Posts by meredith
Request to SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Su & Commissioner Lam (11/16/24)
SF Parent Coalition sent the following letter and request to Superintendent Dr. Su and Commissioner Jenny Lam on 11/16/24, requesting a fiscal health update and transparent plans and communication from the Board of Education by 11/22/24 Dear Superintendent Dr. Su and Commissioner Lam, Because of the cancellation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Fiscal Operational…
Read MoreDemanding process and rationale transparency for the SFUSD community
Hello Dr. Wayne and Board of Education, Last night, we met with 50 parents from impacted schools across SFUSD, whose schools were listed for closure earlier this week. As you can imagine, it was an emotional conversation, and just the beginning of many connection points between us and families who are impacted. We will do everything…
Read MoreNewsletter Oct 8, 2024: Expected today: List of SFUSD schools for recommended 2025-26 closure
Weekly updates from SF Parents Yesterday, families received a text and video message update from Superintendent Dr. Wayne, his third “School Scoop” of the past few weeks on what’s happening with the budget and closures process. While Dr. Wayne refrained from naming any schools directly, he shared that the school consolidations list and announcement will…
Read MoreLista de escuelas de SFUSD recomendadas para cierre en 2025-26
Ayer, las familias recibieron una actualización por mensaje de texto y video del Superintendente Dr. Wayne, su tercera “Actualización Escolar” en las últimas semanas sobre el presupuesto y el proceso de cierres. Hoy, se ha publicado la lista de escuelas recomendadas para consolidación en SFUSD. Estas escuelas han sido seleccionadas como parte del esfuerzo del…
Read MoreNewsletter Oct 8, 2024: 三藩市聯合校區提議在2025-2026學年被關閉的三藩市公立學校名單
昨天，家庭收到了學監韋恩（Wayne）博士的短信和視頻更新，這是他過去幾周內發佈的第三個關於預算和學校關閉進展情況的“學校快訊”。雖然韋恩博士沒有直接提到任何學校的名字，但他透露，學校合併名單及公告將在10月8日，星期二發佈。他還表示，三藩市將與這些學校會面，討論它們為何會在合併名單上。（這些學校的校長已經被告知，學校的家庭和教師也開始得知這一消息）。更新：學校合併名單和公告現在可以在這裡查看。
Read MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024: A year+ worth of S.F. education drama in just one week
Weekly updates from SF Parents It is September 25th, and the deadline for a school closures list (due 9/18) has come and gone, causing more uncertainty among many families and teachers. On top of that, a series of chaotic events unfolded this past week, and we are taking a moment to catch you up:…
Read MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024 Spanish
Weekly updates from SF Parents Estimada comunidad, Es 25 de septiembre y el plazo para la lista de cierres escolares (debía entregarse el 9/18) ya pasó, lo que ha causado más incertidumbre entre muchas familias y maestros. La semana pasada, ocurrieron varios eventos importantes que queremos resumir: Retraso en el anuncio sobre cierres escolares: En…
Read MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024: 一年多的舊金山教育風波在一周內上演
親愛的三藩市聯合校區的擁護者，
公佈擬關閉學校名單的截止日期 9 月 18 日已經過去，截止到今日寫稿的9 月 25 日，名單仍然未出。這給許多家庭和教師帶來了諸多不確定性。除此之外，過去一周還發生了一系列混亂事件，以下是最新情況：
擬關閉學校公告延遲：9 月 15 日星期日，我們都收到了來自三藩市聯合校區的消息，學校關閉時間表將延遲，從原定的 9 月公告日期推遲到 10 月的某個時間。作為回應，三藩市家長聯盟向韋恩博士發送了匯總各位家長問題的消息，反映了大家對最後一刻計劃變更的困惑以及對未來不確定而產生的焦慮。
Read MoreEmail to Dr. Wayne re: RAI
Hi Dr. Wayne, On Sunday, before the news of SFUSD’s delayed closure announcement, we sent you a document of questions sourced from SFUSD families across the city within our SF Parent Coalition network. Those questions focused on the plans and “non-negotiables” for impacted families at schools on the school closure list. Since the news broke that SFUSD…
Read MoreSFUSD 2024-25 Budget Summary & Funding Overview
Funding Overview San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is primarily funded by the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which provides $631 million (89% of its revenue). This includes base, supplemental, and concentration grants, aimed at supporting students from low-income families, foster youth, and multilingual learners. Additional funding sources include: Total Budget: $708.5 million. Expenditure Overview…
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