Education
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Contact: Hydra Mendoza Mayor’s Education Advisor 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place City Hall, Room 201 San Francisco , CA 94102-4641 Hydra.Mendoza@sfgov.org Phone: 415-554-6298 Fax: 415-554-4971 |
| 2010 California Teacher of the Year! | |
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Valerie Ziegler, who teaches U.S. History, Economics, and Advanced Placement U.S. Government at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco, was named one of five 2010 California Teachers of the Year by the California Department of Education (CDE). Read more… |
| SFUSD and City Partnership for Achievement | |
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The SFUSD and City Partnership for achievement focuses on improving outcomes for our public school students through active collaboration between the city and the SFUSD. Read more… |
| SFUSD Strategic Plan 2008-2012 | |
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In May, 2008, the San Francisco School Board voted to adopt a new five-year strategic plan that places equity, student achievement and accountability at the forefront for San Francisco ’s public schools. Read more… |
| San Francisco Promise | |
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Launched last year as part of the Partnership for Achievement, San Francisco Promise is a joint collaboration with SFUSD, San Francisco State University, and the Mayor’s office. Read more… |
| Mayor’s Principal of the Year Award | |
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Mayor Gavin Newsom has established the San Francisco Mayor’s Principals of the Year Award (MPYA) to recognize outstanding San Francisco public school principals for their dedication, professionalism, and work on behalf of our City’s young people. Read more… |
| Mayor’s Teacher of the Month Award | |
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Commencing May 2006, Mayor Gavin Newsom established the San Francisco Mayor’s Teacher of the Month Recognition Award (MTMA) to honor outstanding San Francisco public school teachers for their dedication, professionalism, and work on behalf of our City’s young people. Read more… |
| Shared Playgrounds Initiative | |
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The Shared Playgrounds Initiative upgrades and renovates playgrounds at public schools in San Francisco. Read more… |
| Preschool Programs | |
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Recognized as a leader in early care and education, San Francisco continues to pursue and promote innovative efforts to ensure that all families have access to high quality, affordable early care and education. Read more… |
| Afterschool Programs | |
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The Mayor has pledged to create positive opportunities and activities for the over 75,000 youth that live in San Francisco. Read more… |
| Mandarin Immersion | |
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The Mayor’s Office has successfully supported the expansion of mandarin immersion in San Francisco public schools. Read more… |
| Healthy Foods in Schools | |
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During the 2007-2008 school year, with a $500,000 grant from the Mayor’s Office and the Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF), San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Student Nutrition Services (SNS) added daily salad bars to 25 schools. Read more… |
| Teacher Next Door Program (TND) | |
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The Mayor’s Office of Housing’s Teacher Next Door Program provides down payment assistance loans to credentialed teachers employed by the SFUSD. Read more… |
| California Mayors’ Education Roundtable | |
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Mayor Newsom was a founding member of the California Mayors’ Education Roundtable, an initiative organized by WestEd that brings together mayors, school superintendents, and key staff members to discuss education and youth issues and develop common ground to work collectively on statewide education and related issues. Read more… |