Press Releases

Today, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco City leaders, and community members celebrated the launch of development activities at the new SFUSD Mission Bay School site.

Five educators at Rosa Parks Elementary School are being honored by the San Francisco Fire Commission for helping to rescue elderly residents from a burning building adjacent to the school on May 13, 2022.

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne announced a significant addition to the district’s customer service for staff experiencing issues with EMPowerSF, SFUSD’s new system for payroll and other human resources functions. Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 26, SFUSD is launching a Call Center for SFUSD staff that will be open from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, five days a week excluding district holidays.

The California Department of Education (CDE) today released the results of the 2022 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. In 2022 the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) ELA and math proficiency rates continued to be higher than the state, which was also the case in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The CAASPP was not administered in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is launching its enrollment season for the 2023-24 school year by hosting enrollment fairs and workshops for families who wish to enroll their child(ren) in PreKindergarten (PK), Transitional Kindergarten (TK), kindergarten, middle school, or high school for the coming school year.

As part of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)’s commitment to increase education and awareness about the reporting processes for sexual harassment and assault, Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne announced the district’s intention to implement revisions to district policies based on new federal Title IX regulations which are anticipated to be in place in time for the 2023-2024 school year.

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Dr. Matt Wayne announced that 619 graduates from the class of 2022 (16% of graduates) have earned the California State Seal of Biliteracy, recognizing high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English.

At the San Francisco Board of Education’s regular meeting Tuesday night, commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the selection of a facilitator to lead and manage a Task Force that will provide community-informed recommendations to improve the portfolio of high schools in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

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