I am creating the programs that I wish existed when I was a student in SFUSD.
Kena Hazelwood
LGBTQ Student Services Coordinator
This is a really great time to make sure our students are ready to be adults with personal finance education to help them make the right decisions.
Kingsley Yee
SFUSD Personal Finance Specialist
Everyone from teachers, community partners, paraeducators, and our security team are willing and able to do what is necessary to support our kids and get their basic needs met.
John D’Antonio
Assistant Principal, Visitacion Valley Middle School
My favorite part of my work is seeing how incredibly excited students get about the library, reading, finding out new things, and thinking critically.
Abby Taheri Woodworth
Teacher Librarian, McKinley Elementary School
I want to tell my peers to not give up on their goals. It’ll be worth it in the end to work hard now.
Kosi Anibuko
8th Grader and 4.0 Student, Alice Fong Yu Alternative School
I like playing in the school yard, my classroom, doing art with my teacher, and learning about space.
Julian Ow
Kindergarten, Garfield Elementary School
My elementary school teachers at Lau influenced me to want to work with children. I’m glad I get to go back to the school and volunteer.
Amy Kwong
Lau, Francisco, and Galileo Alum
Working at a school is a family business and I’m with a group of people who love being here.
Kharey Riley
Student Advisor, Redding Elementary School
Ninth graders are very special humans who have taught me so much about being organized, structured and the importance of having a healthy sense of humor.
Rosalia Lopez
Teacher on Special Assignment teaching ninth grade health at George Washington High School
As an SFUSD student, I was lucky enough to have brilliant teachers who provided me with the foundation for my career and now as a recruiter, I am able to make sure teachers like them can continue to teach in SFUSD.
Karimah Arnold
HR Staffing Analyst
It’s so important for me, especially as an immigrant, for my daughter to go to school in San Francisco where there is so much diversity.
Nancy Lima
SFUSD substitute and parent of a 1st grade Bilingual Spanish class student at Spring Valley Elementary
I was born and raised around the corner from Carver. My children attended Carver, and for the past 16 years I have worked there where I take care of the students and staff. I love all of it.
Crystal White
Secretary, George Washington Carver Elementary School
I was a student at Spring Valley, so it’s nice to come back to the community where I grew up and learn from the families that are now here.
Erica Wong
3rd Grade Teacher, Redding Elementary School
We are able to build relationships with students at such a crucial time in their lives where they need guidance and support to step into their futures.
Katie Baillie
Head Counselor, Raoul Wallenberg High School
Learning a new language is about connecting people.
Gilberto SilvaCortes
12th Grade, Mission High School
San Francisco public schools taught me how to carve out my own piece of the tech boom - Kids should know: I can do this and I don't have to change...I can show up wholeheartedly.
Rayshawnda Madison
Leader for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Invitae and SFUSD Alumnae (Carver Elementary and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle)
I grew up surrounded by teachers, but doing my internship at Stevenson Elementary made me want to be a teacher - I liked how much I could learn from kids, grow patience with them, and see them grow as people.
Josiah Tom
12th Grade, Lincoln High School
One of the reasons I’ve been at Muir for 13 years is that the community really cares for each other and has a positive energy.
Sara Liebert
Principal, John Muir Community Elementary School
The best part about going to school in SFUSD was meeting people of so many different cultures and experiencing diversity in the classroom.
Aaron Washington
SFUSD Alum (El Dorado ES, Visitacion Valley MS, Balboa HS)
I really like math and decided to take both Geometry and Algebra II in the same year, which has helped me practice how to multi-task.
Nancy Galicia
11th Grade, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
My experiences in high school fueled my passion to support others and helped me discover potential career paths aligning with community empowerment.
Joanne Yen
Class of 2022, Abraham Lincoln High School
Being a part of a unique and inclusive cohort challenged me to aim for the stars within the classroom while always practicing self-introspection.
Tashi Gotlieb
Class of 2022, Lowell High School
My teachers and counselors have been great resources for me to get support and keep track of my progress.
Un Ieng Sit
Class of 2022, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
SFUSD helped me strengthen my leadership, collaboration, and empathy skills. As a student representative, I improved my dedication, persistence, and advocacy.