SFUSD schools return to in-person learning for the first time since March 2020
July 29, 2021
First grader Jordan Graves gets some love from Vincent Matthews, superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, at Bret Harte Elementary School in Bayview on April 12, 2021, when SFUSD schools began a hybrid in-person and remote learning schedule. – Photo: Kevin N. Hume, SF Examiner
by Daphne Young, Education Reporter
As in-person learning is set to resume in the fall for most schools across the nation, the San Francisco Unified School District – California’s seventh largest school district – is working feverishly to ensure that families are ready and informed about SFUSD’s back-to-school plan. At the center of SFUSD’s school reopening plan is their partnership with health officials and medical experts from the University of California San Francisco.
Samoan Dual Language Pre-K Program launched in the Bayview!
July 28, 2021
An instructor sits with her class at the diverse Leola M. Havard Early Education School right here in Bayview! Leola Havard will be the first SFUSD school to offer a Samoan Dual Language Learner Pre-K. Our city of San Francisco is home to several thousand people who are Samoan or are of Samoan descent and stay closely linked with our Black communities here. Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero Hill and Sunnydale are where a majority of the city’s Samoan population lives.
by Daphne Young, Education Reporter
When the fall 2021-22 semester begins on Aug. 16, 2021, the Leola M. Havard Early Education School in the Bayview Hunters Point community will offer for the first time a new dual language program.
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SFUSD Board approves short-term budget for 2021-22
July 8, 2021
All San Francisco Unified School District schools will be fully open Aug. 16, 2021, and will experience a significant boost from a $75.8 million Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF). A chunk of these federal monies will guarantee that every SFUSD school has a library and a credentialed librarian, and every student has access to a nurse or social worker. Pictured here is Nia Black, a senior at Galileo and student emcee for the 2020 African American Honor Roll. Nia’s dream is to be a civil rights attorney! – Photo: SFUSD
by Daphne Young
Just before the July 1 deadline, the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved the $1.16 billion budget for the 2021-22 school year.
SFUSD multilingual town halls
by Daphne Young
In preparation for the beginning of the school year, 2021-22, the San Francisco Unified School District is hosting a series of multilingual town hall information sessions for families and teachers.
On Aug. 16, 2021, SFUSD is preparing to return to in-person learning, five days a week. So now, SFUSD has teamed up with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to help inform students, parents and staff about the health and safety protocols that will need to be in place, per state and county guidelines.
UCSF CARES Taskforce members and SFUSD leaders are inviting families with students who attend SFUSD schools to tune in to one of the multilingual town hall sessions being planned for July 6, 7 or 8. The events will be available via Zoom, or families can watch the district’s livestream on the SF Unified Facebook page.