Posts by meredith
Newsletter August 8, 2022 (English) Math Win for Kids!
Weekly updates from SF Parents Thanks to your persistent parent advocacy, SFUSD is now accelerating its timeline to fix the district’s K-8 math program! This past spring, district leadership outlined a three-year plan to evaluate, pilot and eventually implement changes to our district math program. This program has left too many kids without the academic…
Read MoreNewsletter August 8, 2023 (Spanish): GANAR LA CAMPAÑA Los Niños de SF No Pueden Esperar
¡Gracias a su constante defensa de los padres, ¡SFUSD ahora está acelerando su cronograma para arreglar el programa de matemáticas K-8 del distrito! La primavera pasada, el liderazgo del distrito delineó un plan de tres años para evaluar, poner a prueba y eventualmente implementar cambios en nuestro programa de matemáticas del distrito.
Read MoreNewsletter August 8, 2023 (Chinese)
感謝家長們堅持不懈的倡導呼籲，三藩市聯合校區現在正在加快修復校區 K-8 數學課程的時間表！去年春季，校區領導制定了一項三年計劃，旨在評估、測試並最終實施校區數學課程的改革。該計劃讓太多的孩子們得不到他們所需的教學指導和支持； 太多的學生——尤其是我們校區的黑人和拉丁裔學生——沒有達到其所在年級的標準。
Read MoreNewsletter July 12, 2023
Weekly updates from SF Parents We hope you are enjoying the summer and getting some R&R after another active school year. It was a big year for SFUSD, our children, our teachers, and for SF Parents. We’re taking a moment to reflect on important advocacy wins. In 2022-23, as a result of your relentless…
Read MoreResults of our Annual Spring Parent Survey, sent to Superintendent Dr. Wayne and Board of Education
SF Parent Coalition sent the following letter via email to SFUSD’s Superintendent Dr. Wayne and Board of Education on July 10th, 2023, to inform them about our results (and your parent feedback) through our Annual Spring Parent Survey. Dear Superintendent Dr. Wayne and SFUSD Board of Education, We hope this email finds you well and…
Read MoreSF Parents Review of the 2023-24 LCAP
SFUSD 2023-2024 LCAP(First Reading) Review How exciting to get a preview of the 2023-2024 LCAP! Before diving into the dollars, I wanted to preface this initial review with the following points (which may be obvious, but are probably worth mentioning): So, with all this in mind, here are some initial findings from the SFUSD 2023-2024…
Read MoreNewsletter June 1, 2023
Weekly updates from SF Parents We’re seeing the many graduation festivities take place this week around San Francisco; if your kid is one of those graduates, congratulations to you and your child! We know that the Class of ’23 had ups and downs throughout their high school experience–including extended school closures for part of their…
Read MoreFormal asks related to SF Kids Can’t Wait campaign
Dear Superintendent Dr. Wayne and SFUSD Board of Education, Parents, educators, community members, and supporters of math and reading equity and excellence have six requests for SFUSD district leadership to ensure we are improving access to high-quality education for every SFUSD student, starting with our youngest learners in elementary school. You’ve been starting to receive…
Read MoreSF Kids Can’t Wait Press Release
May 15, 2023 Media Contact: Meredith Dodson [email protected] *** PRESS RELEASE *** ON MONDAY MAY 15TH, SF PARENT COALITION LAUNCHED ‘SF KIDS CAN’T WAIT’ CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTING PERSISTENT INEQUITIES AND CALLING ON SAN FRANCISCO PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION FOR SAN FRANCISCO’S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS SAN FRANCISCO, CA — On May 15, 2023,…
Read MoreNewsletter April 26, 2023
Weekly updates from SF Parents Dear Parents and Supporters, It’s hard to believe how quickly we’re approaching the end of the 2023-24 school year. We’ve been busy over here at SF Parents, and we’re sure you’ve been, too. If you didn’t make it out for our happy hour at Manny’s, we hope you’ll join…
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