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Newsletter November 19, 2021 (English)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Dear Community, We’re publishing a short newsletter this week because we know everyone is exhausted, including us. The holiday season is right around the corner, and the to-do lists are almost as long as your average school board meeting 😉 We’re happy to bring you some good SFUSD budget…
Read MoreNewsletter November 19, 2021 (Spanish)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Queridos lectores, Publicamos un breve boletín informativo esta semana porque sabemos que todos están agotados, incluidos nosotros. Las temporadas de fiestas están a la vuelta de la esquina, y las listas de tareas pendientes son casi tan largas como la reunión promedio de la junta escolar;) Nos complace traerles buenas…
Read MoreNewsletter (10/29/21): How will the kid vaccine rollout impact schools?
Weekly updates from SF Parents School News Kid vaccines endorsed by FDA. The US Food and Drug Administration voted earlier this week to endorse the emergency authorization use of a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. The Center for Disease Control is expected to issue guidance based on this vote in the coming week, which…
Read MoreOctober 15, 2021 Newsletter (Chinese)
主题：三藩市联合校区（SFUSD）的财政预算：您有什么问题？ 扩展附加：提高三藩市联合校区学生的文化水平的新举措 What’s up with the SFUSD budget crisis? A Q&A with Former Commissioner Rachel Norton Weds October 20 at 7-8 pm Former School Board Commissioner Rachel Norton will be joining us to answer YOUR questions about the SFUSD budget crisis and threat of state takeover of the school district. What is happening? Can this…
Read MoreLetter to the City: Clean Air for all SFUSD schools
Respected Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Board of Supervisors, We’re writing from the San Francisco Parent Coalition (formerly Decreasing the Distance) to ask you to work with SFUSD staff on an urgent public health & air quality issue to ensure that the district has sufficient funding and other resources it needs to install or…
Read MoreLetter to UESF
July 21, 2021 Subject: Congratulations and time to connect Hi Cassandra and Frank, I hope this email finds you both well and enjoying your summers. On behalf of DtD, I wanted to reach out and extend our congratulations on your presidency and vice presidency! I’ve also cc:d my fellow parent leaders, Cliff Yee and Yvette Edwards,…
Read MoreSummary of return to in-person priorities & requests
We sent a letter to the Board of Education with a list of needs for the prompt and full return to in-person learning.
Read MoreIn the News: SFUSD reopening plans still leave out most secondary students
At least some secondary school students will have the option to return to in-person learning in April, school district officials announced on Monday. But most are still waiting for the district to set a date. The San Francisco Unified School District announced Friday that it had reached agreement with unions to begin returning students to…
Read MoreEvent: Zoomside Chat with Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and Decreasing the Distance
We held a Zoom chat with Supervisor Mandelman to talk with fellow parents and educators about returning to school. Watch the event here.
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