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Preview SFUSD's plans for students and families this fall 2020 - SF PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM

Preview SFUSD's plans for students and families this fall 2020 - SF PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM

Preview SFUSD’s plans for students and families this fall 2020



Commissioners and staff have been listening to with families, and students and educators with educators to create an improved learning experience for students this fall and more support and communication with families. Below are several places you can find information about our upcoming meeting.

Joint Select Committee – July 24, 2020

Last Friday I attended a Joint Select Committee Meeting with city officials on the Board of Supervisors and SF City College. We were joined by staff from the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF).
We all have so many questions about health safety, and education and the fall. I’m sharing this video from last Friday’s SF Joint Select Committee where San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education Commissioners, City College Trustees, and City Supervisors.
Topics discussed in the SFUSD portion of the meeting include: 
  • Health and safety challenges in opening schools related to cleaning transportation and staffing, 
  • Information on how SFUSD has gathered input to inform improvements in distance learning this fall along with changes to state requirements, and
  • Creative ideas about how we might leverage outdoor space in our schools and possibly adjacent parks. 
With so much to discuss, it was a long meeting worth watching with three other presentations on the agenda. Areas of interest for SFUSD parents covered later in the meeting include: