Yes on A

Elections

As a non-profit organization with a 501c3 status, Parents for Public Schools – San Francisco can take positions on ballot initiatives but may not endorse individual candidates.

  • Yes on Prop A
  • No on Prop H
  • Mayoral Candidates

 

We did it! Prop A passes with over 70% of the vote. Now the rest of our schools will be upgraded and repaired. Thanks for your support.


The election train is in motion, and it’s moving fast.  Over half of our city’s residents will vote by absentee in October.

Help us get the word out:  Vote YES ON A to improve the facilities at the remainder of our schools.  Is your school on the list? (doc) The ballot initiative that we passed in 2006 improved half our schools, and this year we must get voters to continue their long time commitment to our public schools by voting YES ON A so that we can improve the rest of our schools and re-build Willie Brown. 

Please consider volunteering to support this initiative, especially if your school is on the list!  Contact ellie@ppssf.org for more information or go to www.repairsfschools.org.

1. Promotional Materials for YES on A
2. Approved Prop A school flyers in English, Spanish and Chinese (pdf's)
3. Rules (pdf) about campaigning in and around school
4. Pick up house signs in English, Spanish and Chinese at the PPS office
5. How to get involved:

  • Make an announcement (doc) at your school/s
  • Phone banking
  • Canvass your neighborhood
  • Have YES on A material in your car
  • Get out the vote!

Update

Proposition H was narrowly defeated in the final count. Read SFUSD Press Release

From the Dept. of Elections on Prop H

Measure H - School District Student Assignment

Shall it be City policy to encourage the San Francisco Unified School District to change its student assignment system so that it places the highest priority on assigning each student to the school closest to home, after placing siblings in the same school?

Votes Percent
No 91629 50.03%
Yes 91514 49.97%

This measure requires 50%+1 affirmative votes to pass.

Prop H “Quality Neighborhood Schools for All” is a non-binding resolution, sponsored by San Francisco Students First, a group of parents who want students to be assigned to their neighborhood schools.
Read more the Declaration of Policy (pdf).

PPS-SF takes a "No" position on Prop H because our extensive citywide outreach and research with parents in every neighborhood in San Francisco has shown that families want to have a say in where their kids go to school. There are many differences among our schools, and not all schools serve every child. A neighborhood assignment system will take away critical options for families.

Board of Education Commissioner Rachel Norton and PPS agree. No on H.

Read more about Rachel’s opinion here: rachelnorton.com/2011/10/19/why-i-oppose-the-school-assignment-policy-statement/

How will our next mayor support support public schools? In 2006 PPS-SF convened over 150 families from across San Francisco to talk to then Mayor Gavin Newsom about “How can the City Help our Public Schools?”. Read PPS-SF parent recommendations to the mayor on school funding, leadership, and the use of city resources. Which mayoral candidates do you think would support these recommendations?

Listen to the sound recording from the Tuesday Sept. 11th Mayoral Candidate Forum on Education and Family Issues.