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SFUSD staff recommend starting school year in distance learning; board signals agreement
Summary
Superintendent Vince Matthews told the San Francisco Unified School District Board on July 14 that the district will recommend beginning the 2020‑21 school year with distance learning and a phased in‑person return only when public‑health data and logistics (custodial capacity, transportation, PPE, staff MOUs) permit. The board signaled general agreement and asked staff for a detailed plan July 28.
Superintendent Vince Matthews told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on July 14 that the district is leaning toward opening the 2020‑21 school year with distance learning for all students and planning a gradual, data‑driven phased return to campuses.
Matthews framed the recommendation on the city’s public‑health indicators and operational limits his teams documented: hospital system stress, average new daily cases well above the city target, and current San Francisco Department of Public Health orders that do not permit schools to reopen. He cited guidance reviewed by work groups — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Department of Education and AB 77 — and described the district’s process of seven town halls, staff and family surveys and three work groups…
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