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APAC tells SFUSD board families need more help to make Black students feel they belong
Summary
The African American Parent Advisory Council told the San Francisco Unified School District board it has grown participation but still sees gaps in sense of belonging, and requested district partnerships, implicit-bias training, and pilot individualized learning plans for cohorts of African American students.
Leticia Irving, program coordinator for the African American Parent Advisory Council (APAC), told the Board of Education that APAC has expanded to 24 site-based groups and held seven districtwide meetings in 2018–19 averaging 62 unduplicated participants, and that the group is pushing the district to address out-of-school conditions that affect learning.
"We are asking that SFUSD work closer with the city and county of San Francisco to address the conditions outside of the classroom that impact learning and overall wellness," Irving said. APAC leaders highlighted…
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