help us identify those off-the-radar schools, and they provided us with the list above. The list includes 11 hidden gems, from elementary to high school, and SFUSD provided us with a list of the qualities and programs that are putting these schools on the map.
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SF leaders, parents stress importance of street safety on ‘Walk and Roll to School Day’
Rather than buckle their seat belts, students and parents from at least 76 of San Francisco’s public schools tightened their shoelaces on Wednesday morning and walked to their respective schools in observance of The City’s annual “Walk and Roll to School Day.”
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UC Berkeley students mentor high school students from immigrant families
A new mentorship program designed by the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco is pairing high school students from immigrant families to Bay Area university student mentors, including some from UC Berkeley.
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