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 MoreNewsletter Oct 8, 2024: Expected today: List of SFUSD schools for recommended 2025-26 closure
Weekly updates from SF Parents Yesterday, families received a text and video message update from Superintendent Dr. Wayne, his third “School Scoop” of the past few weeks on what’s happening with the budget and closures process. While Dr. Wayne refrained from naming any schools directly, he shared that the school consolidations list and announcement will…
Read MoreLista de escuelas de SFUSD recomendadas para cierre en 2025-26
Ayer, las familias recibieron una actualización por mensaje de texto y video del Superintendente Dr. Wayne, su tercera “Actualización Escolar” en las últimas semanas sobre el presupuesto y el proceso de cierres. Hoy, se ha publicado la lista de escuelas recomendadas para consolidación en SFUSD. Estas escuelas han sido seleccionadas como parte del esfuerzo del…
Read MoreNewsletter Oct 8, 2024: 三藩市聯合校區提議在2025-2026學年被關閉的三藩市公立學校名單
昨天，家庭收到了學監韋恩（Wayne）博士的短信和視頻更新，這是他過去幾周內發佈的第三個關於預算和學校關閉進展情況的“學校快訊”。雖然韋恩博士沒有直接提到任何學校的名字，但他透露，學校合併名單及公告將在10月8日，星期二發佈。他還表示，三藩市將與這些學校會面，討論它們為何會在合併名單上。（這些學校的校長已經被告知，學校的家庭和教師也開始得知這一消息）。更新：學校合併名單和公告現在可以在這裡查看。
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 MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024: A year+ worth of S.F. education drama in just one week
Weekly updates from SF Parents It is September 25th, and the deadline for a school closures list (due 9/18) has come and gone, causing more uncertainty among many families and teachers. On top of that, a series of chaotic events unfolded this past week, and we are taking a moment to catch you up:…
Read MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024 Spanish
Weekly updates from SF Parents Estimada comunidad, Es 25 de septiembre y el plazo para la lista de cierres escolares (debía entregarse el 9/18) ya pasó, lo que ha causado más incertidumbre entre muchas familias y maestros. La semana pasada, ocurrieron varios eventos importantes que queremos resumir: Retraso en el anuncio sobre cierres escolares: En…
Read MoreNewsletter Sept 25, 2024: 一年多的舊金山教育風波在一周內上演
親愛的三藩市聯合校區的擁護者，
公佈擬關閉學校名單的截止日期 9 月 18 日已經過去，截止到今日寫稿的9 月 25 日，名單仍然未出。這給許多家庭和教師帶來了諸多不確定性。除此之外，過去一周還發生了一系列混亂事件，以下是最新情況：
擬關閉學校公告延遲：9 月 15 日星期日，我們都收到了來自三藩市聯合校區的消息，學校關閉時間表將延遲，從原定的 9 月公告日期推遲到 10 月的某個時間。作為回應，三藩市家長聯盟向韋恩博士發送了匯總各位家長問題的消息，反映了大家對最後一刻計劃變更的困惑以及對未來不確定而產生的焦慮。
Read MoreLETTER TO BOE: Urgent Call for Thoughtful Leadership and Planning
September 21, 2024 SFUSD Board of Education555 Franklin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102 Dear Members of the Board of Education, On behalf of SF Parent Coalition’s network of families, students, educators, and community members, we are writing to urge you to proceed at tomorrow’s closed session meeting with thoughtful leadership and careful, strategic planning. A third change in SFUSD…
Read More9/20/24 SF Parent Coalition Community Meeting Updates and Summary
9/20 SF Parent Coalition Community Meeting Updates Summary: SF Parents took your questions on the delay to SFUSD. We were able to get SOME questions answered this week. In conversations this week with SFUSD leadership including Superintendent Dr. Wayne, we learned: OUR TAKEAWAYS: THE GOOD: CONCERNS: BIGGEST CONCERN: Dire budget situation Q&A with CA Department…
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