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Newsletter August 17, 2022 (Spanish)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Estimadas familias y campeones familiares del SFUSD, ¡Con el comienzo de un nuevo año escolar, nosotros en SF Parents queremos extender una cálida bienvenida a las nuevas familias del SFUSD y una cálida bienvenida a las familias que regresan a nuestras escuelas! El comienzo de un nuevo año escolar…
Read MoreSF Parent Coalition Supports the Student Success Fund Charter Amendment Proposal to Bring Millions of Dollars to SFUSD Students
June 29, 2022 SF Parent Coalition supports the Student Success Fund Charter Amendment Proposal In May, we learned of the Student Success Fund charter amendment proposal, introduced by Supervisor Ronen. We lifted up many questions and concerns raised by families, including many of you (thank you!), and brought to the authors suggestions for how the…
Read MoreNewsletter June 23, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents SFUSD & Board Updates In just over a week, a new superintendent, Dr. Matt Wayne, will take the helm of our district. What will he need to get up to speed on? What should you know right now, as an important SFUSD family advocate? Here’s what’s been happening this month…
Read MoreNewsletter June 2, 2022 (Spanish)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Nuestros estudiantes de las escuelas públicas de San Francisco completaron ayer su primer año de regreso a la escuela desde que la pandemia golpeó y puso nuestro mundo patas arriba. El año no estuvo exento de desafíos, pero no podemos descartar muchos puntos brillantes. Al final de este año escolar,…
Read MoreNewsletter June 2, 2022 (Chinese)
自從新冠大流行襲擊並幾乎顛覆全世界以來，我們三藩市公立學校的學生就在6月1日完成了他們在學校的第一個完整學年。這一年並非沒有挑戰，但有許多值得關注的亮點。到本學年結束時，我們學校的普遍情緒是愉快的。 6月1日，燦爛的畢業笑容充滿了我們的社交媒體，許多父母滿懷淚水和喜悅——喜悅的淚水。這是怎樣的一年呀！
Read MoreNewsletter June 2, 2022 (English)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Our San Francisco public school students just yesterday completed their first full year back at school since the pandemic hit and turned our world upside down. The year was not without its challenges, but the many bright spots we cannot discount. By the end of this school year, the general…
Read MoreFunding for Special Education – a letter to Assemblymember Ting
Dear Assemblymember Ting, The special education services our children receive from the caring and skilled therapists, teachers and other providers at San Francisco Unified School District have been integral to their academic progress and social-emotional well-being. Each year more children need special education. At the same time, Special education costs increase and account for a…
Read MoreNewsletter April 28, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents Every week should be teacher appreciation week, but NEXT week it’s official! 🎉 What will you be doing to celebrate and appreciate your child’s teacher? Follow along next week on our Instagram and Facebook pages to get some ideas on what SFParents suggests. Have a great teacher appreciation idea…
Read MoreNewsletter April 14, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents This week marks one year since our public schools reopened for (some) students (some days of the week). It’s been an emotional few days, remembering what our kids and families went through, for far too long. We’re grateful to be in a different place now, and especially for how parents…
Read MoreNewsletter April 4, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents Remember me? I’m Jennie, Outreach Associate for SF Parent Coalition! Hope you all had a great, restful spring break. As per SFUSD instruction, please remember to test your kids before returning to school on Monday. (Thanks for the free rapid test kits, SFUSD!) We have some great events this…
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