Newsletter August 24, 2022
Weekly updates from SF Parents Three advocacy tips from SF Parents to start off your year TIP #1: Join your School Site Council Okay okay, we know the school year has only just begun. You can first get through your kid’s Back-to-School Night and then join us for a fun parents’ night out with SF…
Read MoreNewsletter August 17, 2022 (English)
Weekly updates from SF Parents Back-to-School Welcome from our Board Dear SFUSD Families and Family Champions, With a new school year starting, we at SF Parents want to extend a warm welcome to new SFUSD families and a warm welcome back to families returning to our schools! The beginning of a new school…
Read MoreNewsletter August 17, 2022 (Chinese)
親愛的三藩市聯合校區的家長和支持者，
隨著新學年的開始，三藩市家長聯盟（SF Parents）熱烈歡迎加入三藩市聯合校區的新家庭，並熱烈歡迎那些返回學校的家庭！新學年的開始會帶給人多種感受———興奮、緊張和好奇。
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 MoreAugust 3, 2022 Newsletter
Weekly updates from SF Parents School & Board News Special Board Meeting on Commissioner Hsu’s remarks about Black and brown students. SF Parents is committed to holding decision-makers accountable and advocating for equitable outcomes for all students. We were deeply troubled by Board of Education Commissioner Ann Hsu’s use of a hurtful stereotype about…
Read MoreSF Parent Coalition Welcomes New Superintendent Dr. Wayne to SFUSD!
July 1, 2022 Dear Superintendent Dr. Wayne, On behalf of our broad and diverse network of over 5,000 San Francisco Unified School District families and supporters, we cordially welcome you to your new role as the superintendent of SFUSD! San Francisco is still grappling with the effects of some of the longest COVID-related school closures…
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 More“Pink slips.” Why it happens, and how it works.
As students returned to school after winter break last year, SFUSD parents started to hear warnings about budget cuts and potential teacher layoffs. In February 2022, SFUSD issued over 400 preliminary notices of potential layoffs (“pink slips”) to teachers and administrators. Although most of those staff will not lose their jobs, receiving a pink slip…
Read MoreParent Analysis & Overview — Student Success Fund Charter Amendment Proposal
June 2022 *This page will be updated as we learn more from parents with your feedback, questions/concerns, and ideas, and as we learn more from K-12 education experts, the proposal’s authors, and other stakeholders focused on our city’s students. Email us at hello@sfparents.org to share your reactions and ideas around the Student Success Fund Charter…
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