advocacy
Demanding 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 MoreLetter to SFUSD: Parents and kids need certainty and calm, not chaos and fighting.
Hi Dr. Wayne and Board of Education, There’s a lot of chatter in the parent community about the method with which you all plan to announce the closure process and plans. We urge you to seriously consider this Hunger Games approach you are about to take. We are sharing some comments below from SFUSD parents, and…
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…
Read MoreWhy S.F. parents love S.F. public schools
If you live in San Francisco or have been here recently, you may have started seeing window signs or bumper stickers that say “I love my SF public school.” And if you’re not a San Francisco public school parent or student, you might be surprised to see these signs, given the prevailing narrative about the…
Read MoreEmail the BOE to call for stability + Thursday January 19 Newsletter
Weekly updates from SF Parents In our first newsletter of 2023, we shared hope for more of what we saw during the second half of 2022: a boring Board of Education. A continuation of the drama-free focus on students and improved educational outcomes. All the adults rowing the same direction, righting the ship and…
Read MoreParents and community send literacy petition to SFUSD Superintendent and Board of Education
On October 21, 2022, SF Parent Coalition hand-delivered to SFUSD’s Central Office the following literacy petition, signed by 250+ parents, teachers, and supporters, calling on the district to urgently commit to providing high-quality, research-based early literacy instruction to our students. Following the petition’s delivery, parents and community members filled out and mailed handwritten postcards to…
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 MoreLetter on Budget Questions and Concerns to School Board Commissioners and Superintendent Matthews
Good morning, Commissioners and Superintendent Matthews, I’m writing on behalf of the SF Parent Coalition. We have appreciated the steady release of information over the past several board meetings, the clear process that seems to be unfolding as the district prepares its budget balancing plan, and your hard work, the efforts of SFUSD staff, and…
Read MoreSave Our Schools: Support Statewide School Funding Changes
COVID-19. Learning loss. Declining enrollment. California’s public schools need a lifeline. SFUSD schools face a $125M budget deficit, $25M of which is due to declining enrollment–a trend across the state of California. It’s undeniable that our city’s education leaders bear the large brunt of responsibility for this budget mess. However, they’re not the only ones…
Read MoreConsistent “Modified Quarantine” for Every SFUSD School!
We’ve been hearing from parents across SFUSD schools that they’re frustrated with the erratic implementation of the Department of Public Health’s recommended “Modified Quarantine” procedure for schools. SF Department of Public Health guidance, which lines up with California DPH guidance, allows for something called Modified Quarantine as outline below: Right now, some schools are implementing Modified Quarantine–for some…
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