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San Francisco Unified School District,
San Francisco, CA
School Type: Public
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School Setting: Urban
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Level: K-12
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School Design: Traditional
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Content Presented By:
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National Awards Program for Model Professional Development
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Background Context
Demographics
The San Francisco School District serves a major urban community with a very diverse population. The district's enrollment is 63,961 students (PreK -12).
Student Racial/Ethnic Composition:
48% Asian or Pacific Islander
20% Hispanic
17% African American
13 % White (not Hispanic)
1% Native American or Native Alaskan
Limited English Proficient Students (39 languages spoken): 30%
Qualify for free/reduced lunch: 59%
Receive special education services: 10%
Background
- The former superintendent, Waldemar Rojas, issued a set of priorities that included raising the achievement of students scoring in the bottom quartile on standardized tests, developing instructional strategies to better meet the needs of all students, and improving the scope and effectiveness of professional development.
- Each year the district must hire about 200 new teachers. Close to thirty-five percent of all teachers in the district have less than four years of experience. (This situation will be exacerbated in the 1998-99 school year when 450 new teachers will be needed to respond to the state initiative to reduce class size.) Such large numbers of novice teachers served as a catalyst for the district to develop effective professional development.
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