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Spring is here, and with it comes a time for renewal and celebration. We remain firm in our SFUSD core values of being student-centered and celebrating the diversity of our communities. We are committed to ensuring that all of our students, families, and community members feel seen, supported, and safe in our schools.
This month, we are proud to celebrate SFUSD’s Pride Month, an opportunity to uplift, affirm, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ members of our school communities. As part of this year’s SFUSD Pride celebration, we will hold our annual Superintendent’s Read Aloud, where I will introduce a children’s book about Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of the U.S. House of Representatives. At another SFUSD Pride event, we are excited to welcome Honey Mahogany, the Director of the San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Initiatives, who will share her inspiring journey to public service with our secondary students. To explore a full schedule of Pride Month activities and access celebration ideas, I encourage you to check out our Pride Month Resource Guide.
We also join the nation in celebrating Arab American Heritage Month in April, a time to celebrate the rich culture and contributions of the diverse population of Arab Americans. National Arab American Heritage Month has been observed during the month of April since 2017. An estimated 3.7 million Americans have Arab roots, according to the Arab American Institute. The Arab heritage reflects a culture that is thousands of years old and includes 22 Arab countries as diverse as Palestine, Yemen, Sudan, and Morocco. In SFUSD we honor our Arab American students and families.
Finally, I want to personally invite you to join me at upcoming in-person town halls in April, where I will share key updates on the district’s budget and stabilization efforts and answer your questions. You can find more information at sfusd.edu/townhalls and further down in this newsletter.
Thank you for your continued partnership in making our schools inclusive and affirming for our students.
In community,
Dr. Maria Su
SFUSD Superintendent
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Join SFUSD Superintendent for In-Person Stabilization Town Halls
Dr. Maria Su will host a series of in-person town halls across San Francisco to share key updates regarding SFUSD’s budget and stabilization efforts. This is an opportunity to come together as a community to discuss what’s important to our families, staff, students, and community supporters. We kindly request that you RSVP so that we can plan accordingly.
Dates and Locations:
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Wednesday, April 16 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Balboa High School
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Thursday, April 17 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Presidio Middle School
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Saturday, April 19 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at Jean Parker Elementary School
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Saturday, April 19 from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Carver Elementary School
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Wednesday, April 23 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm at Mission High School
We encourage families, staff, students, and community partners to attend and participate in these conversations. If you have questions you would like addressed during the town hall, please feel free to submit them ahead of time.
Spanish, Cantonese, and ASL interpretation will be available during the town halls. If you would like to request additional languages for interpretation, please note that in the RSVP form at least 72 hours in advance of the town hall you will be attending. Childcare will be available as well.
Please note that street parking is limited. We encourage attendees to take public transportation or plan ample time for parking.
We look forward to connecting with you and hearing your thoughts!
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April is National School Library Month
Our hard-working librarians deserve to be celebrated this month and every month. Meet Vivian Jeung (pictured above), librarian at Balboa High School! Vivian shares some of the events she's doing in April.
"In April, we will celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month. We will continue to have cooking lessons on Fridays. In April, something we plan to make is Dubai chocolate (Kataifi pastry, pistachios, tahini paste) which is a Middle Eastern dessert that has gone viral and is currently popular with the students."
"An exciting event that will be happening towards the latter part of April is that Thien Pham, author of the graphic novel
Family Style, will be coming to speak to and converse with a number of our English classes as they are reading his book.
I have also been meeting with the librarians from other high schools in our district to plan lessons around media literacy." |
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Bond Updates
Groundbreaking will take place this month at Denman Middle School to celebrate the beginning of construction for the main building's modernization!
The project will make seismic improvements, upgrade ventilation systems, modernize classrooms, and refresh the kitchen/cafeteria and bathrooms at the school. Learn more about the SFUSD Bond Program. |
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Annual Summer Literacy Fair - May 17, 2025
Join us for our Annual Summer Literacy Fair and celebrate the joy of reading!
All families are welcome, especially those with children in Pre-K through 5th grade.
This fun-filled event will offer a variety of engaging literacy activities and games designed to support your child’s reading skills. Families can also receive assistance with ParentVue and explore helpful tips and resources for encouraging reading at home. Plus, every student will receive a FREE book to take home and enjoy over the summer.
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location
: Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, 950 Clay St., San Francisco
Registration.
Flyer in multiple languages.
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The Superintendent's Rainbow Read-Aloud - Pride Month in April
On Monday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. Superintendent Dr. Maria Su will introduce a read aloud of
Door By Door: How Sarah Mcbride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator, by Meeg Pincus. This book tells the story of Representative McBride's recognition of her own transness and commitment to community service. In college, she came out as Sarah, and in 2020 she won her election to become a Delaware State Senator. This January she was inaugurated into the U.S. House of Representatives! Making her the highest-ranking, out, trans political official, ever.
This read aloud is part of SFUSD's pride month celebrations in April. SFUSD is rooted in the truth that our community of queer, transgender, and gender-expansive students and staff enrich our schools and deserve to feel seen and safe. While our efforts are bolstered by San Francisco Board of Education policies and California state law, these policies are only as meaningful as our collective commitment to making policy a reality.
For a schedule of LGBTQ+ Pride activities and celebration ideas, check out our SFUSD Pride Month Resource Guide. |
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Bike and Roll to School Week - May 5-9
Bike & Roll to School Week is May 5-9, 2025! This annual celebration of fun and healthy ways to commute to schools across our city is held every Spring. Bike & Roll to School Week welcomes anyone and everyone with wheels! It’s time to get out your bicycles, skateboards, wheelchairs, roller skates, and strollers. Any San Francisco school, from Pre-K to high school, is invited to participate in the fun! Register today. |
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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: The Joy of Effective Strategies!
On March 18, 2025 at Leola Havard Early Education School, educators working with young children in San Francisco built community and celebrated overall gains in kindergarten readiness over the last three years. SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Su and Ingrid Mezquita from the San Francisco Department of Early Childhood gave opening remarks.
Kindergarten readiness, as measured by the Kindergarten Readiness Inventory (KRI), is on the rise in the district. K-readiness skills are observed across four domains (fine motor, numeracy, literacy, and social-emotional). Results from school year 2024-25 have been the highest we've ever measured in SFUSD!
The Department of Early Childhood released a study in 2024 that revealed that kids who showed readiness for kindergarten typically excelled in middle and high school. Read the press release. |
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¡Viva el Mariachi! 10 Year Celebration
On March 21, hundreds of spectators lined up to enter Mission High School for the Mariachi concert, where students from grades 1-12 showed off their skills. This is the 10th year that SFUSD's Visual and Performing Arts Department has organized this concert. Students danced, sang, played instruments, and displayed what they have learned in SFUSD's popular Mariachi Program. At the end of the concert, the audience was invited to sing and dance along with the students. |
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Special Olympics Basketball Tournaments and Skills Days at SFUSD
The incredible SFUSD Special Olympics basketball season wrapped up in March, with four grade-level events and over 850 students participating throughout the district. Events fostered an inclusive and welcoming environment, with student volunteers from each host site helping to greet, guide, and run the activities. Learn more. |
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Six SFUSD Arts Educators Honored by a New Mural on Woodside Ave.
The newly unveiled mural on Woodside Ave., designed and painted by artist Nico Berry, shows portraits of six arts educators who teach and work in a variety of disciplines, from music, to visual arts, to dance. The mural’s title,
Dreamers of Dreams, comes from a 1873 poem, and the mural celebrates San Francisco artists and arts educators who inspire the next generation in the classroom and beyond. The featured educators are (in order from left to right in the design) Elvia Marta, Andi Wong, Monina Sen Cervone, Dr. John Calloway, Annette Ribeiro, and Tara Siegel. Learn more. |
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#WeAreSFUSD
"I love teaching in a community in the Mission that feels like family. It reminds me a lot of my elementary school experience."
-Mariaesther Diaz, teacher at Marshall Elementary School
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#WeAreSFUSD
"I love the large and diverse student AND staff population at Lincoln. There are so many awesome people with so many passionate interests and it's great to be in an environment where people invest themselves into the things they do."
-Nathaniel Garcia, teacher and coach at Abraham Lincoln High School
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#WeAreSFUSD
"What I love about my students is their curiosity, and how they support each other. They inspire in each other — and in me — the joys of learning."
-Maribel Suarez, Spanish immersion teacher at Monroe Elementary School |
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Arab American Heritage Month
SFUSD celebrates the rich and diverse culture and contributions of the diverse population of Arab Americans all year long, and especially during the month of April. Learn more. |
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April Dates:
April 18 - Good Friday
April 12-20 - Passover
April 20 - Easter
April 20 - Orthodox Easter
SFUSD calendars.
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Student and Family Services Division |
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Expulsions/Suspensions
Student Attendance Review Board
Records Requests |
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Transcript & Work Permit Office |
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Student transcripts
Work Permits
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Student Nutrition Services |
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Breakfast + Lunch program
Free meals for all students
MFIF results
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Transportation for students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
General Education busing
Transportation bus service for paid, athletic, and art program trips
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Student enrollment
Language assessments
Address change
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555 Franklin Street
1520 Oakdale Avenue
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Don’t see what you’re looking for and need assistance? Contact Student Family School Resource Link
Call 415-340-1716 * or email sflink@sfusd.edu or see the Contact Us page
*Hours of operation for the phone are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Closed from 12 p.m - 1 p.m every day). Phones will also be closed on school holidays. Callers can leave a voicemail at all hours. |
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