Announcement Details
Announcement Message
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is opening a new TK-8 Mandarin Immersion school in Fall 2027. The school will launch at a temporary site at 1670 Noe St. with transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten students. It will then move to a permanent home, adding one grade each year until it reaches full enrollment in 2035.
A public process to choose a permanent location
SFUSD is launching a public, deliberative process to choose the school’s permanent location. The TK-8 Mandarin Immersion Working Group will review possible sites, compare them using shared criteria, and recommend a site to the Superintendent.
Members include current and prospective SFUSD families, educators, school administrators, community leaders, and District staff.
- Serena Chan, Counselor, San Francisco International High School
- Paula Antram, Principal, Jose Ortega Elementary School
- Jose Gomez-Melendez, SFUSD Multilingual Pathways Department
- Liana Szeto, Founding Principal, Alice Fong Yu Alternative School
- Abby Chao, prospective SFUSD parent and co-founder, Friends of the SF Mandarin School
- Frank Lara, current SFUSD parent and Executive Vice President of UESF
- Gabi G. Wu, current SFUSD parent and President of Wah Mei Board of Directors
Join us at a meeting
All Working Group meetings are open to the public. You are invited to attend and share public comment.
- Thursday, October 29, 2026, 5:00 pm
- Thursday, November 12, 2026, 5:00 pm
- Thursday, December 10, 2026, 5:00 pm
- Thursday, January 7, 2027, 5:00 pm
Meetings take place in the Board of Education meeting room at 555 Franklin St.
Share your thoughts in writing
Can’t attend a meeting? Send written comments to oconnellh@sfusd.edu. Comments will be shared with Working Group members.
Stay informed
Visit our website to receive meeting reminders, materials, and updates throughout the process.
We look forward to hearing from our community as we build a lasting home for this new school.