Community feedback
This page compiles community members’ feedback regarding school closures, mergers, and co-locations. We will update this page as we gather additional feedback.
There are multiple phases of community engagement to ensure the community’s voices are heard. In Phase 1, which takes place from March through June, SFUSD will facilitate two cycles of feedback before presenting the criteria to the Board of Education in June 2024. These cycles include:
- Sixteen in-person community sessions held in schools throughout the city
- Eight+ in-person sessions with our community-based organizations and partners
- Sixteen sessions with SFUSD family and student advisory councils & committees
- Two hundred+ touchpoints with School Site Councils
- Two virtual town halls
- Two online surveys
Click on the triangles below to access the materials, notes, and analyses (if available) for the Phase 1 community feedback.
SFUSD is committed to transparency, inclusivity, and accessibility throughout the Resource Alignment Initiative, and we have made materials available in multiple languages. However, some community feedback, such as comments received through SFUSD’s Student and Family Resource Link, cannot be shared publicly due to privacy expectations.
Virtual Town Halls
Virtual Town Hall - Round 1
Two Virtual Town Halls took place during Phase 1 to gather community input on draft criteria for co-locations, mergers, and closures. The second Virtual Town Hall built upon the content of the first. Community members were encouraged to attend both Virtual Town Halls if possible.
Approximately 650 participants joined Virtual Town Hall #1.
| DAte | Location | Materials | NOTES AND ANALYSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Virtual | Key themes, verbatim questions and comments from participants |
Virtual Town Hall - Round 2
| DAte | Location | Materials | NOTES AND ANALYSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25, 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Virtual | TBD |
Community Sessions
Community Sessions - Round 1
Community sessions took place across the city with SFUSD’s robust and diverse network of CBO partners. They were open to the public and located throughout the City at varying dates and times. Translation, interpretation, and childcare services were available upon request.
Approximately 700 participants joined in-person community and partner meetings.
| DAte | Location | MAterials | NOTES AND ANALYSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 10:30 AM - 12 PM | Sheridan Elementary School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| March 30, 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Willie Brown Middle School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| April 2, 6:00 - 7:30 PM (primarily in Cantonese) | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
April 3, 6:00 - 7:30 PM (primarily in Spanish) | Mission High School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| April 3, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Tenderloin Community School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| April 4, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Roosevelt Middle School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| April 4, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Burton High School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
| April 6, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Sunset Elementary School | Slides | Key themes and written comments from participants |
Community Sessions - Round 2
The second round of community sessions takes place from April 27 through May 4. Click here to register to attend an in-person community session. We will add materials, notes, and analyses for each session as they become available.
| DAte | Location | MAterials | NOTES AND ANALYSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Sheridan Elementary School | TBD | TBD |
| April 27, 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Roosevelt Middle School | TBD | TBD |
| April 29, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Sunset Elementary School | TBD | TBD |
| May 1, 6:00 - 7:30 PM (primarily in Cantonese) | Gordon J. Lau Elementary School | TBD | TBD |
| May 2, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Willie Brown Middle School | TBD | TBD |
| May 2, 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Burton High School | TBD | TBD |
| May 4, 10:30 AM -12:00 PM | Redding Elementary School | TBD | TBD |
| May 4, 1:00 - 2:30 PM (primarily in Spanish) | Mission High School | TBD | TBD |
Community Surveys
Community Survey - Round 1
Between March 28 through April 7, community members gave input on the importance of draft criteria in determining school closures, mergers, and co-locations. This was a high-level values-based question, asking if any given proposed criteria should be used in determining school consolidations.
SFUSD collected over 10,000 survey responses.
| DAte | Location | Materials | NOTES AND ANALYSIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28 through April 7 | N/A | Survey | Analysis of survey results by Stanford University |
Community Survey - Round 2
SFUSD is gathering responses to Community Survey #2 from April 25 through May 8 at 12:00 p.m (Deadline just extended). Click here to complete a survey.
| DAte | Location | Materials | NOTES AND ANALYSIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 25 through May 8 | N/A | TBD |
District Advisory Council (DAC)
The District engages the community on an ongoing basis on each of the focus areas of the Resource Alignment Initiative through the District Advisory Committee (DAC). Meeting since November 2023, the DAC is composed of 15 members of the public. Its role is to deliberate and provide feedback on resource alignment strategies. All DAC meetings are open to the public.
This page was last updated on May 3, 2024