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SFUSD unveils Fa'a'aSamoa Pacific Islander initiative, launches Samoan dual-language preschool
Summary
District staff presented the Fa'aSamoa initiative to build a Samoan pre-K-to-14 pathway, highlighted the Leola Havard Samoan dual-language preschool's rapid enrollment and cultural programming, and community speakers urged protection against budget risks.
The San Francisco Unified School District on Nov. 9 presented the Fa'aSamoa initiative, a newly implemented program to support Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students through culturally rooted education and a Samoan language pathway.
"Fa'aSamoa means living the Samoan way," Ursula Ann Sietaga, the district'a's policy analyst for the Fa'aSamoa initiative, told the board. She described a resolution originally passed in April 2018 and amended in September 2020 that directed staff to develop staff positions and program supports for Pacific Islander students. The…
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