Community Schools Implementation Plan
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Welcoming all our new families to Gordon J. Lau!
Welcome to our school! We’re excited to start the new school year with you. Our first day is Monday, August 18, 2025—we can’t wait to see you then!
Community Schools Implementation Plan
Here is a copy of our CCSPP Implementation Plan for 2025-2026 School Year.
School Menus
For information about special meal accommodations, go to sfusd.edu/specialmeals.
Williams Act Notice
A Williams Complaint allows a student, family, teacher, or any member of the public, to file grievances regarding K-12 schools for:
● Insufficient textbooks and instructional materials;
● Teacher vacancy or misassignment; and
● Facility conditions.
Communication with Our School
For most questions, it is best to contact your teachers directly. Please use the attached list that contains all of our teachers' email addresses.
For general inquiries, please call: (415)291-7921
or EMAIL US at sch490@sfusd.edu
You Might be Eligible for Benefits 有資格享受福利
If you have to miss work to take care of your children due to the school closure, unable to work due to having COVID-19 or unable to work because you caring for an ill or quarantined member, you may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
School Announcements
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Gordon J. Lau Events Calendar
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More about this school
School Type
- Elementary School
Grades
Estimated Enrollment
Principal
- Gloria Choy
Assistant Principal(s)
- Lisa Kwong
Hours
All elementary schools have early dismissal on Wednesdays.
TK follows the regular school schedule
School Tour
9:00 a.m. Tuesdays (October to April). Please call our school office at (415) 291-7921 to set an appointment.
Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.
This School Feeds Into
Neighborhood
School Code
Overview
Gordon J. Lau continues its longstanding tradition of advocacy and service in the Chinatown community, offering all students a relevant, standards-aligned curriculum that challenges them to think, question, and prepare for success in middle school and beyond. Being in the heart of Chinatown, we are proud to be the first to welcome newcomers and English Learner families as they transition into a new culture. Parents enroll in our school because the majority of staff speak multiple languages. We have a very veteran staff with very little turnover each year. Even though our school is the largest elementary school in the district, we try to meet the needs of every student.
We have a team of full-time support staff to assist students who need extra help: ELD teacher, Reading Teacher for K-2, Reading Teacher for 3-5, Math teacher
Programs
Before School
After School
On-site after-school program: 2:55 to 6:00 p.m., grades K-5. Includes activities such as tutoring, arts, or field trips. <br>
For more information of each program, please visit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vGTxq40Hs2nV4bQ_SeAZc8rhgmnuc-4coEQ0dZg7JI/edit?usp=sharing.
Language
- Cantonese Biliteracy Program
Special Education
- Resource Specialist Program Services
School Day Academic Enrichment
- Computer carts
- English literacy interventionist
- Technology teacher
- Tutoring in school
Arts Enrichment
- Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
Arts Enrichment Description
Student Support
- Community relations specialist
- Family liaison
- Social worker
- Speech pathologist
School Data
General education entry grade seats per application
School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.
School Accountability Highlights
Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.
Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report
SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.
School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.