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A new way to measure school quality
SFUSD | February 2016 | A new way to measure school quality and progress
Find out more about our new system of school accountability
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Who says San Francisco has no seasons? Right now it’s school planning season! The first semester of school is over, and we’re taking a look at our progress to date, making adjustments and planning for next year’s highest impact strategies so that we can allocate our resources accordingly.
—Richard A. Carranza, Superintendent
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With Valentine's Day coming up, we want to thank all the parents and teachers who are incorporating healthy eating in their Valentine's party plans.
Get some ideas for healthy treats from SFUSD parent and snack coordinator Alison Eastwood.
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Academic performance is only one of many factors that contributes to school quality. The new School Quality Improvement Index embodies a holistic approach to school and district accountability by including measures of social-emotional learning and school culture and climate, in addition to academic achievement.
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This year's School Planning Retreat, where school staff and leadership, families and community members set priorities for their schools, is on Feb. 20. Participants will review data, identify priorities and set goals.
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Get an update on our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and review the data that will inform school and district priorities and budgets for the 2016-17 school year.
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Did you know that each year dozens of SFUSD teachers put themselves through one of the most rigorous programs in the country to become even better at teaching? We're proud to have double the national average of Board Certified teachers.
Find out more about how teachers become certified.
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February school holidays
All schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 8, for Chinese New Year and Monday, Feb. 15, for Presidents Day. SFUSD offices will be open on Feb. 8 but closed on Feb. 15.
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SFUSD in the News
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Looking at education with Carol Kocivar
With more state funding targeted to help foster youth, Carol [Kocivar] speaks with Maya Webb, Foster Youth Coordinator with the San Francisco Unified School District. The San Francisco Foster Youth Services Program is designed to address the unique education needs for foster youth by working with youth, caregivers, schools, placing agencies, and other service providers.
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Seeing families as 'co-creators' of our schools
To figure out how to engage families, we need to know why we are engaging them in the first place. From 2001 to 2003, [Shane Safir] led a community organizing process that culminated in the founding of a new high school, June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) in San Francisco. One day, during a meeting to discuss [the] vision for the school, a parent leader named Sandra said, "I want a school where the parents and teachers are raising the same child."
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Sex ed now required in California public schools
San Francisco Unified has one of the most comprehensive sex education curriculums in the state, covering everything from sexual orientation to abusive relationships.
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Matt Haney named second-youngest Board of Education president
Matt Haney was unanimously selected by fellow commissioners to serve as president of the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday, becoming the second-youngest commissioner to hold the title in recent history.
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Stanford study suggests academic benefits to ethnic studies courses
A high school ethnic studies course examining the roles of race, nationality and culture on identity and experience boosted attendance and academic performance of students at risk of dropping out, a new study by scholars at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) found.
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Students with jailed parents may gain support
The City’s public schools are planning to better support students with incarcerated parents in the coming years, including to possibly develop[ing] classroom curriculum that teaches the impacts of incarceration.
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Vision to action: Supporting the most underserved schools
Here was a veteran principal within San Francisco Unified School District who knew a thing or two about school improvement. When he agreed to have his middle school be part of SFUSD's new reform effort, the Superintendent's Zone, he was not sure what to expect.
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