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SFUSD 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…
Read MoreNewsletter, December 6, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents It’s not every newsletter we get to share such awesome news. We have a WIN for students to announce. First (ICYMI), back in October, after a year of research and preliminary advocacy by many of YOU (thank you!), the Board of Education adopted an early literacy improvement goal in…
Read MorePress Release: SFUSD in Crisis with Post-Pandemic Black Student Math Outcomes
*** PRESS RELEASE *** STATE DATA ON POST-PANDEMIC STUDENT OUTCOMES REVEALS EDUCATION CRISIS FOR BLACK STUDENTS ATTENDING SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Recently released data from the CA Department of Education illustrates that Black student proficiency in math has fallen far below pre-pandemic levels, and SF Unified now among bottom of districts across the state…
Read MorePress Release: SF Parent Coalition Recognized…
***PRESS RELEASE*** SF PARENT COALITION RECOGNIZED WITH PRESIDENT’S AWARD FROM NATIONAL PARENTS UNION SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On September 8th, San Francisco Parent Coalition received the President’s Award for 2022 by the National Parents Union (NPU), in recognition of its leadership and service to children and families in its community. At a ceremony in Bailey,…
Read MoreAugust 3, 2022 Newsletter
Weekly updates from SF Parents School & Board News Special Board Meeting on Commissioner Hsu’s remarks about Black and brown students. SF Parents is committed to holding decision-makers accountable and advocating for equitable outcomes for all students. We were deeply troubled by Board of Education Commissioner Ann Hsu’s use of a hurtful stereotype about…
Read MoreSF Parent Coalition Welcomes New Superintendent Dr. Wayne to SFUSD!
July 1, 2022 Dear Superintendent Dr. Wayne, On behalf of our broad and diverse network of over 5,000 San Francisco Unified School District families and supporters, we cordially welcome you to your new role as the superintendent of SFUSD! San Francisco is still grappling with the effects of some of the longest COVID-related school closures…
Read More“Pink slips.” Why it happens, and how it works.
As students returned to school after winter break last year, SFUSD parents started to hear warnings about budget cuts and potential teacher layoffs. In February 2022, SFUSD issued over 400 preliminary notices of potential layoffs (“pink slips”) to teachers and administrators. Although most of those staff will not lose their jobs, receiving a pink slip…
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