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In my 90-day listening and learning tour I heard that you wanted more reliable customer service from us. We heard you, and we’re seeking feedback on our draft universal service standards.
We also would like your input about SFUSD's priorities and budget, and you can participate in upcoming Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP) forums.
Thank you in advance for your participation!
—Dr. Vincent Matthews, Superintendent
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If you aren't, you can use Family Portal to make sure your contact information is up to date. Learn more about receiving notifications from SFUSD and how to update your contact information.
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Do you know any graduating seniors who exemplify characteristics in our Graduate Profile? Encourage them to apply for the Superintendent's 21st Century Award, which comes with a scholarship of $2,000 for the six students who are chosen.
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As part of our dedication to continuous improvement, we are establishing service standards to define what we want everyone to experience when interacting with SFUSD staff. Please share your input on our draft Universal Service Standards.
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Spring is in the air—and that means budget season for SFUSD. Learn more about how the budget works and how you can give input on our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), which is the plan that shows how we will support our high-needs students.
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On March 16, the Board of Education approved a $73.3 million proposal for the Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF), which allocates voter-approved funds for sports, libraries, arts, music and other programs in the city's public schools.
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Students ages 12-18, win up to $175 by designing a poster on "What does healthy food mean to you?" for the DCYF Nutrition Poster Contest. Submissions are due on Friday, April 13.
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Join Mayor Farrell in reducing San Francisco’s water consumption and energy usage—and help us win the title of the “Most Water Wise” in the nation. Not only do you help our planet, but if our city wins, you will also be entered to win great prizes!
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Enrollment deadlines on April 6
Register in person at your school by April 6 to reserve your spot. You can also reapply for different schools at 555 Franklin Street by April 6. Families who reapply will be mailed their new placement on May 18.
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Classic cartoons and classical music
Do you love opera? How about cartoons? How about opera in cartoons? If you do, check out SF Opera's CarTUNES, a free afternoon of classic cartoons filled with classical music. Register to reserve a spot.
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Join us for Black Family Day
Come for workshops, youth performances, a prize raffle, and sign up for internships and summer programs on Black Family Day on April 14. A complimentary brunch buffet is provided.
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SFUSD in the News
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Congratulations to the Dream Catchers
The Dreamcatcher awards are the Oscars of arts education in San Francisco. The Visual and Performing Arts Department of the San Francisco Unified School District is proud to recognize arts education leaders from various parts of the community, including arts teachers, school arts coordinators, principals, administrators and community arts partners.
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10 insights into designing access to food in San Francisco schools
In the summer of 2017, the Design at Business (DatB) community in North America identified an opportunity to create social impact through design doing, when Angela McKee-Brown, Director of the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) Future Dining Experience initiative, shared her work redesigning the school food system. Members instantly connected to the topic and signed up to help Angela re-imagine the dining experience for today’s students.
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Children explore how vegetable superpowers can help the homeless
In homage to vegetables—compliments for carrots, bravo to broccoli, kudos to kohlrabi—about 120 third- and fourth-graders from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School made their way from their South of Market School to the Koret Auditorium of the San Francisco Public Library and to the nearby Tenderloin Community Garden on Friday, March 23.
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Lowell students make history hosting first San Francisco high school hackathon
From March 2–3, seven Lowell students hosted the first-ever high school hackathon in San Francisco in order to provide better access to tech opportunities for students in the city. This free event, presented at Horizon’s School of Technology in the Mission, entailed 24 hours of coding. Teens across the Bay Area formed teams to create projects from scratch.
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Warrior's David West speaks at career day in San Francisco
Career Day came with a big surprise for dozens of San Francisco high school juniors. The students are part of the district's Career Technical Education program. About 100 students from five schools practiced interviewing for a job and had professionals critique their resumes. Warriors forward David West spoke to the group about his career. He also surprised the students by admitting he had been bullied when he was their age.
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How two school districts address student hunger
The San Francisco Bay Area is known worldwide as one of the most innovative and desirable places to live, but these benefits often come with a steep price tag. As the cost of living continues to soar, many families in the area are barely making ends meet, being pushed into poverty and even struggling with hunger. What’s more, research shows that children from financially insecure families are especially vulnerable to hunger, which can adversely affect academic performance, health and future success. In response, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) have partnered with national anti-hunger campaign No Kid Hungry to create a universal breakfast program in many of our schools.
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Inner Richmond elementary school gets real-world Google Doodle
The Google Doodle is part of the digital landscape, but at an elementary school in the Inner Richmond, a version of the tech giant's logo has become, as they say in Silicon Valley, brick-and-mortar. A mural depicting a Google Doodle that honors the namesake of George Peabody Elementary School was revealed this morning in the school's cafeteria. Considered by many to be the "father of philanthropy," the work was installed by the Doodlers, a team of volunteer artists on Google's Doodle team.
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Students walk out of SF schools in call for gun control with support of city officials
Hundreds of San Francisco’s students walked out of classrooms across The City on Wednesday to protest lax gun control laws nationally that they say put their lives and those of others at risk. The mass protest was a gesture of solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where a former student killed 14 students and three educators a month ago.
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A deeper look at the whole school approach to behavior
Classroom management is an essential tool for an effective teacher, but it’s not always easy to do well. Without an orderly classroom it’s hard for teachers with upward of 25 kids in their classrooms to lead effective lessons, help students who are struggling, and perhaps most important, to trust students. That’s why getting behavior under control was Michael Essien’s number one goal when he started as the assistant principal at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Middle School (MLK) in San Francisco.
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CSU alumni profile: Vincent Matthews, Ed.D.
Vincent Matthews, Ed.D., was still in high school when, out of nowhere, he found the profession that would end up as his life's work. "My love for teaching goes back to high school. I began tutoring a couple of friends on the football team—for completely selfish reasons, I have to say," recalls Dr. Matthews, who in May 2017 took on the role of superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). "They needed a C average in order to play football, and I wanted to be sure they were able to bring their grades up. Once I saw those I was tutoring conquer a skill they weren't able to conquer previously, I fell in love with teaching."
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San Francisco workbased learning: Fairmont Hotel
In a back office, George Washington High School senior Galilea Martinez was taking part in workplace learning. "I'm here job shadowing the front desk manager. I picked the Fairmont because it's such a high-end hotel, and I really wanted to see what goes on behind what we see as a guest."
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Hillcrest Elementary students celebrate School Breakfast Week
It's National School Breakfast Week and to mark the occasion, San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews and Revolution Foods CEO and co-founder Kristin Groos Richmond joined kids for breakfast on Monday. They selected Hillcrest Elementary School, where breakfast participation has soared to over 80 percent after implementing Breakfast in the Classroom.
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Sam Rockwell's alma mater in San Francisco hoping for Oscar glory
For many people, there's that familiar feeling of anticipation leading up to the Academy Awards. But for students at San Francisco's Ruth Asawa School of The Arts, this year's Oscars have special meaning. "I would love to have a SOTA alum win," says Tommye Finan, a SOTA senior. "That would be amazing."
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