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SFUSD superintendent praises smooth school start, announces Tdap clinics and Prop A upgrades
Summary
Superintendent Carranza told the Board the district achieved a 99% teacher fill rate at the start of the school year, credited Prop A bond investments for site improvements totaling about $72 million, and announced free Tdap vaccination clinics for students on Sept. 4, Sept. 6 and Sept. 11.
Superintendent Carranza opened the Board meeting by congratulating faculty, staff, parents and students on what he called “a very smooth opening of schools,” saying district visits showed energized teachers and eager students. He told the Board the district achieved a 99% teacher fill rate on day one, with only three vacancies covered by substitutes.
Carranza credited voters for recent facility work funded by Prop A, saying the district completed roughly $62,000,000 in bond improvements at 18 bond sites this summer and an additional $10,000,000 of other improvements at 36 school sites to improve accessibility, technology readiness and outdoor learning spaces.
Turning to health matters, Carranza provided a district update on whooping cough booster (Tdap) immunizations required by state law for incoming seventh through twelfth graders. He said students must show proof of vaccination by Sept. 4 and announced three free clinics for families: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.–6 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 6, 2 p.m.–6 p.m.; and Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8 a.m.–11 a.m. Carranza listed clinic locations in San Francisco, including the adult immunization clinic at 101 Grove St., Maxine Hall Health Center (1301 Pierce St.) and the Cole Street Youth Clinic, and said the district health center will hold free clinics at 1515 Quintara St. Families were reminded to bring immunization records and to coordinate with school nurses.
Carranza also previewed upcoming state standardized test (CST) results, noting the data were still embargoed by the state but saying preliminary results had given district staff cause for optimism about progress on closing achievement gaps. He said a press conference to release the CST scores was scheduled for the following Friday.
The superintendent’s remarks framed the district’s early-year operational priorities—staffing, student health compliance and communicating test results—while drawing attention to the scale of recent capital investments funded by voters.
