Every day SFUSD strives to provide each & every student the quality instruction & equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
#WeAreSFUSD
SFUSD is closing schools to students for 3 weeks beginning Monday, March 16 through the end of regularly scheduled spring break (ends Fri. 4/3). Staff will be working part of this time to prepare and train on how to educate and support community health -
Supper is now included in
@SFUSDSchoolFood
pick-up meals! SFUSD students can now get 3 meals to take home every day. No identification or proof of school enrollment is required. Get a map of pick-up sites & download fliers in multiple languages:
SFUSD is extending temporary school closures through May 1, 2020. Please continue to shelter in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19. For more information, go to
Although CA will adopt new indoor mask policies on March 11, there will be no changes to SFUSD's mask protocols. Indoor masking remains in effect as part of our layered approach to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Face masks are not required outdoors.
Any school work being shared by teachers at this time is completely optional. Most important right now: care for each other and stay home. Okay to go out for walks and essential needs.
An incident at Balboa High was reported. Students are safe and
@SFPD
are investigating. Denman MS, Leadership High School, San Miguel Early Education School, and Balboa High are all on lockdown. More updates to follow.
SFUSD families: If you would like to keep your children home for health reasons, any absences over the next 2 weeks will be excused. Please follow regular procedures for letting your school know of your child's absence.
Over 5,200 devices have been distributed to students who need access to technology to continue learning from home! Thank you to
@SFUSDdot
, volunteers, donors, and staff who have been such a wonderful bright spot in our community!
Read more -
#WeAreSFUSD
.
@SFUSDSchoolFood
will continue to provide free meals to all students who need them during the temporary closure of schools. We're collaborating with
@SFMFoodBank
& exploring option of co-locating food pantries where students will receive free meals:
We’re pleased to announce $20M in grants to five school districts to help reimagine learning for the fall. 🐛📚
This brings our total investment in education to $118 million, including $85.4 million to San Francisco and Oakland public schools.
SFUSD school sites will remain closed through the end of the school year (June 2, 2020) and instruction will be delivered to every student through interactive teacher-led learning starting April 13. For more information, go to .
SFUSD is closing Lakeshore Elementary immediately after learning from
@SF_DPH
that four students have reported respiratory illness. DPH is testing the students for COVID-19. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any SFUSD school at this time.
We are pleased to let you know that
#SFUSD
is on track to offer in-person learning options at a select number of schools for our youngest students starting on April 12, 2021. Additional students will be offered in-person options before the end of April.
❤️ Meet SFUSD heroes ❤️ These
@RosaParksSF
teachers ran into the burning building and rescued elderly residents. The school community came together to support fire victims and each other. We are very glad that all students and staff are safe.
Hello preK-2 students at 33 schools who are going into a classroom tomorrow - we’re ready for you and excited to welcome you back!
#returnsafelytogether
#wearesfusd
📚 This week
@SFPublicLibrary
emailed library card numbers to all SFUSD students!
@sfusd_libraries
is working with teachers to help students activate their cards, check out eBooks, place holds on print books & more.
A message from
@SFUSD_Supe
: Take care of yourself right now. Get updates & information about free meals, optional learning resources and activities, and more:
#WeAreSFUSD
Thank you SFUSD Facilities for delivering thousands of portable air cleaners to schools! With HEPA filtration and capacity to clean air in large classrooms, we’re excited these will provide an extra layer of protection on days when windows have to be closed.
#WeAreSFUSD
Did you know that you can learn how to surf at SFUSD? 🏄 Thanks to SFUSD’s partnership with
@CitySurfProject
, students at some schools can take part in surfing physical education (PE) classes and after school surfing programs.
#WeAreSFUSD
Thank you to the SFUSD staff and volunteers at June Jordan School for Equity distributing laptops today for students continuing to learn at home! For more information on distance learning please go to
#WeAreSFUSD
City and school district leaders are working together to identify measures to keep the City’s public schools open.
At this time the majority of health experts do not recommend broad public school closures, as schools are an essential service
Learn more:
Exciting news for SF public schools and SF voters! SFUSD will receive $123 million from Prop. G, which was passed by voters in 2018. Funds had been withheld pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging the voter-supported initiative. Learn more:
Today, the Rosa Parks Elementary School community celebrated a new mural of Earl Gage Jr., the first African-American firefighter.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#WeAreSFUSD
We ❤️ our dedicated
@SFUSDSchoolFood
Dining Staff, who have provided over 5 million healthy meals to students & families through our Grab & Go and Door-to-Door Services since March 2020! Staff received a special thank you today from
@SFUSD_Supe
and
@lopez4schools
#WeAreSFUSD
Check out all these meals that families received today! Thank you to the
@SFUSDSchoolFood
staff and our supporters who made it possible. Times like these are when our SFUSD core values are most visible. Here's to more meals tomorrow!
#WeAreSFUSD
Thank you
@sara
@ev
for your commitment to equitable access. Because of your gift, thousands of low-income students will be able to participate in distance learning.
#SFUnifiedAccess
#WeAreSFUSD
We ❤️ SFUSD superstars! 🌟 Last night the
@warriors
honored SFUSD Assistant Superintendent Tamitrice Rice Mitchell for excellence in support of the Bay Area community! 🌟
#WeAreSFUSD
"Reopening will be our only focus until our children and young people are back in schools." - SF Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez
@lopez4schools
#WeAreSFUSD
Thank you to everyone who applied to become a substitute teacher at SFUSD. To date, we have received 139 applications. Let’s keep the momentum going - encourage your networks to apply today.
#WeAreSFUSD
#SFUSDReturnSafelyTogether
THANK YOU to all who have donated to Spark* and SFUSD’s COVID-19 Response Fund! We are especially grateful for the generosity of
@thomabravo
and
@OrlandoBravoTB
for their $2 million gift- the single largest donation to our COVID-19 Response Fund to date!
All schools are ready for in-person learning.
@SF_DPH
has approved all SFUSD schools to reopen based on compliance with local and state public health guidance. Our students are looking forward to returning! 📚 Share what you're excited about with
#BackToSchoolSFUSD
#WeAreSFUSD
All SFUSD schools will be in session tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 5). We continue to monitor weather conditions and are taking the safety of our school communities very seriously. Thank you to those who helped ensure students were safe at school today.
SF Board of Education Votes to Create Task Force to Examine SFUSD High Schools; Majority Votes to Resume Previous Criteria-Based Admissions for 2023-24 School Year -
The
@BalboaFootball
team was honored at City Hall today for their State Championship title. Mayor
@LondonBreed
issued a proclamation that February 9 will now be Balboa High School Football Team Day in the City and County of San Francisco. 🌟 🏈 💙🧡
#WeAreSFUSD
Thanks to SFUSD’s partnership with
@CitySurfProject
, students at Mission, Ida B. Wells, Independence, Aptos, Burton, and Balboa can take part in surfing physical education (PE) classes and after school surfing programs. 🏄
#WeAreSFUSD
Thank you
@SFPD
for helping our SFUSD volunteers distribute laptops to students today! These devices will support distance learning after spring break 💻
@SFUSDdot
#WeAreSFUSD
Get more info:
There were 7 known cases of COVID transmission in all schools across the City, including private, with in-person learning among 48,000 students and teachers last school year. None of those cases were in SFUSD. We're ready to safely reopen.
"On a recent visit to San Francisco, award-winning journalist Dr. William Jelani Cobb drove past Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School and noticed the identical names."
Learn more about
@jelani9
's visit to
@CobbTigers
in our latest Spotlight below:
We’re excited that even more elementary students will have access to devices like this
#BeeBot
when school starts Monday! We are expanding computer science education to ALL students in San Francisco!
#CSinSF
@CSforCA
#CSforAll
#WeAreSFUSD
The District will share more information at 3 p.m. Please be patient as we know this is a rapidly changing situation and everyone is anxious for an update.
On Thursday, March 12 at 9 a.m. the SF Board of Education will be meeting in closed session with representatives from the City and County’s Department of Public Health to discuss SFUSD's continuing response to the novel coronavirus.
SFUSD staff are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 🌟 We are grateful for this milestone in preparing for a safe return to in-person learning.
#WeAreSFUSD
The pilot episode of SFUSD's educational 📺 show "SF Loves Learning" airs on KTVU Plus tomorrow (Mon, April 20) from 2-3 pm! Tune in for PK-2 learning activities from SFUSD educators & special guests. And
@SFUSD_Supe
does magic tricks!
@KTVU
#WeAreSFUSD
SFUSD is closing Glen Park Elementary immediately after learning from
@SF_DPH
that 7 students have reported respiratory illness. DPH is testing the students for COVID-19. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any SFUSD school at this time.
Thank you
@SFPD
and
@salesforce
for participating in the African American Read-In this week! Volunteers read age-appropriate books to different grade levels, visited classrooms and answered student questions
@sf
.citi
#WeAreSFUSD
#literacy
We ❤️ our community! SFUSD parents Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler have generously pledged $10,000 to help eliminate the digital divide if we can match it by August 30. Can you join them? Donate now!
.
@DanielHandler
and I are proud
@SFUnified
public school parents. It's our privilege to offer a $10k matching donation to help eliminate the systemic inequities laid bare & exacerbated by COVID-19. Join us if you can: donate by 8/30 for the match.
At SFUSD we believe Black History should be celebrated all year, and we also value the fundamental opportunity
#BlackHistoryMonth
offers schools to acknowledge African Americans as critical to the past, present and future:
#WeAreSFUSD
Graduation ceremonies for 4,000 SFUSD seniors kick off this morning and take place all week! Congratulations to the
#Classof2021
- we are so proud of you! Watch the livestreams here:
#WeAreSFUSD
#SFUSDGrads2021
A bright moment in a dark day:
#SFUSDSchoolFood
staff and staff volunteers are out delivering meal boxes w/ 5 days of food to students’ homes.
#wearesfusd
Graduations for All will provide staggered ceremonies on June 1-3, 2021 for 4,000 public school graduates at Kezar Stadium and the McAteer High School campus. 🎓 All graduation ceremonies will comply with state and local health guidance.
Major COVID-19 Update: A total of 4,000 staff have received unique priority codes for vaccines. This is one of the most effective preventative measures in stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives.
SFUSD has distributed over 10,000 PreK-2 instructional Packets and over 30,000 books in the last week!
Families can still pick up packets through 4/17 from 10am-1pm. Materials that are able to be put online are available now. More-
#WeAreSFUSD
While SFUSD schools are closed, we will continue to provide free meals to children & ensure schools are clean and safe. You can help these efforts by donating to our COVID-19 Response Fund: Text "4SFUSD" to 44321 or donate online at:
It's
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
! Meet Christine Dreith, a teacher
@MiralomaSF
. Most of her students have autism, and every day she offers her calm voice and manner to set the tone to assure all the kids that her classroom is a safe place.
#WeAreSFUSD
Wondering about learning activities for students during school closure? SFUSD is preparing. Stay tuned for more learning opportunities before the end of the week.