PPS is training parents to be effective leaders at their schools.

School Site Council Training

For more information, please contact Ellie Rossiter at ellie@ppssf.org.

School Governance Training Series - ARCHIVE January 2008

This training series was developed with volunteers from Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District. The Archive includes the following training sessions and samples from various schools in English, Spanish and Chinese:

1. Fundamentals
2. Elections, Meetings and Bylaws
3. Reviewing your School's Academic Performance
4. Monitoring the Academic Plan
5. Ensuring your budget is aligned with school priorities
6. School Surveys and Community Meetings
7. Developing the Academic Plan
8. ELAC Made Easy

Go to Archive.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Did you know?

All schools in California are required to elect a School Site Council consisting of parents, staff, the principal and, for middle and high schools, students.

District Strategic Plan

See the latest draft of the district 2008-2012 Strategic Plan from the SFUSD website. This draft was adopted on May 28, 2008 by the BOE.

District Strategic Plan One page summary - English (101kb,pdf), Spanish (135kb,pdf), Chinese (151kb,pdf)

 

Press

School Beat: What’s in Your School’s Balanced Scorecard? ; Lisa Schiff‚ Beyond Chron; Nov. 13‚ 2008

School Beat: School Governance and Funding Across the State and in Our District ; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; Mar. 22‚ 2007
An article about the Stanford studies, written by PPS-SF member Lisa Schiff.

School Governance Training Series - ARCHIVE January 2008

This training series was developed with volunteers from Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District. Go to Archive.

PPS would like to recognize the following individuals for their work in creating this training series:

Rich Shrieve, PPS Board Member and the current SSC Chairman at the School of the Arts High School and former SSC Chairman at Alamo Elementary, Presidio Middle and Lowell High Schools.

Mandy Johnson, SFUSD project manager, PPS Member and parent at Buena Vista Elementary.

Ellie Rossiter, PPS-SF Executive Director and parent at Miraloma Elementary.