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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! Thank you for slowing down and paying extra close attention to pedestrians if you’re driving near our schools. Please remember to review and turn in all those important forms we need from you at the start of each year such as emergency contact forms and meal applications. We look forward to sharing a year filled with exciting learning opportunities!
—Dr. Vincent Matthews, Superintendent
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Get a few tips from Superintendent Matthews to help ease back into a school routine and give your students the best chance for success in the classroom.
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If your child took CAASPP in spring, you should be receiving their score report in the mail this week. Scores will also be available online in Family Portal.
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Learn how to activate your Family Portal account to see your children's grades, attendance, CAASPP scores, and more online.
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Learning didn't stop at SFUSD this summer! Check out some highlights of both students and teachers learning inside and outside classrooms all over the district.
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We’re teaching students about issues such as cyber-bullying, online privacy, and managing their digital footprint to ensure they spend time online safely and responsibly.
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Free and reduced-price school meals
We will continue to serve free and reduced-price meals in the 2019-20 school year, offering students nutritious and appealing meals at school.
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Schools closed for Labor Day
All SFUSD schools and offices—including the enrollment office—will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day.
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SFUSD in the News
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SFUSD superintendent is passionate about black student success. He lived it.
Vincent Matthews has been superintendent of SFUSD for over two years now. His biggest initiative is called “PITCH” and it’s all about boosting academic outcomes for low-income kids of color. Especially African American students. Because as a group they post the lowest math and reading scores. Matthews knows what it’s like to be young and black in public schools here. He’s from San Francisco. In this interview, Matthews drives us around his town to talk about his goals, his passions—and his past.
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SFUSD summer garden program trains teens, lets kids get their hands dirty
Twice a week for six weeks, 13 high school student interns trained in how to teach gardening are dispatched to Flynn, Monroe, Jefferson and Sunset elementary schools for 50 minute sessions aimed at inspiring their younger counterparts to find joy in getting their hands dirty. “I think it’s really important to teach them about the environment. As they grow older, they will be the ones making the impact,” said Maya Cardona, a passionate environmentalist herself who has aspirations of becoming a school teacher.
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Betting on the Bay with Malcolm X Academy
Victor and Naeemah—two fourth graders at Malcolm X Academy in the Bayview—recently presented the results of their class’ work with Y-PLAN (Youth-Plan, Learn, Act Now!), the San Francisco Planning Department, and the San Francisco chapter of the National Association of Minority Architects. This collaborative project aimed to educate the community about the local effects of climate change and sea level rise.
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From Guatemala to a U.S. university: my American Dream
At San Francisco International High School, I discovered a welcoming school community. The teachers were patient, understanding and welcoming. Even those who did not speak Spanish tried to help me as much as they could. Each day, my teachers encouraged me to speak the few English words I had learned the day before. My after-school tutors helped me with assignments. If I became frustrated, they assured me that with time I would succeed.
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