http://yoursfpublicschools.org Look What We Can Do Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:16:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Summer internships make learning come to life for local high school students. Watch students and their employer mentors share their stories!   School may be out, but for hundreds of high school students the work is just getting started. Every year the San Francisco Unified School District's Career Technical Education program ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/06/07/over-250-sfusd-students-headed-to-work-this-summer/   Parents, students and administrators announce their lawsuit at a press conference this morning.   Today, local parents and students joined the San Francisco Unified School District and a coalition of other California families, school districts and organizations in filing a lawsuit against the State of California, claiming that the State has failed ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/05/20/local-students-parents-and-school-districts-sue-state-of-california-for-failing-our-students/   McKinley parent Annie Bauccio Moore and DogFest Live Auctioneer Daniel Handler (a.k.a Lemony Snicket)     Author:  Annie Bauccio Moore, parent and PTA VP of Fundraising at McKinley Elementary School     In 2008, we at the McKinley PTA were looking for a cornerstone event that we could really put our weight behind in order to ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/05/13/school-fundraising-going-to-the-dogs-%e2%80%93-elementary-school%e2%80%99s-annual-dog-show-breaks-down-community-barriers-and-brings-in-big-bucks/ Join us for the Parents for Public Schools-SF 2010 Annual Meeting! This event is an opportunity for parents across San Francisco to share their strategies for supporting quality public schools, including tips for school fundraising, starting after-school programs, and building community schools.   The meeting will also be a time for the ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/04/14/san-francisco-parents-to-share-strategies-for-supporting-public-schools/       Did you know that Summer Learning Loss accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between middle and low-income students? Did you know that Summer Learning Loss results in a significant loss of academic skills— about 2 months worth of achievement— for students not engaged in any summer enrichment ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/04/06/attention-all-summer-program-providers-join-the-citywide-effort-to-prevent-summer-learning-loss/   Author: Arden Bucklin-Sporer Tour any number of SFUSD elementary schools these days, and chances are you will find yourself in a garden. Look around and you might also see a huge cistern collecting rainwater from a portable classroom roof. Students calculate its square footage, the annual rainfall and make ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/03/17/growing-helps-our-children-grow/   A summer internship can be a transformative experience for a student. But before they can get a foot in the door, they need to know how to make a good first impression.   On Saturday, February 27, members of San Francisco’s business community interviewed hundreds of public high school students. During these ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/03/01/sf-professionals-coach-students-on-their-interview-skills-learn-how-you-can-too/ Why I love McKinley Author: Patricia McFadden, parent of a 2nd grader and kindergartener   I love McKinley Elementary because it is a great community! It's on the small side for the public elementary schools and while far from perfect, there is a wonderful combination of teachers, parents, school staff, and community members ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/02/23/why-i-love-my-public-school-three-more-parents-share-their-experiences/   Author: Marcia Jarmel Marcia and her husband Ken Schneider directed Speaking in Tongues, the award-winning PBS documentary telling the stories of four diverse kids becoming bilingual in San Francisco’s public schools. Speaking in Tongues was inspired by our experiences with the parents and students at our sons’ Chinese immersion ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/02/19/multilingualism-%e2%80%93-a-21st-century-skill/ A Spark Student Apprentice from Presidio Middle School works in the medical field with an Apprentice Teacher.   By The Spark Team When education budget cuts threaten to decrease funding and other resources for already struggling public schools throughout the Bay Area, it’s important to develop creative problem-solving strategies and explore untapped resources. ... http://yoursfpublicschools.org/2010/02/03/making-school-relevant-to-students-through-one-on-one-apprenticeships/