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SFUSD superintendent previews Smarter Balanced results, highlights K-to-College and RTI work
Summary
Superintendent Carranza previewed the state's Smarter Balanced results, highlighted the district's K'to'College program (a $50 Citibank starter deposit and matching incentives), described RTI training for staff, and announced the next regular board meeting moved to Sept. 29 for Yom Kippur.
Superintendent Carranza told the board that SFUSD staff are "looking forward to the release tomorrow" of Smarter Balanced assessment results and said the district is focusing on curriculum alignment, staff professional development and using data to drive improvement. He said staff remain "not satisfied with them" but are proud of how the district compares to other large urban districts in California.
Carranza highlighted district participation in the Council of the Great City Schools and said two student leaders from Wallenberg High School and Mission High School will represent SFUSD at the council's national convening and appear on a panel led by NPR correspondent Maria Hinojosa. He described the district's K-to-College program, saying it "automatically opens a college savings account with a $50 deposit at Citibank for every student enrolled in participating grades," and noted the program offers dollar-match incentives and supports for students in the national school lunch program.
On student supports, Carranza outlined continued work on Response to Intervention (RTI), including training with RTI coach Robert Horner to strengthen tier-1 supports across elementary and high schools. He thanked the district's student-family-community support department for its work and encouraged the public to attend a press conference on the assessment results.
Carranza closed by announcing the board's next regular meeting was rescheduled from Sept. 22 to Sept. 29 in observance of Yom Kippur.
The report provided context for upcoming public reporting of assessment results and described several ongoing district initiatives; there were no formal actions attached to the presentation.
