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Our Mission Every day we provide each and every student
the quality instruction and equitable support
required to thrive in the 21st century.
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Today’s Agenda● Town Halls & Communication● Health & Safety● Facilities Preparation● Online Learning Program● Before & After School Program● Staffing
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Summer Communication● 37,500 Multilingual Print Mailers
● 10 Public Informational Q&A Sessions(town halls, community based events)
● Vaccination outreach: multilingual phone calls, texts, emails, social media, PSAs
● 2 monthly leaders, staff and family digests
● Ongoing media outreach (press releases, availability, events, etc.)
● Student, Family and School Resource Link go-to for questions
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Looking Forward
Town Hall for Families with Students with Disabilities Student Led Town Hall
● Back to School Calls + Texts ● Ongoing website updates ● Family Announcement Bulletin (FAB)● PSAs featuring students, staff and health
experts ● Media events (back to school ready, first day
of school, Chinese media roundtable)
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Resources for Students & Families
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TALK Line, 24-hour parental stress phone support line. Please call 415-441-KIDS (5437) if you need support.
CURRENT HOURS: 9-1 for live calls
BEGINNING AUGUST 16 will be open 9-3 for live calls (closed for lunch 12-1)
● Go to familylink.sfusd.edu to complete an online request form
● Email request at [email protected]● Call 415-340-1716
❖ Crisis Counseling❖ Mental Health Resources❖ Housing Assistance ❖ State Resources
CalHope Resources
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Update YourEmergency Card Information
Starting on July 1, 2021 for the new school year 2021-2022, families will be able to complete the Emergency Card form on ParentVUE.
Through the online emergency card form, families will be able to update their student’s health information, emergency contacts, and upload health forms and immunization records. Families may also submit a paper emergency card to your school.
Please visit sfusd.edu/emergencycard for more information.
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Covid-19: How do we prevent infection?
Get vaccinated if eligibleMaximize fresh air
Wear a mask
Stay home if sick
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Vaccination Required for SFUSD Employees
Starting September 7, all SFUSD employees will be required to be fully vaccinated unless they have a documented medical or religious exemption.
Anyone who is not yet vaccinated will be required to test for COVID at least weekly.
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It takes ALL of US to keep everyone safe.
This means ALL DISTRICT staff, students, and visitors at schools and staff & visitors at central offices must:
★ Self-screen for COVID-19 before coming to a district facility or school everyday/everytime
★ Stay home when sick
★ Wear face masks at all times, except when eating or drinking (Students with documented medical reasons are exempt)
★ Wash or sanitize hands frequently
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On August 2, 2021, the San Francisco Department of Health updated the Safer
Return Together Health Order by adding a new requirement for individuals,
regardless of their vaccination status, to wear masks while in indoor
public settings in San Francisco. There are limited exceptions for certain
exempt individuals (like children under two). Other limited exceptions apply to
designated settings where required ventilation measures have been put in
place and when participants are engaged in an activity where masks may be
removed.
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San Francisco Department of Health Guidelines
Aligned with the CDC and CDPH TK-12 Guidance for school year 2021-2022
○ Schools should prioritize a full return to in-person learning for all grades at full capacity.
○ Staff and students must self screen at home and stay home if ill.○ Everyone must wear facemasks indoors at schools, even if fully
vaccinated. ○ Physical distancing and cohorting are not required○ During wildfires or other times when air quality is poor, prioritize
maintaining healthy air quality indoors. Your school may remain open even if you need to close your windows. Continue other precautions, especially wearing face masks
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What’s Allowed Section
● Parents and caregivers may enter the building for pick-up and drop-off, even if they are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
● Therapists who are not employees but provide direct services to children onsite, such as ABA providers, occupational therapists, and physical therapists should be allowed to provide services. Providers should also be allowed on-site for vision, hearing, and dental screening.
● Festivals, performances and other events that involve families; tours; and open houses are allowed
● Drinking fountains can be used.
● Students can share toys, computers, books, games, play areas, and area rugs.
● Sports, dance, exercise, wind-instruments, singing, and chanting are allowed. Masks must be worn indoors for all activities.
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Modified & Shortened Quarantine
This “modified quarantine” applies only to students who were exposed to COVID-19 in school and both students were wearing masks at all times during contact. To attend school during quarantine, the contact student must:
● Continue to wear a face mask in school● Get tested for COVID-19 twice a week● Remain free of any COVID-19 symptoms during this time. ● Only attend school● Must not participate in activities outside of school or extracurricular activities at
school, including sports.
If modified quarantine criteria is NOT met, student must quarantine for the standard 10 days with option to shorten to 7 days if a negative test obtained after day 5 with no symptoms. . Documentation of negative test result is required.
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● Continue to provide Color testing options for asymptomatic staff and students.
● Weekly courier pick from all school sites for self swab kits (an increase from bi-weekly testing in the Spring).
● Weekly testing for students available at 20 mobile sites throughout the city (an increase from bi-weekly testing in the Spring.
● One of the primary prevention strategies for preventing the transmission of COVID 10 is for symptomatic staff and students to stay home when they are ill.
● Applied to California Department of Public Health to participate in Home Test Pilot program to provide self test kits for unvaccinated staff or students who are identified as close contacts or exhibit symptoms after coming to school.
COVID 19 Testing17
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Fall Reopening: COVID SuppliesAll Schools will be provided with:● Cloth Masks● Disposable Masks● Hand Sanitizer● Disinfecting Wipes
By request:● Face shields, gloves, gowns, clear masks
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Fall Reopening: Ventilation● All schools are ready for in-person learning● All moves are complete
○ Movers are completing “go-backs” through August 13● All Mechanical Ventilation Worksheets have been submitted to DPH ● All multi-occupancy spaces will have at least one of the following:
○ Operable windows○ Mechanical ventilation○ Portable Air Cleaner
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Fall Reopening: Ventilation
● All cafeterias (includes Multi-Purpose Rooms with food service) have operable windows, or 2 large PACs
● Auditoriums and gymnasiums have operable windows, or functional mechanical ventilation with the exception of 5 auditoriums and 1 gym
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6 Auditoriums and 1 Gym will be repaired by...
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School Repairs to be completed by Estimated completion date
Glen Park Auditorium SFUSD Buildings & Grounds 8/9/21
Aptos Auditorium Outside contractor Winter break
Washington HS Auditorium Outside contractor Winter break
Wallenberg Auditorium Outside contractor Winter break
Thurgood Marshall Auditorium Outside contractor Winter break
John O’Connell HS Gym SFUSD Buildings & Grounds Mid-September
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: In-person instruction will remain the primary and majority offering of the district, remote learning shall be considered an option for any student who cannot return to in-person learning for medical reasons, as well as for exceptional students who may benefit from remote learning for social-emotional or academic reasons, or because of other factors.
Board of Education Resolution
● Full return for all students to in-person learning, five days per week
● Continuation of existing alternative programs:
○ Home and Hospital Program○ Independence High School
● Online Learning Program○ Limited capacity for students with
extenuating circumstances related due to COVID-19
Fall 2021 Learning
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● Pilot program for the 2021-22 SY for TK-12 students who are medically fragile or would be put at risk by in-person instruction due to COVID-19.
○ K-8 Students participate full time in a district-wide Online Learning Program, while retaining a secondary enrollment at their home school
○ 9-12 grade students will enroll full time in Independence High School while retaining rights to return to their prior school
● Recent legislation requires that students may opt out of the OLP at any time and must be able to return to in-person instruction within 5 days.
● The OLP is NOT intended for students who must quarantine due to exposure to COVID.
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Online Learning Program (OLP)
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Key Timeline Milestones
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7/12
State Guidelines
Governor signs AB130 which includes requirements for
Independent Study option for students with health risks
Application Launch
Sent notification to families via autodialer, text and email;
information posts on website. Synchronous Townhall Meetings
facilitated with details
7/16
Application Close
Three week application window closes to begin assignment and
placement
7/30
Assignment Letters
Family notification - email via Messenger & robocall, print mail
8/10
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OLP by the Numbers
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726 applicants412 TK-5
151 Grades 6-8163 Grades 9-13
+ 148 students with IEPs
By Ethnicity (20 or more)
Chinese 278Latinx 119
2 or more 64White 45
African American 43Filipino 30
Vietnamese 22
Staffing *1 Principal
25 Teachers9 Paraeducators
1 Counselor
*This program is not yet fully staffed
Schools99 different schools 70 Elementary / K813 Middle School16 High School
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● ExCEL After School Programs are operated by community agencies at 89 school sites.
● Early Education OST web page from sfusd.edu (OST) are operated by SFUSD’s Early Education Department at 21 school sites.
● Community organizations and private groups - Schools may have other programs that SFUSD does not manage or fund. Memorandum of Agreement and Facilities Use Permit required to operate.
Out of School Time Programs
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Excel OST
Staffing shortages are reducing the number students who can be served by these programs. As staff are hired, capacity will grow.
Currently fully staffed. Some of our sites have openings for students. Contact OST For more information
All programs are fee based as local, state and federal funding is limited. Sliding scale is available.
All program fees are based on a sliding scale, families may be eligible for state subsidy.
Provided before school funding agencies at 18 schools sites whose start time changed by more than 25 minutes.
Schedules adjusted to accommodate for early or late school end times and early release Wednesday.
Schedules have been adjusted to accommodate for early or late school end times and early release Wednesday.
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● Continue to host hiring events to interview candidates
● Post recruitment information in the Family Digest and social media accounts
● Coordinate with other divisions to plan for first day coverage
● Prepare to deploy substitute teachers and additional staff as needed
● Collaborating with UESF around recruitment efforts
● 51 remaining vacancies; 27 of them opened in the last two weeks
● Focus areas: Special Education Mild/Moderate, Bilingual Spanish, World Language Spanish
Staffing Efforts 89%% of 485 classroom vacancies filled by August 9
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Thank You
www.sfusd.edu/ for additional information including guidelines for health & safety and FAQs
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