Covid Recovery Services FAQ

• Special Education Covid Recovery Services address potential learning loss due to the impact of the pandemic. 
• Covid Recovery Services are an additional service, which is not part of a student’s IEP, designed to address the impact of Covid-19 related disruptions on a student’s educational needs.
• Covid Recovery Services focus on providing intensive reading, writing and math instruction, and ensuring progress on IEP goals.

• Staff will work on IEP goals, while using a multi-sensory reading program (SPIRE or Wilson), the math core curriculum and social/emotional learning skills.

CRS will be offered in six week sessions either virtually or in-person. 

• In-person sessions are for three hours on Saturday’s from 9AM to 12 noon.
• Virtual sessions are from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Session 1: October - December 2021 (Completed)

Session 2: January - March 2022

In Person Learning Saturday School Program (9am to 12 Noon)

1. January 15 (No Saturday School January 29 Lunar New Year Holiday.) 
2. January 22
3. February 5
4. February 12 (No Saturday School February 19 Presidents day weekend)
5. February 26
6. March 5

Online Learning:  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (4pm - 5pm *times may vary according to school bell schedules.)

1. January 11,12,13
2. January 18,19,20
3. February 2 and 3 (Lunar New year Holiday Feb 1)
4. February 8,9 and 10 ((No CRS week of Feb 21-Presidents day Holiday weekend)
5. February 22,23,24.
6. March 1,2,3

Session 3: April - May 2022

In Person Learning: Saturday School Program (9am to 12 Noon)

1. April 9
2. April 16
3. April 23
4. April 30
5. May 7
6. May 14

Online Learning:  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (4pm - 5pm *times may vary according to school bell schedules.)

1. April 5,6,7
2. April 12,13,14
3. April 19.20,21
4. April 26,27,28
5. May 3,4,5
6. May 10,11,12

Elementary School Sites: Clarendon, Sanchez

Middle School Site: Everett

High School Site: Balboa

• Students currently in K-12th+ grade with IEPs who have learning loss due to the impact of school closures and distance learning during the 2020-21 school year.

• Impact of in-person school closure in Spring 2020
• Skill loss (if any) due to distance learning
• Progress in the general education curriculum
• Ability to access distance learning due to disability (attendance)
• Progress on IEP goals including academic, behavioral and social/emotional needs

• Each IEP team makes an individualized determination on whether the student needs Covid Recovery Services either through the IEP process and/or mutual agreement between parents and school staff. 
• In some instances, SFUSD is proactively offering Covid Recovery Services to students.
• Case Managers will send a Prior Written Notice (PWN) to families of students who qualify for Covid Recovery Services. Families will be asked to accept/decline by a specific date by either returning the PWN, using the bit.ly link or scanning the QR code in the PWN.

• CRS are voluntary, and Parents may choose to accept/reject the offer.

• Yes, for students to be considered for Session 3 enrollment, families must respond by March 11, 2022.

• If a parent does not accept/reject by this deadline, then the student cannot attend. The reason for this hard deadline is SFUSD must plan and be able to ensure sufficient staffing.

• If a child’s IEP team determines that a student requires multiple CRS sessions, then the student may attend multiple sessions, subject to availability.

• ​​​​​​​CRS teachers will be credentialed by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to teach the subject areas for which they are providing instruction.

• CRS classes will have a small student/staff ratio of approximately a 6:1 ratio, depending on the student needs. Classes have about 12 students.

• No, students will not be assigned homework from CRS teachers.

• At the end of each session, students will receive a CRS Progress Report.

• Yes, if a student has transportation as a related service, then the student will be provided transportation for CRS.

If a child requires Intensive Individual Services (IIS) when s/he is receiving specialized academic instruction in a small setting, then IIS will be provided.

For more information contact:

Thomas Graven, Supervisor Covid Recovery Services

gravent@sfusd.edu

Phone: 415 531 6630