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The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously for a resolution that mandates a heightened level of attention to African American student achievement as well as a regular and comprehensive internal and external review of the programs and services supporting African American students in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).

The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution that enrollment at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (RASOTA) be restricted to students who live in the City and County of San Francisco.

Argonne Elementary always felt a little empty after the fifth graders left the day of their commencement, so the school started a farewell walk tradition so every student in the school can say goodbye.

SFUSD is a linguistically diverse school system, with students who speak 71 different languages. This week, more than 65 students at Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) will be celebrated by the school for demonstrating English fluency and being reclassified from English Learner to Fluent English Proficient.

At its regular meeting last night, the San Francisco Board of Education adopted the new “Let Me Learn” resolution calling for high schools with Newcomer Pathways to increase translated signage and allow students to access to their smart phones during the school day for translation support.

Bret Harte Elementary School, Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, and Spring Valley Elementary School will be honored at City Hall during SF Environment’s annual school award ceremony.

SFUSD is launching the first-ever school district crowdfunding initiative that enables donors to give directly to district schools through one central portal.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that three San Francisco public schools, Lowell High, Roosevelt Middle and City Arts and Tech High (a public charter school), will be recognized under California’s new Gold Ribbon Schools Awards Program.

Vera Jones is an early-education teacher at Theresa Mahler Early Education School, a San Francisco native, and a graduate of San Francisco’s public schools.

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has updated its wellness policy, which includes recommendations related to nutrition, nutrition education, food and beverage marketing, physical education, physical activity, and staff wellness.