Extended School Year (ESY) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Important ESY Dates for Summer 2024
Date: | Event: |
Week of March 25 | Assignment letters mailed and emailed to families in Prior Written Notices |
April 19 | Deadline to accept ESY (students with Transportation) |
May 24 | Deadline to accept/decline ESY assignment and services with NO Transportation |
June 12- July 12 | Pre-K-8th Grade ESY (*No school on June 19th, July 4th & July 5th for holidays) |
June 12- July 19 | Grades 9-12 ESY (*No school on June 19th, July 4th & July 5th for holidays) |
For additional general ESY questions contact: esy@sfusd.edu
For SFUSD Staff: Click here for employee guidance on ESY
How do families accept the ESY offer and enroll their student(s)?
If you think your child is eligible for ESY, please contact your Child's Case Manager or reach out to esy@sfusd.edu
Families can reply to the ESY letter in any of the following ways:
- Email: send an email to esy@sfusd.edu
- Google Form: scan the QR code or use the bitly link on your ESY Assignment Letter to accept your ESY placement offer.
Please note that students who are currently receiving transportation as part of their Individual Education Plan, (IEP) will automatically be offered Transportation for ESY if they are enrolled by the deadline of April 19th.
ESY Transportation
Families of students with transportation MUST accept their ESY offer by April 19, 2024. For ESY, our home-to-school and school-to-home transportation service will continue as written in a student's IEP.
Transportation to an alternate site occurs when transportation to an IEP service is written in a child's current IEP.
6/12 Update: SFUSD is no longer able to make changes to add new students to existing Extended School Year (ESY) bus routes. April 19th was the deadline for the SFUSD transportation to receive requests for changes or additions to ESY transportation. From April 19th until June 11th, late additions and changes were accommodated. Late changes and additions will be implemented on June 17. There will be no more changes or adds to ESY routes for the rest of the program because of the short period of ESY and the impact on students already transported.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
ESY 2024 PreK School Sites
These PK/TK programs will stay at their sites:
Jefferson EES | Argonne EES |
Junipero Serra Annex EES | San Miguel EES |
Commodore Stockton EES | Noriega |
Brett Harte EES | Tule Elk EES |
Guadalupe EES | Las Americas EES |
Sites that will be individually placed in Integrated PK Classrooms: Malcolm X (PreK-int)
These PK/TK programs will move to the following receiving sites:
Receiving School: Leola Havard @ Carver EES*
Leola Havard EES (SDC) • Dr. Charles Drew EES • Las Americas EES (SDC) • Bryant EES (SDC)
Receiving School: Theresa Mahler EES
Theresa Mahler EES • Zaida T. Rodriguez EES
Receiving School: Raphael Weill EES
Raphael Weill EES • Cobb EES (PK SDC) • Muir (PK SDC) • Grattan EES
Receiving School: John Mclaren EES
John Mclaren EES • El Dorado PreK • Paul Revere PreK • Sheridan PreK • Jose Ortega PreK
ESY 2024 Elementary School Sites
ESY 2024 Elementary Sites: Sherman, Lakeshore, Lafayette, Glen Park
Please look below to find your school's receiving site for ESY 2024.
Receiving School: Sherman Elementary
Time: 8am-12pm
Programs: RSP, MM, AF MM, AF MS, SOAR, M/M Cross Cat, Reading Clinic
Bessie Carmicheal • BVHM • Chavez (all but DHH) • Chinese Immersion, De Avila • Creative Arts • Chin • Chinese Ed Center • Claire Lilienthal • Cobb • Feinstein • Flynn • Garfield • Gordon J Lau • Harvey Milk • Jean Parker • Marshall • Moscone • McKinnley • New Traditions • Redding • Rosa Parks • Sanchez • SF Montesorri • Sherman • Spring Valley • Tenderloin • Yick Wo
Receiving School: Lakeshore Elementary
Time: 8am-12pm
Programs: RSP, MM, AF MM, AF MS, MS Cross-Cat
Alice Fong Yu • Diane Feinstein • Drew • FS Key • Stevenson • Sunset • ER Taylor • Ulloa • Lakeshore • West Portal • Sloat • Revere • Sunnyside • Miraloma • Rooftop • Clarendon
Receiving School: Lafayette Elementary
Time: 8am-12pm
Programs: PK - DHH, PK SDC, DHH K-5, RSP, AF MS, AF MM, MS cross cat, MM cross cat
Muir • Chavez (DHH) • Lafayette • Argonne • Jefferson • Lawton • McCoppin • Peabody • Sutro • Grattan
Receiving School: Glen Park Elementary
Time: 8am-12pm
Programs: RSP, MM cross cat, AF MM, AF MS, MS cross cat
Bret Harte • Carver • Cleveland • Guadalupe • Longfellow • Malcolm X • Jose Ortega • SF Community • Sheridan • Vis Valley ES • Hillcrest • Starr King • Daniel Webster • El Dorado • Alvarado • Bryant ES • Dolores Huerta • Glen Park • Mission Ed Center • Monroe • J.Serra ES
ESY 2024 Middle School Sites
ESY 2024 Middle School Site: Hoover
Please look below to confirm your school's receiving pattern for ESY 2024.
Receiving School: Hoover Middle School
Admin: 9am-1pm
Programs: MM cross-cat, MS cross-cat, AF MM, AF MS, DHH, SOAR
Alice Fong Yu (RSP) • Creative Arts • Francisco MS • AP Giannini MS • Gateway MS • Marina MS • Presidio MS • Rooftoop • Roosevelt MS • Lawton MS • Claire Lilienthal MS • Lick MS • Denman MS • Hoover MS • Aptos MS • BVHM • Everett MS • Paul Revere • SF Community • Vis Valley MS • Willie Brown MS • ML. King MS
ESY 2024 High School and Access Sites
ESY 2024 High School Sites: Balboa, Mission, Washington
Please look below to confirm your school's receiving pattern for ESY 2024.
Receiving School: Balboa High School
Admin: 9am-2pm
Programs: Credit Recovery, MM, MS, AF MM, DHH
Balboa • Burton • June Jordan • John O'Connell • Thurgood Marshall • SF International
Receiving School: Mission High School
Admin: 9am-2pm
Programs: MM, MS, AF MS, Access
Downtown • Galileo • Gateway • Ida B. Wells • Hilltop HS • UCSF (HHI only) • Mission • Wallenberg • ACCESS (all programs)
Receiving School: George Washington High School
Admin: 9am-2pm
Programs: Credit Recovery, MM, AF MM, MS, AF MS, ALL SOAR, DHH
Lincoln • Washington • Lowell • Mission (SOAR only) • Galileo (SOAR only) • Independence • Academy • Thurgood Marshall (SOAR only) • SOTA
County Programs(McAuley, Civic Center, Woodside)
Contact your case manager for information.
ESY Dates for Summer 2024
Important ESY Dates for Summer 2024
Date: | Event: |
Week of March 25 | Assignment letters mailed and emailed to families in Prior Written Notices |
April 19 | Deadline to accept ESY (students with Transportation) |
May 24 | Deadline to accept/decline ESY assignment and services with NO Transportation |
June 12- July 12 | Pre-K-8th Grade ESY (Juneteenth Holiday 6/19, July 4 & 5 Holiday) |
June 12- July 19 | Grades 9-12 ESY (Juneteenth Holiday 6/19, July 4 & 5 Holiday) |
How will families be informed about their child’s ESY assignment?
Families will receive assignment letters for ESY the first week of April if it is a service in their child's current IEP, which they can assign or accept according to instructions in the letter (you can accept via a Google Form linked in the letter).
Families will also receive a confirmation email and robocall the week before ESY to confirm that your acceptance response was recorded.
How long is the ESY school day?
- Prek- 8 ESY will consist of 4 hours (240 minutes) of instruction and educational learning activities based on students’ current IEP goals.
- ES Hours: 8am - 12pm
- MS Hours: 9am - 1pm
- High School ESY will consist of 5 hours (300 minutes) of instruction and educational learning activities based on students’ current IEP goals.
- HS Hours: 9am - 2pm
- Each teacher will develop a classroom schedule, based on student need and communicate this to families before June 9th.
*Breakfast and Lunch are provided during ESY
Is there programming for my child after ESY hours?
SFUSD does not provide programming after ESY hours. Programming held at ESY school sites is hosted and coordinated by outside organizations. In an effort to support families and their children during the summer, we would like to provide resources from various community organizations that provide camps and aftercare. If you are interested in finding aftercare programming for your child near their ESY assignment, contact the following organizations to inquire about availability:
- Mission YMCA, 4080 Mission St, (415) 586-6900
- Richmond District Neighborhood Center, 741 30th Ave, (415) 751-6600
- Bay Area Community Resources Summer Learning @ Lakeshore, 220 Middlefield Dr
- Contact Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center for information about this programming: 3151 Ortega St, (415) 650-7699
- Boys and Girls Club Tenderloin Clubhouse, 115 Jones St, (415) 351-3125
- Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA, Boeddeker Park, 260 Eddy St, (415) 292-2316
- Bay Area Community Resources Summer Learning @ Hoover
- Contact Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center for information about this programming: 3151 Ortega St, (415) 650-7699
For additional resources, see below:
DCYF Out-of-school-time Information
DCYF Summer Camps & Programs List
- See DCYF's list of Summer Programming for children in grades K-8 throughout the city
SF Recreation & Parks Programming
- Explore programming from Therapeutic Rec & Inclusion Services
- After-School Program Waitlist Enrollment Begins May 1
- Rec & Parks Summer Day Camp Catalog (available in Spanish and Chinese here)
Will ESY be in person or virtual this year?
ESP will be in person this year.
I would like my student to have their regular year SDC teacher assigned to them during ESY. Is this possible?
If your child and their teacher and or para are assigned to the same ESY site, we will do our best to assign students to their regular teachers for ESY. Class lists will be developed once families have had an opportunity to accept/decline ESY assignments.
Can my students have their regular 1:1 para assigned to them for ESY?
ESY position offers are made based on seniority and program need. We do our best to assign paraeducators to classrooms where they are familiar with the students and/or teacher; however, this is not guaranteed.
What is Extended School Year?
Extended School Year (ESY) is an extension of existing Special Education Individual Education Program (IEP) services provided during the summer recess to assist a student in maintaining skills on goals and objectives from their current IEP. The primary goal of ESY is to limit regression of skills gained during the school year.
Who is eligible to attend ESY?
Not all students with IEPs are eligible for ESY. Eligibility must be based on data and determined by an IEP team (5 C.C.R. Section 3043).
Reasons for eligibility include:
- Patterns of Regression: Regression is a loss of critical skills after a significant break from instruction (i.e, summer recess, Winter break). This can include academic, behavioral or life skills. All students are expected to demonstrate some skill regression after a break, but patterns of significant losses in critical skills may suggest the need for ESY.
- Rate of Recoupment: Rate of recoupment is the amount of time required to re-learn skills following an extended break from school. After breaks, nondisabled students typically require some time to recoup skills (i.e., 4-5 days is the typical time it takes a student to recoup skills after Winter Break); however, extensive recoupment periods may suggest the need for ESY.
- New or Emerging Skills: Some students may be at a crucial point in skill acquisition or readiness. If students are in the early stages of developing and demonstrating new skills and an interruption in services is likely to undermine that progress, they may be eligible for ESY services.
- Nature & Severity of Disability: Some students have disabilities that are likely to continue indefinitely or for a prolonged period. In this situation, interruption of the student’s educational programming may cause regression and render it impossible or unlikely that the student will attain a level of self-sufficiency and independence in view of his or her disabling condition.
ESY Contact Info
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This page was last updated on June 12, 2024