Newsletter Aug 19, 2024: Kicking off the 2024-25 School Year!

Weekly updates from SF Parents Back-to-School Welcome!   Dear SFUSD Families, Teachers, and Public School Champions,   With a new school year starting, we at SF Parent Coalition want to extend a warm welcome to new SFUSD families and teachers and a warm welcome back to those returning to our schools. We’re excited to kick…

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Newsletter Aug 19, 2024 Chinese

親愛的三藩市聯合校區的家庭、教師和公立學校擁護者,

隨著新學年的開始,三藩市家長聯盟謹向新加入三藩市聯合校區的家庭和教師表示熱烈歡迎,並熱烈歡迎那些重返學校的學生!我們很高興與您一起開啓 2024-2025 學年——我們希望本週對您和您的小(或大!)學習者都是美好的一周。

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Curriculum Implementation Info for Parents/Caregivers

SFUSD is implementing new reading and writing curriculum in fall 2024 for grades Pre-K through 8th: This is a massive undertaking for any district, especially a district that has allowed schools to make a lot of their own choices about how they teach reading and writing. Read on to learn more about what this work…

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Newsletter 7/31/24: Budget Campaign Launch

Weekly updates from SF Parents We hope you’re enjoying your summer and that the juggling act of summer camp scheduling hasn’t been too overwhelming. We’ve been busy planning for the upcoming school year, and we wanted to touch base with you about the district’s budget status and how our parent advocacy and your leadership can…

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為什麼我們要加大力度發起由家長主導的三藩市聯合校區的財務預算活動

兩年多來,三藩市家長聯盟(SF Parent Coalition)一直在倡導三藩市聯合校區解決預算問題,為學校提供充足的資源,確保每個學生都能接受優質的公共教育。幸運的是,三藩市聯合校區擁有許多資源充足的學校和教室。不幸的是,我們校區的資源分配不均,三藩市聯合校區仍遠未實現最終目標:平衡預算,將每一美元都與學生的成功掛鈎。

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Why 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…

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4/3/2024 Budget Explainer, Updated

In March 2024, SFUSD provided an update on its budget crisis. Here is what parents need to know: SFUSD’s budget crisis extends beyond School Year 2023-24. SFUSD may or may not be able to meet its financial obligations in School Year 2024-25, SY 2025-26, SY 2026-27, and beyond. SFUSD could run out of money in…

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SFUSD Response to Basic School Safety Measures Petition

To: Meredith W. Dodson, Executive Director of San Francisco Parent CoalitionFrom: Dr. Matt Wayne, San Francisco Unified School District SuperintendentRe: Response to 03.01.2024 Basic School Safety Measures PetitionDate: March 28, 2024 Please click here to read the full response.

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Un mensaje especial para la comunidad

Weekly updates from SF Parents Hace tres años, en marzo de 2021, celebrábamos juntos el logro de finalmente reabrir nuestras escuelas en San Francisco. Después del prolongado cierre escolar pandémico, padres, maestros y miembros de la comunidad se unieron día tras día, ya sea en reuniones virtuales o manifestaciones en persona, y finalmente lograron esta…

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Newsletter 3/27/24: Literacy Update Message to Community

Weekly updates from SF Parents A special message to our community     Three years ago in March 2021, we were celebrating together the win of finally get schools back open in San Francisco. After the longest pandemic school closures of any major urban city, parents, teachers, community members showed up day after day for…

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