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Families had been expecting to begin getting answers this week about which campuses would shutter after the 2024–25 school year as part of the district’s “resource alignment campaign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know there’s a lot of anticipation and emotions around our recommendation and how SFUSD will support the affected communities, but it is essential that we carefully review everything before making the announcement,” Superintendent Matt Wayne said in a statement postponing the release of the list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district had previously said the list of schools recommended for closure would come on Wednesday. The Board of Education is expected to vote on the list of schools in December and close the campuses at the end of the academic year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wayne did not specify a new date for the list but said that it would be released next month and that the rest of the expected timeline has not changed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12004912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004912\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-05-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glen McCoy, a grandparent of two San Francisco Unified School District students, speaks during a press conference held by the United Educators of San Francisco outside of the district offices in San Francisco on Sept. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The decision comes after weeks of pushback from the teachers’ union and parents groups, including United Educators of San Francisco and Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Closing schools in San Francisco will not save money,” Cassondra Curiel, the president of United Educators, said at a press conference on Monday that was planned before the delay was announced. “There are no costs to be saved. This does not close the deficit. What it has done is cost us a lot of stress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district has said that the goal of closing schools is not to save money but to “improve the experience for students and teachers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By aligning the number of schools we operate with our current enrollment, SFUSD can manage resources more effectively and ensure every school is fully enrolled and well-supported,” Wayne said in his statement, adding that the closures have the potential to decrease operating costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12004914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12004914\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/240916-UNIONSFSCHOOLCLOSURES-33-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parent Havah Kelley speaks during a press conference held by the United Educators of San Francisco outside the San Francisco Unified School District offices on Sept. 16, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, Curiel said the district should not discuss closures until it stabilizes other priorities. The district is facing a staffing shortage and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12000784/sf-teachers-students-face-uncertain-future-as-budget-crisis-threatens-closures\">massive budget deficit\u003c/a>, which has already led to increased state oversight and poses a risk of takeover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vanessa Marrero, the executive director of Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco, said that many parents still don’t feel like they have enough information about what the transition will be like if their school is slated to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have a plan that actually details what that transitional life is like,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Other school communities where school would not close will be impacted, generations of families would be impacted, their immediate community would be impacted — businesses, nonprofits — so it’s a big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12000784 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/010_KQED_SFUSDSchoolBus_03022023-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wayne said he decided to move the announcement to ensure that the district is looking at “every angle” of the district’s operations that will be affected, including after-school care, transportation and grant funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to make sure we get this right,” he said in the statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11978035/sfusd-considers-school-closures-and-mergers-amid-declining-enrollment\">first announced in March\u003c/a> that it would close, merge and co-locate a number of schools after this academic year. The closures will be SFUSD’s first in 20 years, spurred by consistent enrollment declines since 1999 that have left about 14,000 empty seats across campuses. More than 4,000 students have left the district since the 2017–18 school year, and SFUSD could lose 4,600 more by 2032, according to the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wayne said that leaders of the initiative are working to ensure that the district’s fiscal analysis is strong, that a transition plan and support systems are in place, and that equity audits conducted are integrated into the recommendation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The waiting game is unfair, and parents need stability,” Roberto Hernandez, a parent of a Mission High School 11th-grader, said during the teachers’ union press conference on Monday. “School is supposed to be a safe space for learning, yet the emotional safety of our children is at risk. Not knowing if your school is going to be closed creates anxiety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/san-francisco-unified-school-district\">San Francisco Unified School District\u003c/a> canceled mandatory antisemitism workshops for staff at four San Francisco high schools this week after parents and community groups expressed concerns of potential bias.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A group of SFUSD parents and staff called for the workshops, scheduled for Wednesday, in response to a reported uptick in allegations of antisemitism from Jewish students. The district contracted the American Jewish Committee to provide training at George Washington High School, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Abraham Lincoln High School and Balboa High School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The training was titled “Who Are the Jews: Jewish Identity and Antisemitism in 2024,” and there was a plan to include more schools in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 11 months since Hamas attacked Israel, and since Israel retaliated with a military campaign in Gaza that has killed over 40,000 Palestinians, schools across the Bay Area have been disrupted by tension over how to supervise education about the war, political expression by faculty and students, and accusations of antisemitism and Islamophobia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The workshop cancellation reveals a unique challenge facing school districts, teachers, administrators and parents tasked with educating students in a multicultural setting like San Francisco’s public schools amid a fraught and emotional conflict that hits close to home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand how the workshop unraveled, KQED spoke with parents, staff and experts, along with advocacy groups that supported or opposed the training.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Folks don’t focus as much as we should on just how hard it is to educate effectively and appropriately about issues that are this complex and nuanced, like the history of Israel and the Middle East, as well as where the stakes are enormously high and emotions are understandably high, like the war in Gaza, because people are dying,” Joe Kahne, a UC Merced professor who studies student civic engagement, said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12003861 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/UCBerkeleyMakdisi-1020x698.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last December, dozens of teachers in Oakland participated in unauthorized teach-ins, presenting pro-Palestinian lessons. 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In an internal email forwarded to staff by school principals on Monday, SFUSD administrators Karling Aguilera-Fort and Davina Goldwasser said the workshop wouldn’t take a position on the Israel-Hamas war and that the training was “just awareness building.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday morning, Katrina Kincade, an SFUSD spokesperson, told KQED that the workshops would be rescheduled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to ensure each and every student and staff member feels and experiences safety and a sense of belonging in our schools,” she said in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Julia David, an English teacher at George Washington, said that the idea for the training originated among parents and staff concerned about the treatment of Jewish students in the city’s schools. She described incidents ranging from pro-Palestinian student walkouts to protests of war to reports of “Free Palestine” being written on campus to graffiti of swastikas on campuses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also said the Jewish Student Union, which she sponsors, had been made to feel uncomfortable on campus by staff who identified as pro-Palestine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12003439 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/09/UCSFProPalestineProtest1-1020x792.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We thought that it was really important to have training about Jewish identity in a multicultural society led by Jews,” David said. “Being a Jewish student in the middle of a really charged political time has brought unique challenges to our school and to our students, and to our educators and our parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This training is just about educating people on what the Jewish identity is and our experiences.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>David said she and a small group of other Jewish parents and staff reached out to the American Jewish Committee, one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations. The nonprofit agreed to provide the workshops at no cost to the district.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parent Lee Filner pointed out that the AJC was chosen by the Biden administration to lead the national effort against antisemitism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There have just been too many antisemitic incidents in the district,” Filner said. “It’s leading a lot of parents I personally know to flee the district for private school, and we just can’t afford to lose more students from the district. Especially in this budget situation, because we’ve created a hostile environment for students just because of who they are.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An email announcing the workshops reached a group of Jewish parents and political organizers who are critical of Israel. 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The groups called for the district to hold a similar training about Islamophobia or anti-Palestinian sentiment, which they said is also on the rise, according to a joint press release.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, Awwad and a small group of parents met with administrators to discuss the war’s impact on their children. Awwad said parents described bullying, racism and isolation plaguing students, particularly those with family in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12002125 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/08/20240827_SFUSDPROTEST_GC-10-KQED-1020x749.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Any kind of anti-racism training is important,” Awwad said. “So why are our students’ concerns not being met with training that would advocate for them as well?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several parents who advocated for antisemitism training said the overwhelming political messaging coming into their children’s schools made it difficult for students to learn. Some voiced their frustrations with AROC, a group that has come under scrutiny for facilitating student walkouts at SFUSD schools. After a parent group demanded an investigation into AROC’s contract with schools last year, students rallied outside of the district’s office in the organization’s defense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seth Brysk, the AJC’s regional director of northern California, hopes the antisemitism training will be rescheduled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We neither endorse nor oppose candidates for office. We’re an apolitical organization, not only because that’s what the law requires, but we’re also known to be a nonpartisan organization that doesn’t engage in politics,” he said. “More importantly, I don’t see how that relates to anti-bias training about antisemitism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly 50,000 students are enrolled in San Francisco public schools, which educate the majority of the city’s children. 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"content": "\u003cp>When Saw Yunn Nwe, 18, attends the University of Pennsylvania as a freshman this fall, she will be the first person in her family to go to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/educationnews\">college in the United States\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also part of San Francisco’s graduating senior class of 2023 — the first group of students to complete the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/\">Kindergarten to College program\u003c/a> (K2C), which, back in 2011, was the first universal college savings program in the country. It started with a limited number of kindergartners before expanding to include every student from that generation. Twelve years later, at the time of their high school graduation, the class of 2023 have been able to save $755,281 overall, which will go to cover college tuition and other education expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back when Nwe was in eighth grade, her homeroom teacher passed out envelopes to all the kids in her class. Nwe and her family had just settled in San Francisco after migrating from Myanmar, and she was just getting adjusted to her new classes at James Denman Middle School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952122\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952122\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People sit and watch a video in a conference hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees watch a video during the ceremony. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The envelopes carried a message from the school district, reminding them about their accounts and letting them know the city had already deposited $50 in each. As she saw her classmates read their letters, Nwe assumed she didn’t qualify for the program — she had arrived in San Francisco only a few months prior and hadn’t gone to kindergarten in here.[aside label='Guides from KQED' tag='audience-news']But a few weeks later, her teacher gave her an envelope from K2C. “It was kind of shocking … I don’t think this would have been possible back in my country,” she said. “I was really encouraged to save for college.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2011, K2C has continued to grow and now opens accounts for every student currently enrolled in an SFUSD school, regardless of when they entered the district. If you add up every account, the total savings amounts to roughly $15 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nwe says that one of her dreams, ever since she emigrated to the U.S., has been to attend an American university. However, when she learned how expensive it is in this country, she became nervous because her parents were already working multiple jobs to support her and her siblings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11952123 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"An Asian youth and a white youth smile with dyed orange hair sit behind a podium and smile at an unseen audience.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nwe (left) speaks alongside fellow student Yadira Vazquez. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Whenever my parents tried to set money aside for me to go to college, I would feel bad because they couldn’t use it for themselves — like I was putting a burden on them,” she explained, and said that there were times it felt like going to college was not going to be financially possible. “But then my parents reassured me that it was going to be worth it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nwe and her parents decided they were going to make the most of the K2C account. Her parents would deposit small amounts whenever they had the chance, and Nwe found out that the program also offered cash incentives: Whenever students take time to explore their account or learn more about savings and personal finances, K2C rewards them by adding small amounts into their accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of my K2C comes from scholarships I earned and from summer jobs,” Nwe explained. “Instead of giving me a check, they put it in [my account].” By the end of her senior year, Nwe was able to save a little over $1,400, which she says isn’t enough to cover tuition at UPenn, but it can cover other necessary expenses, like fees and books for class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having young people learn how savings accounts work and talking about personal finances with their families are some of the goals of the K2C program, says San Francisco City Treasurer José Cisneros, who helped design the program with then-Mayor Gavin Newsom in 2011. “It’s not about saving thousands of dollars necessarily,” Cisneros said. “If we give [students] 12 or 13 years to save money, they’re going to have something real there when they graduate high school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952120\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952120\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged Latino man with a suit and tie speaks from behind a dais with a university emblem behind him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros speaks about the first class of graduates from San Francisco high schools using the K2C savings. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re currently an SFUSD student — or a parent or guardian of one — and are heading into summer thinking about college, here’s a quick breakdown of how Kindergarten to College works and how to make the most of your account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I access my Kindergarten to College account?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>K2C opens an account for a student automatically, as soon as they enroll in an SFUSD school and regardless of what grade they enroll in or whether they transfer in partway through the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents or guardians do not need to do anything; however, they do need to \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/register-view-balance-online\">visit the K2C portal\u003c/a> and register their student’s information so they can see their account balance and start depositing. To register an account, you will need your student’s K2C account number. SFUSD mails families a letter with their student’s account number several times during elementary and middle school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I can’t find my K2C account number?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No worries — K2C has \u003ca href=\"https://newbusiness.sfgov.org/k2cAccountLookup/\">a tool that can help track down your account number\u003c/a>. All you need is your student’s full name, birth date and ZIP code. Once you have the number handy, go back to the K2C portal to register, create a password and check out your account. You should already have $50 dollars in there — that starting amount comes from the city and is allocated from the city’s general fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you have your account set up, \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/how-make-deposit\">there are several ways you can make a deposit\u003c/a>, including through direct deposit, making a deposit in person or mailing a check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How much is my family expected to save?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each family can engage with their K2C account as much or as little as they see fit. There is no obligation from the city to use the account. Each account already comes with $50, and if you log in to your account at least once a year, the city will add another $20. There are many different types of cash incentives available: Some you can receive by learning more about your account; others are available through special student contests where students can submit original art pieces they created at school; and some are automatically available to students at select elementary schools. \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/earn-incentives\">You can review a more detailed list of incentives on the K2C website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952205\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt='A crowd of people sit inside a large conference room and look away from the camera. Behind them, a large monitor reads out, \"Congratulations graduates!\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees watch a video during the ceremony. Every kindergartner who attends public school in San Francisco receives a college savings account automatically with a $50 incentive. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I’m a high school senior right now. How can I withdraw what I have in my account?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closing out your account is pretty straightforward. If you have an automatic direct deposit set up, first make sure you stop these transfers. Then, complete a \u003ca href=\"https://etaxstatement.sfgov.org/K2COnlineForm/\">K2C Account Withdrawal Request Form\u003c/a>, where you will be asked to confirm your personal information, whether you are graduating high school and what you will be using the money for. You have several ways to receive it, including through a Zelle account transfer, a check or a transfer to a ScholarShare 529 account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have not yet graduated high school, but are transferring out of an SFUSD school (for example, you are transferring to a private school in the city or to another school district), you can also request to withdraw your funds. And if you never deposited your own money into your account, you can still request to withdraw the money the city deposited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are students enrolled in charter schools included in the K2C program? What about students in private or parochial schools?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most charter schools in San Francisco are included in K2C. Students at any of these schools qualify for the program:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Creative Arts Charter School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Thomas Edison Charter Academy\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gateway Middle School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>KIPP Bayview Academy (middle school)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Gateway High School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Leadership High School\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>City Arts and Tech High School\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Something important to keep in mind: According to city officials, students at KIPP Bayview Elementary (separate from KIPP Bayview Academy, the middle school) and the New School of San Francisco, a K–8 school, are not included in the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>K2C does not open accounts for students enrolled in private or parochial schools. Additionally, those currently enrolled in learning institutions affiliated with the San Francisco County Office of Education also are not eligible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What about students who are not enrolled in a San Francisco public school? Are there programs similar to K2C in other parts of California?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the creation of K2C, other cities in California have worked with school districts and nonprofit organizations to create their own versions of a universal college savings program. In Oakland, the nonprofit Oakland Promise manages two similar programs, \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandpromise.org/kindergarten-to-college/\">Oakland Promise Kindergarten to College\u003c/a>, which helps open savings accounts for families in Oakland public schools and offers scholarships for students who graduate high school, and the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandpromise.org/brilliant-baby/\">Brilliant Baby program\u003c/a>, which opens college savings accounts with $500 already added, for families who recently had a baby and who qualify for Medi-Cal or food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Los Angeles, \u003ca href=\"https://communityinvestmentforfamilies.org/opportunity-la-0\">Opportunity L.A.\u003c/a> opens savings accounts for eligible LAUSD students, with a $50 seed deposit. And in 2022, California launched a statewide college savings initiative, \u003ca href=\"https://calkids.org/the-basics/what-is-calkids/\">CalKIDS\u003c/a>. Two groups of young Californians are eligible for CalKIDS: children born on or after the creation of the program on July 1, 2022; and current K–12 students enrolled in any California public school who are either unhoused, enrolled in a foster youth program or are considered by the state to come from lower-income households.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families who open an account for their newborn can receive a seed deposit from the state of up to $100, and eligible K–12 students qualify for a $500 deposit. \u003ca href=\"https://calkids.org/the-basics/who-is-eligible/\">You can check whether your newborn or student qualifies on the CalKIDS website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, helpful explainers and guides about issues like COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Saw Yunn Nwe, 18, attends the University of Pennsylvania as a freshman this fall, she will be the first person in her family to go to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/educationnews\">college in the United States\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also part of San Francisco’s graduating senior class of 2023 — the first group of students to complete the city’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/\">Kindergarten to College program\u003c/a> (K2C), which, back in 2011, was the first universal college savings program in the country. It started with a limited number of kindergartners before expanding to include every student from that generation. Twelve years later, at the time of their high school graduation, the class of 2023 have been able to save $755,281 overall, which will go to cover college tuition and other education expenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back when Nwe was in eighth grade, her homeroom teacher passed out envelopes to all the kids in her class. Nwe and her family had just settled in San Francisco after migrating from Myanmar, and she was just getting adjusted to her new classes at James Denman Middle School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952122\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952122\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"People sit and watch a video in a conference hall.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65682_005_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees watch a video during the ceremony. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The envelopes carried a message from the school district, reminding them about their accounts and letting them know the city had already deposited $50 in each. As she saw her classmates read their letters, Nwe assumed she didn’t qualify for the program — she had arrived in San Francisco only a few months prior and hadn’t gone to kindergarten in here.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But a few weeks later, her teacher gave her an envelope from K2C. “It was kind of shocking … I don’t think this would have been possible back in my country,” she said. “I was really encouraged to save for college.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2011, K2C has continued to grow and now opens accounts for every student currently enrolled in an SFUSD school, regardless of when they entered the district. If you add up every account, the total savings amounts to roughly $15 million.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nwe says that one of her dreams, ever since she emigrated to the U.S., has been to attend an American university. However, when she learned how expensive it is in this country, she became nervous because her parents were already working multiple jobs to support her and her siblings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952123\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11952123 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"An Asian youth and a white youth smile with dyed orange hair sit behind a podium and smile at an unseen audience.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65686_010_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nwe (left) speaks alongside fellow student Yadira Vazquez. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Whenever my parents tried to set money aside for me to go to college, I would feel bad because they couldn’t use it for themselves — like I was putting a burden on them,” she explained, and said that there were times it felt like going to college was not going to be financially possible. “But then my parents reassured me that it was going to be worth it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nwe and her parents decided they were going to make the most of the K2C account. Her parents would deposit small amounts whenever they had the chance, and Nwe found out that the program also offered cash incentives: Whenever students take time to explore their account or learn more about savings and personal finances, K2C rewards them by adding small amounts into their accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most of my K2C comes from scholarships I earned and from summer jobs,” Nwe explained. “Instead of giving me a check, they put it in [my account].” By the end of her senior year, Nwe was able to save a little over $1,400, which she says isn’t enough to cover tuition at UPenn, but it can cover other necessary expenses, like fees and books for class.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having young people learn how savings accounts work and talking about personal finances with their families are some of the goals of the K2C program, says San Francisco City Treasurer José Cisneros, who helped design the program with then-Mayor Gavin Newsom in 2011. “It’s not about saving thousands of dollars necessarily,” Cisneros said. “If we give [students] 12 or 13 years to save money, they’re going to have something real there when they graduate high school.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952120\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952120\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged Latino man with a suit and tie speaks from behind a dais with a university emblem behind him.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS65681_004_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros speaks about the first class of graduates from San Francisco high schools using the K2C savings. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re currently an SFUSD student — or a parent or guardian of one — and are heading into summer thinking about college, here’s a quick breakdown of how Kindergarten to College works and how to make the most of your account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How can I access my Kindergarten to College account?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>K2C opens an account for a student automatically, as soon as they enroll in an SFUSD school and regardless of what grade they enroll in or whether they transfer in partway through the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parents or guardians do not need to do anything; however, they do need to \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/register-view-balance-online\">visit the K2C portal\u003c/a> and register their student’s information so they can see their account balance and start depositing. To register an account, you will need your student’s K2C account number. SFUSD mails families a letter with their student’s account number several times during elementary and middle school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I can’t find my K2C account number?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No worries — K2C has \u003ca href=\"https://newbusiness.sfgov.org/k2cAccountLookup/\">a tool that can help track down your account number\u003c/a>. All you need is your student’s full name, birth date and ZIP code. Once you have the number handy, go back to the K2C portal to register, create a password and check out your account. You should already have $50 dollars in there — that starting amount comes from the city and is allocated from the city’s general fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you have your account set up, \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/how-make-deposit\">there are several ways you can make a deposit\u003c/a>, including through direct deposit, making a deposit in person or mailing a check.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How much is my family expected to save?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each family can engage with their K2C account as much or as little as they see fit. There is no obligation from the city to use the account. Each account already comes with $50, and if you log in to your account at least once a year, the city will add another $20. There are many different types of cash incentives available: Some you can receive by learning more about your account; others are available through special student contests where students can submit original art pieces they created at school; and some are automatically available to students at select elementary schools. \u003ca href=\"https://sfgov.org/k2c/my-account/earn-incentives\">You can review a more detailed list of incentives on the K2C website.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952205\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952205\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg\" alt='A crowd of people sit inside a large conference room and look away from the camera. Behind them, a large monitor reads out, \"Congratulations graduates!\"' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/RS65689_014_KQED_Kindergarten2College_05162023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees watch a video during the ceremony. Every kindergartner who attends public school in San Francisco receives a college savings account automatically with a $50 incentive. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I’m a high school senior right now. How can I withdraw what I have in my account?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Closing out your account is pretty straightforward. If you have an automatic direct deposit set up, first make sure you stop these transfers. Then, complete a \u003ca href=\"https://etaxstatement.sfgov.org/K2COnlineForm/\">K2C Account Withdrawal Request Form\u003c/a>, where you will be asked to confirm your personal information, whether you are graduating high school and what you will be using the money for. You have several ways to receive it, including through a Zelle account transfer, a check or a transfer to a ScholarShare 529 account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have not yet graduated high school, but are transferring out of an SFUSD school (for example, you are transferring to a private school in the city or to another school district), you can also request to withdraw your funds. And if you never deposited your own money into your account, you can still request to withdraw the money the city deposited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are students enrolled in charter schools included in the K2C program? What about students in private or parochial schools?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most charter schools in San Francisco are included in K2C. 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The company provides yellow school bus transportation to and from schools for general education, students with disabilities and individualized education plans, field trip services and charter bus services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement to KQED, the company said it filed the lawsuit “because of bad faith and broken promises by SFUSD.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SFUSD made a choice to stop paying for the many services that SFUSD required under the bus contract, including the more than 230 yellow school buses dedicated to SFUSD that First Student kept in position throughout the pandemic,” the statement read.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“First Student stood by its business partner, fulfilling its obligations to maintain operational readiness to ensure it was ready to transport students as soon as schools reopened. And when they did, First Student was ready when SFUSD called. Over an eight-month period, First Student submitted discounted invoices, but SFUSD paid nothing. 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That case is set to begin trial August 14.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First Student also filed an appeal against SFUSD’s process and decision to contract with Zūm. The court denied that appeal from First Student in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statement from First Student. This story also has been corrected, to accurately reflect the status of First Student's lawsuit against Zūm, which is scheduled to begin trial Aug. 14. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Later start times for middle and high school students, the expansion of transitional kindergarten, more after-school programs and the opening of more community schools are just some changes students and staff in California will have to adjust to this school year, while still dealing with COVID-19 safety protocols and persistent staff shortages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the challenges, educators seem confident that the experience of the last two years and increased resources will help them navigate another year of COVID-19, as well as new state programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am looking forward to another year of in-person instruction,” said Corey Willenberg, superintendent of Oroville Union High School District in Butte County. “We are going to offer kids and families a fantastic education despite the hurdles we are facing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>COVID-19 uncertainty and testing protocols top the list of concerns of California school administrators this school year, said Naj Alikhan, senior director of communications for the Association of California School Administrators. Other concerns include teacher shortages, the social-emotional health of students and staff and the implementation of later start times for middle and high school students, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Districts relax COVID protocols\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/K-12-Guidance-2022-23-School-Year.aspx\">COVID-19 protocols\u003c/a> have changed tremendously from the beginning of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. This year, mask mandates and social distancing are mostly a thing of the past. Regular surveillance testing has made way for at-home tests provided by schools during times of high transmission, as well as testing at school sites as needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State COVID-19 guidance recommends masking but leaves it up to districts and county health departments to determine whether to require it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Unified, which kept its indoor masking requirement after the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/end-of-school-mask-mandate-brings-relief-lingering-concerns/668768\">state lifted mandatory masking rules\u003c/a> in schools last spring, will not require masks this school year, nor will it require a weekly COVID test in order to enter campuses. Only students or staff exhibiting symptoms or those who are in close contact with someone who tests positive will be required to test, using an at-home antigen test. The district is distributing the tests to students and staff to use within 48 hours of the first day of school and again before the second week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district is relaxing COVID-19 protocols because of declining infection rates, but it also is ramping up disinfection of high-touch surfaces, hiring more custodians, increasing ventilation and upgrading air filtration systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento City Unified and San Diego Unified, which both mandated masking over the summer because of high COVID-19 rates, haven’t yet decided if masks will be required this school year. The districts, some of the last to start the school year, are watching \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html#anchor_1646419198998\">community infection rates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Unified, following the guidance of public health officials, began school Monday with no mask requirement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11922201\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11922201\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/okland-first-day1-1-1200x750-1-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"Students arrive for the first day of school at Markham Elementary in Oakland Unified on Monday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/okland-first-day1-1-1200x750-1-800x500.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/okland-first-day1-1-1200x750-1-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/okland-first-day1-1-1200x750-1-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/okland-first-day1-1-1200x750-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students arrive for the first day of school at Markham Elementary in Oakland Unified on Monday. \u003ccite>(Andrew Reed/EdSource)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Masking has been a contentious issue at most school districts, with families on both sides of the issue. .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To kind of strike a balance, we have made mitigation efforts as prevalent as possible and as easily accessible as possible,” said Sailaja Suresh, Oakland Unified’s senior director of strategic projects, during a webinar last week. “But if it’s not a mandate that we do things like mask, we are just going to continue to strongly recommend and provide access to the mitigation measures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tammy Yahud isn’t happy that Eagle Peak Montessori, a charter school her two sons attend in Walnut Creek, has \u003ca href=\"https://www.smore.com/ezhvr-welcome-back-newsletter?ref=email\">opted to require masks indoors\u003c/a> for another school year. Yahud says masking is impacting her children’s mental health and making it more difficult for one child, who is in speech therapy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She doesn’t understand why the school continues to have a mask mandate when other schools do not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is time of progress,” Yahud said. “We have medicine. We have approved vaccine. We have treatment. We have made progress. We are moving forward, so the school has to move forward.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A school newsletter said the board’s decision was informed by a committee of health professionals and teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR22-073.aspx#:~:text=The%20State%20of%20California%20announced,California's%20Health%20and%20Safety%20Code.\">state of California\u003c/a> and individual districts such as Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified and San Diego Unified have also put vaccine mandates for students on hold, although \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Order-of-the-State-Public-Health-Officer-Vaccine-Verification-for-Workers-in-Schools.aspx\">state law requires all school workers\u003c/a>, including teachers, be fully vaccinated or to undergo a weekly COVID-19 screening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento City Unified still has a vaccine mandate for students but hasn’t enforced it, said Brian Heap, the district’s chief communications officer.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Monkeypox is the latest concern\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If COVID-19 weren’t enough, families have a new virus to worry about this year: monkeypox. The virus is spread through close skin-to-skin contact and through contaminated materials like cups, utensils, clothing and towels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, headache, muscle aches, fever and a rash or lesions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least five children in the United States, including one in Long Beach, have been reported to have the virus. This month, both California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Joe Biden have declared monkeypox a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR22-119.aspx\">public health emergency.\u003c/a>[pullquote align=\"left\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"E. Toby Boyd, president of the California Teachers Association\"]‘There are so many things. Not knowing if you are ill, if you are going to be able to get a substitute to cover your classroom.’[/pullquote]Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at UC Davis Medical Center, says the risk of a child contracting the disease is low and that schools should already have health policies in place that exclude students with certain rashes and other infectious diseases from activities where there is direct contact with other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But districts are taking precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The biggest concern for us is sports, like wrestling or gymnastics where kids are on padding on the floors,” said Richard Barrera, San Diego Unified School District trustee. “So, what our facilities folks are doing right now, are going in and taking a look at places kids could potentially be exposed to a situation like monkeypox.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Schools will continue to focus on mental health\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>School districts are making the mental health of students and teachers a priority. Districts will be able to put a greater emphasis on mental health this year because they no longer have to deal with online learning options or as many unknowns about COVID, Barrera said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest challenge for educators this school year is mental fatigue, said E. Toby Boyd, president of the California Teachers Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are still not out of this COVID situation, where we have to mitigate all these circumstances,” he said. “The inability to actually teach truth about what is going on in our history. There are so many things. Not knowing if you are ill, if you are going to be able to get a substitute to cover your classroom.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Staff shortages loom large\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" tag=\"teacher-shortage\"]School districts are expected to struggle with staff shortages again this year. Bus drivers, paraprofessionals, substitutes and teachers continue to be in short supply even though districts have stepped up efforts to recruit and retain them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Diego Unified and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfusd.edu/about-sfusd/sfusd-news/current-news-sfusd/sfusd-expands-recruitment-efforts-educators-other-staff-positions\">San Francisco Unified\u003c/a> were among the many districts that offered signing bonuses to lure teachers to their districts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But sometimes bonuses aren’t enough. Oroville Union High School District has been advertising for a special education teacher for severely handicapped students since April. Superintendent Willenberg expects that students in that class will start the year with a substitute teacher, who isn’t likely to have all the training needed to work with severely handicapped children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district, which serves 2,700 students, still needs three special-education teachers, two English teachers and four special-education paraeducators before school starts Aug. 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willenberg has asked outside agencies that work in special education to send teachers to the district in exchange for a finder’s fee. But even that isn’t working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The high school district, like \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/severe-driver-shortage-leaves-some-california-kids-waiting-at-the-school-bus-stop/668139\">many others in the state\u003c/a>, has been unable to find enough bus drivers with the required Class B license. So, instead, it has had to hire drivers with standard Class C licenses to drive a “huge” van fleet to pick up students 10 at a time, instead of the 55 or more that fit in a bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shortage impacts families in the entire area, as the high school district also provides home-to-school transportation for an elementary school district within its boundaries. As a result, the high school district has had to cut back on providing transportation for athletic events and other activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willenberg said he expects more retirements to make the bus driver shortage even worse this school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Older students will start the school day later\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>State-mandated later-start times in California will make providing home-to-school bus transportation even more complicated, say administrators. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB328\">legislation\u003c/a> requires middle schools to begin no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start regular classes at 8:30 a.m. or later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richard Nguyen, 15, an incoming junior at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, is thrilled that school will start at 8:30 a.m., instead of 7:55 a.m. this school year. He knows he needs more sleep, but says he will use the time to study and do homework.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are all really sleep-deprived,” he said of teenagers. “But that’s 35 more minutes to do homework. 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The district is distributing the tests to students and staff to use within 48 hours of the first day of school and again before the second week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district is relaxing COVID-19 protocols because of declining infection rates, but it also is ramping up disinfection of high-touch surfaces, hiring more custodians, increasing ventilation and upgrading air filtration systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento City Unified and San Diego Unified, which both mandated masking over the summer because of high COVID-19 rates, haven’t yet decided if masks will be required this school year. 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Yahud says masking is impacting her children’s mental health and making it more difficult for one child, who is in speech therapy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She doesn’t understand why the school continues to have a mask mandate when other schools do not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is time of progress,” Yahud said. “We have medicine. We have approved vaccine. We have treatment. We have made progress. 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Superintendent Willenberg expects that students in that class will start the year with a substitute teacher, who isn’t likely to have all the training needed to work with severely handicapped children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district, which serves 2,700 students, still needs three special-education teachers, two English teachers and four special-education paraeducators before school starts Aug. 16.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willenberg has asked outside agencies that work in special education to send teachers to the district in exchange for a finder’s fee. But even that isn’t working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The high school district, like \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/severe-driver-shortage-leaves-some-california-kids-waiting-at-the-school-bus-stop/668139\">many others in the state\u003c/a>, has been unable to find enough bus drivers with the required Class B license. So, instead, it has had to hire drivers with standard Class C licenses to drive a “huge” van fleet to pick up students 10 at a time, instead of the 55 or more that fit in a bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shortage impacts families in the entire area, as the high school district also provides home-to-school transportation for an elementary school district within its boundaries. As a result, the high school district has had to cut back on providing transportation for athletic events and other activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willenberg said he expects more retirements to make the bus driver shortage even worse this school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Older students will start the school day later\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>State-mandated later-start times in California will make providing home-to-school bus transportation even more complicated, say administrators. The \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB328\">legislation\u003c/a> requires middle schools to begin no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools to start regular classes at 8:30 a.m. or later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richard Nguyen, 15, an incoming junior at Bolsa Grande High School in Garden Grove, is thrilled that school will start at 8:30 a.m., instead of 7:55 a.m. this school year. He knows he needs more sleep, but says he will use the time to study and do homework.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are all really sleep-deprived,” he said of teenagers. “But that’s 35 more minutes to do homework. 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"content": "\u003cp>Matt Wayne just finished his first week on the job as the new superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, where he replaces Vincent Matthews, who retired last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wayne, who led Hayward schools for the last five years, now heads up one of the largest school districts in the state during a particularly turbulent time. SFUSD faces a slew of challenges, including (but certainly not limited to) a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-school-board-cuts-school-administrative-16702890.php#:~:text=Hoping%20to%20prevent%20a%20state,support%20services%2C%20operations%20and%20administration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$125 million budget deficit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/SFUSD-enrollment-plummets-this-year-doubling-17073854.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declining enrollment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858202/lowells-black-students-and-alumni-push-elite-sf-school-to-confront-history-of-racism\">racial equity issues\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908606/sf-teachers-end-4-day-protest-after-union-district-agree-on-quick-fix-to-major-payroll-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ongoing teacher payroll problems\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858457/as-battle-over-reopening-san-francisco-schools-turns-ugly-equity-emerges-as-fault-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lingering frustration\u003c/a> from parents over how long it took the district to reopen its schools during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi spoke to Wayne on Friday about how he plans to hit the ground running and address some of those issues head-on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>ADHITI BANDLAMUDI: What's the biggest challenge you see as you move into this new position?\u003c/strong>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Matt Wayne, SFUSD superintendent\"]'I think I'm coming in understanding there needs to be some time and space for healing and coming together as a community.'[/pullquote]\u003cstrong>MATT WAYNE:\u003c/strong> I think the biggest challenge is what many districts face in education, and particularly in San Francisco: just the need to reset and recover from two-plus years of a pandemic, and what has been the most challenging time for me in my education career and I think for educators everywhere. And then on top of that, some of the specific challenges San Francisco has faced, I think I'm coming in understanding there needs to be some time and space for healing and coming together as a community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>When you joined Hayward Unified several years ago, that district was also going through a turbulent time. Your predecessor had been fired for misusing public funds and had a reputation for a bad temper. Do you feel like that experience prepared you in some way for what you're coming into now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Definitely. I feel like I understand what it means to lead during these challenging times. And so yes, that was another situation where it was important to come in and listen and learn and help bring the community together. And I definitely felt like I was able to make connections with the city and with the parents and with families. And we were able to focus on what matters, which is student outcomes and serving our students and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And I know everybody in San Francisco wants the best for our students, wants the best for our district. And again, there needs to be that time and space to come together and say, \"What are we going to focus on then to achieve our goals?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Back in March, the district transitioned to a new employee payroll system that caused massive issues. Some teachers still aren't getting paid or seeing their benefits calculated correctly. What's the solution there?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs I said, I'm coming in to listen and learn. But I do know there are issues that need to be addressed right away. 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And so by going through this process, we'll make sure we're identifying our priorities around student outcomes and then can organize our resources around that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board and the district did a good job of making sure we can meet our fiscal obligations for the 2022-23 school year. And so we have time this year to understand our priorities and then align the budget according to those priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some people have raised concerns that the district is top heavy, with too many highly paid employees at the district office level. Would you do an audit and possible reorganization to address those concerns?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs I'm coming in, there's a lot of transitions at the district level. I'm definitely going to be looking at everything in the organization. We'll be going through a process to assess how we're organized. 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