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5/15/25 Letter to the Board of Education [SUBJECT: Board accountability on fiscal health oversight]
Greetings Board of Education Commissioners, We want to start by saying that we are proud partners in this work together towards reaching our shared vision for SFUSD to become a district where every student thrives, regardless of background or abilities. We appreciate the recent opportunity to partner with the district and school board to raise…
Read MoreParents Demand Accountability: Where is the Board’s Progress for Getting SFUSD Back on Track? [PUBLIC LETTER TO THE S.F. BOARD OF EDUCATION]
October 18, 2024 Dear SFUSD Board of Education Commissioners, I am writing on behalf of SF Parent Coalition, a broad network of SFUSD families from across every neighborhood of San Francisco. In light of the recent turmoil surrounding the Resource Alignment Initiative, proposed school closures, and now Superintendent Wayne’s imminent resignation, our organization and the…
Read MoreParents Call For Transparency, Accountability, and Collaboration
Wednesday October 16th, 2024 Early last week, SFUSD released a list of schools for potential closure or consolidation, and the emotional toll on families since has been immense. It hasn’t helped that SFUSD botched major communications, including publishing incorrect school composite scores, and releasing information without consulting the school board or other city players. The district’s actions have been anything but…
Read MoreLetter to SFUSD: Parents and kids need certainty and calm, not chaos and fighting.
Hi Dr. Wayne and Board of Education, There’s a lot of chatter in the parent community about the method with which you all plan to announce the closure process and plans. We urge you to seriously consider this Hunger Games approach you are about to take. We are sharing some comments below from SFUSD parents, and…
Read MoreLETTER TO BOE: Urgent Call for Thoughtful Leadership and Planning
September 21, 2024 SFUSD Board of Education555 Franklin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102 Dear Members of the Board of Education, On behalf of SF Parent Coalition’s network of families, students, educators, and community members, we are writing to urge you to proceed at tomorrow’s closed session meeting with thoughtful leadership and careful, strategic planning. A third change in SFUSD…
Read More9/20/24 SF Parent Coalition Community Meeting Updates and Summary
9/20 SF Parent Coalition Community Meeting Updates Summary: SF Parents took your questions on the delay to SFUSD. We were able to get SOME questions answered this week. In conversations this week with SFUSD leadership including Superintendent Dr. Wayne, we learned: OUR TAKEAWAYS: THE GOOD: CONCERNS: BIGGEST CONCERN: Dire budget situation Q&A with CA Department…
Read MoreSFUSD Response to Basic School Safety Measures Petition
To: Meredith W. Dodson, Executive Director of San Francisco Parent CoalitionFrom: Dr. Matt Wayne, San Francisco Unified School District SuperintendentRe: Response to 03.01.2024 Basic School Safety Measures PetitionDate: March 28, 2024 Please click here to read the full response.
Read MoreThe State of S.F.’s Public Schools: Achieving Excellence, Making Hard Budget Choices, and Closing the Gap
Parents call for stability ahead of third potential Board of Ed leadership change in ten months
***PRESS RELEASE*** SF PARENT COALITION CALLS FOR STABILITY AHEAD OF THIRD POTENTIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION LEADERSHIP CHANGE IN TEN MONTHS SAN FRANCISCO, CA 01/10/2023 – Later today, the San Francisco Board of Education will hold its first meeting of 2023, with a newly composed board following November’s election. Parents are keeping a close watch for…
Read MoreNewsletter Dec 6, 2022 Spanish
Weekly updates from SF Parents No todos los boletines que recibimos comparten noticias tan increíbles. Tenemos una VICTORIA para que los estudiantes lo anuncien. Primero (ICYMI), en octubre, después de un año de investigación y defensa preliminar por parte de muchos de USTEDES (¡gracias!), la Junta de Educación adoptó una meta de mejora de la…
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