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Celebrating a kaleidoscope of friends
SFUSD | December 2018 | Inclusive Schools Week
We're celebrating Inclusive Schools Week from Dec. 3-7! Ask your school what act
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Welcome back from Thanksgiving break. While the holidays are a time when many come together to celebrate and be with loved ones; I also want to acknowledge that there are a lot of events happening in the nation and close to home that can bring up feelings difficult to manage. Get
resources on helping children cope with traumatic events in the news.
—Dr. Vincent Matthews, Superintendent
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In recognition of
Grace Hopper's birthday, Dec. 3-7 is Computer Science Education Week.
Find activities you can do with your child and follow
#CSinSF on social media to see what's going on in SFUSD classrooms this week!
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We're celebrating Inclusive Schools Week from Dec. 3-7! Ask your school what activities they have planned for the week, and talk to your child on how you can support diversity and inclusion every day of the year.
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It's almost the end of fall semester—a great time to look back and assess how your child has been doing in school. To help, we've created guides for grades TK-5 that detail what your child should be learning in each subject and how you can help them.
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SFUSD's overall graduation rate for 2017-18 increased to 85.5%, and the graduation rates of many student subgroups also increased. We're proud of our students and will continue to work toward a 100% graduation rate for each and every student.
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Join us for a screening of the film
Intelligent Lives in celebration of Inclusive Schools Week. The documentary follows the journeys of three young adults with intellectual disabilities as they make their way through life and challenge perceptions of intelligence.
Get free tickets.
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Schools will be closed but that doesn’t mean your child has to stop learning. Find out what library resources your child will have access to with a San Francisco Public Library Scholar Card.
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Have a question about SFUSD's budget, the district's Local Control & Accountability Plan (LCAP), or school site Balanced Score Card (BSC) planning process? Submit your question to our budget and data analysts.
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Winter Break begins Dec. 24
All schools are closed from Monday, Dec. 24, 2018 to Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 for Winter Break. SFUSD offices will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.
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Turning data into action
Join us on Dec. 5 for an interactive public forum to see how our students are doing, ways schools are supporting success, and how you can participate in the process.
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Key dates for enrollment
Application deadlines for the 2019-20 school year are coming up! Check out key enrollment deadlines and find out when upcoming workshops are happening.
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SFUSD in the News
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Burton High choir prepares to sing with SF Opera Chorus
The Chamber Choir at Burton High School is preparing to join the San Francisco Opera Chorus for a joint performance Dec. 8. KCBS Radio's Carrie Hodousek stopped by the school Thursday as students rehearsed for the big show.
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San Francisco high school specializes in weightlifting for 11 consecutive years of national-level championship wins (Chinese)
At the age of 14, many students go shopping after class, but two Asian girls choose to stay in a high school basement in San Francisco to "pump iron." This weightlifting club, buried in the depths of Lincoln High School, has given rise to students who have won national championships for 11 consecutive years in a march toward the Olympic dream.
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Graduation rates in San Francisco on the rise: school district officials
More students in San Francisco are graduating, including minority, immigrant, disabled and homeless students, San Francisco Unified School District officials announced Thursday. According to graduation rates released Thursday by California Department of Education, 85.5 percent of students in the city graduated last school year, a one percent increase from the previous 2016-2017 school year.
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School board resolution encourages high school students to take City College courses
San Francisco Unified School District officials expect to see the number of high school students taking City College classes to rise after the Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to increase accessibility. The resolution calls for an increase in the ties between the school district and City College to allow more students access to college classes, as well as apprenticeship and language courses.
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San Francisco teacher makes bad air quality a science project
San Francisco health science teacher decided to make the current unhealthy air quality part of his lesson plan. KRON4 was there on Wednesday when some of his students tested air samples to see for themselves how many pollutants they are breathing in.
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100% clean energy school districts: A growing movement
SFUSD demonstrates how an ambitious, holistic plan to eliminate a large school district’s climate impacts can be systematically implemented while bringing a range of added benefits. SFUSD has long counted hydropower as one of its energy sources; however, the district is now working to produce all its power on-site, in addition to tackling a variety of other sustainability initiatives.
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SF postmaster teaches kindergarten students how to write letters to Santa Claus
Some San Francisco kindergarten and first grade students on Friday learned how to write letters to Santa Claus, U.S. Postal Service officials said. Students at George Washington Carver Elementary School at 1360 Oakland Ave. got instructions from San Francisco Postmaster Abraham Cooper. The event is part of the USPS's annual Operation Santa program, in which children write letters to Santa and others make those wishes come true.
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SF school board election: Collins, Lopez and Moliga win seats
Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez and Faauuga Moliga won seats Tuesday night on the San Francisco school board. Election results showed Collins topping the list of 19 candidates on the ballot, followed by Lopez then Moliga.
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