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- Issues
- San Francisco
- Board of Education
- Prop H: The Public Education Enrichment Fund
- Prop A: Quality Teacher
and Education Act - Student Enrollment
Recruitment and
Retention (SERR) - Enrollment issues at Flynn and Alvarado
- California
- Education Budget Issues
- National
Issues
As parents, we believe in proactive involvement when it comes to issues concerning our public schools. Our diverse membership is interested in many different aspects of San Francisco’s public schools. We have identified some key issues facing our schools at the local, state and national levels. We encourage you to learn about the issues that are important to you and to get involved.
Our Current issues:
Oct 15 deadline: Contact Congress to support funding for student meals
Learn more on our Nutrition page
Learn about the Board of Education candidates running for four seats in November 2008 elections.
Enrollment Issues at Flynn and Alvarado
In July 2008 there was an enrollment issue for Flynn and Alvarado's Spanish Immersion programs. Please learn more about what decisions were made and the timeline of events on this Issues page.
Education Budget Issues
Our district's budget is always extraordinarily tight, as is education funding in California in general. Find out about upcoming actions and how you can advocate for adequate funding for public schools in California on our Education Budget issues page.
Student Enrollment Recruitment & Retention (SERR)
We've collected resources from all sides of the issue to help you understand why we have the enrollment system we do and what other options might be. Learn more
Statement from Ellie Rossiter, PPS-SF Interim Executive Director
Inequities like the recent (July 2008) issue involving the reassignment of several Spanish- and English-speaking families have outraged hundreds of families pursuing and advocating for public schools.
Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco is planning to take on a larger advocacy role by insisting on an overhaul of the student assignment process that ensures that parents have a voice in that change. We feel it is important for all parents to feel they have equal access to schools and school information.
We are working to establish goals and action items to address the issue of the SFUSD student assignment process. In doing so, the Parents for Public Schools’ strategic planning and policy making process will solicit input from our staff, board of directors, PPS members and the community at large. We will continue to update you with information about the student assignment process and this year’s (2008-2009) enrollment process.
I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the parents who have expressed an interest in improving the San Francisco public school enrollment process. We’ll keep you posted on ways you can be involved.
OTHER INFO
More Resources
"Getting Down to Facts: A Research Project Examining California’s School Governance and Finance Systems"; California Progress Report
PRESS
Enrollment Series in Beyond Chron
Read the series on enrollment in the School Beat, written by Lisa Schiff, PPS National Board Member. Updates will be posted weekly in our Issues section, on our SERR page and Flynn Alvarado page.
SF Schools take on racism, classism; Jill Tucker; SF Chronicle; May 28, 2008
School Beat: Californians want more for education; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; May 15, 2008
Children of Color Being Left Behind; Nanette Asimov; SF Chronicle; Aug. 16, 2007