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Board creates Students and Families RISE advisory group to coordinate post-pandemic enrichment and recovery planning
Summary
An ordinance creating the Students and Families RISE (Recovery with Inclusive and Successful Enrichment) work group passed unanimously on first reading. The group will advise the mayor, school district and Board of Supervisors on recovery strategies to address distance-learning impacts, learning loss and enrichment needs.
The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 23 voted unanimously on first reading to establish the Students and Families RISE (Recovery with Inclusive and Successful Enrichment) work group to advise the board, mayor and San Francisco Unified School District on post-pandemic recovery and enrichment services.
Supervisor Hillary Ronan, lead sponsor, said the work group will develop a coordinated plan to increase enrichment (arts, music, sports and other programs), remediate learning loss and promote enrollment retention in SFUSD. "This forward-looking initiative presents a bright and a positive future for our public school system," Ronan said during the rules-committee presentation and again at the full board meeting.
Structure and goals: The ordinance calls for an 11-member voting body composed of education experts and community stakeholders and administrative support from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. Ronan listed three primary goals: bring students to grade-level proficiency, increase SFUSD enrollment to stem family flight from the district, and create or expand full-scale enrichment programs.
Support and partners: The sponsors cited support from SFUSD leaders, the superintendent, the United Educators of San Francisco and philanthropic partners. Supervisor Myrna Melgar, co-sponsor, said the work group emphasizes an asset-based approach, building and scaling community programs that already show results.
Next steps: The ordinance passed on first reading unanimously and will return for final adoption according to the legislative calendar. The work group will be charged with producing a plan based on local and national best practices and identifying funding sources including philanthropic seed funding and longer-term public funding.
Ending: Sponsors said RISE aims to marshal city resources and community capacity to accelerate academic recovery and enrichment for San Francisco students.
