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Superintendent highlights water savings, Black History Month events and ACA outreach
Summary
Superintendent Carranza reported SFUSD reduced water use 10% since 2008 (about 10 million gallons annually), previewed Black History Month events and said district sites ran Affordable Care Act sign‑up days that reached hundreds of people.
Superintendent Juan Richard Carranza used his report to call attention to district sustainability work, community outreach and upcoming events.
Carranza said that since February 2008 SFUSD has reduced water usage by 10 percent — "that's over 10,000,000 gallons of water per year" — and credited the district sustainability office and city partners such as the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Department of the Environment for supporting conservation efforts. He thanked Conservation Director Nick Cashner for helping to incorporate conservation into curriculum.
As part of Black History Month the superintendent highlighted school events, including a performance by the music group TEN at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and West Portal Elementary School’s participation in the Chinese New Year parade. Virginia Marshall and other community leaders invited the public to the tenth annual African American Honor Roll celebration on Feb. 26 at Saint Mary's Cathedral.
Carranza also reviewed district enrollment‑outreach and health access work: staff and community partners staffed Affordable Care Act sign‑up days across 11 high school wellness center sites, providing 99 hours of in‑person assistance; more than 50 SFUSD employees and community partners staffed events and at least 168 individuals received enrollment information and support. The superintendent thanked staff and community partners for the outreach.
He reminded the public about the school planning retreat on March 1 at Everett Middle School (8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.) for site councils, administrators and families, and noted all school sites and central offices will be closed for Presidents' Day on Feb. 17.
The board acknowledged the report with thanks and moved on to committee and consent business.
