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Francisco Middle School | SFUSD

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How to Enroll

• School Type

  Middle School (6-8)

• Estimated Enrollment

  600

• Principal

  • Elizabeth Fierst

• Assistant Principal

  • Amy Abdallah

• Hours

  Mo – Tu:
  9:30 am-4:00 pm
  

  We:
  9:30 am-2:15 pm
  

  Th – Fr:
  9:30 am-4:00 pm
  

• This School Is Fed By

• Neighborhood

  North Beach

• School Meals

  Breakfast, Lunch, After School Supper

  View menus at sfusd. edu/menus.

• School Code

  546

Overview

• About Francisco Middle School

  Francisco Middle School, located in the heart of the Chinatown-North Beach community, has a rich tradition of delivering a strong academic curriculum to our diverse student population. We involve our students in meaningful school experiences that promote the joy of learning while addressing students’ individual needs. Our school believes that all students should have access to an appropriate and quality education that prepares them to be high functioning members of the community. We believe that personal relationships between staff and students, and student to student are essential to student achievement. Students tell us they are the most engaged when they feel a connection with their teachers and can work with their peers. We believe that achievement is not an end result, but a process of continuous improvement, and that struggle, mistakes, and effort are necessary for growth. We offer a network-ready computer lab, library media center, and computers in every classroom.

Programs

• Language Programs

• Special Education Programs

  • Resource Specialist Program Services

  • Separate class – Mild/moderate

  • Separate class – Moderate/severe with autism focus

  • SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Achievement, Resiliency formerly known as ED or Emotionally Disturbed)

• School Day Academic Enrichment

  • Academic counseling

  • College tours and visits

  • Computer carts

  • English literacy interventionist

  • Rosetta Stone (foreign language instruction)

  • STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)

  • Technology teacher

• Arts Enrichment

  • Creative writing

  • Media arts

  • Orchestra

  • Performing arts

  • Visual arts

  Multicultural events, talent show, winter and spring music concerts

• Athletics

  • Baseball

  • Basketball

  • Soccer

  • Softball

  • Track and Field

  • Volleyball

• Student Support Programs

  • AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)

  • Counselor

  • Family liaison

  • Health and wellness center

  • Mentoring

  • On-site nurse

  • Social worker

School Data

Application Data

General education entry grade seats per application: 43%

• School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

  School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.

• School Accountability Highlights

  Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.

• Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report

  SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.

• School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)

  School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.

Contact Info

• Address

  2190 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94133

• Phone Number

  415-291-7900

• Fax Number

  415-291-7910

Middle School · San Francisco School

I wanted my daughters to go to SFS for middle school because it reflects the world I want them to help create when they are adults. ”
— SFS parent

The San Francisco School Middle School program consists of grades 6 through 8. Each year, 12-14 new Sixth Graders are invited to join our existing Fifth Grade class. There is an average of 36 students per grade with approximately 18 students per class cohort.

The Middle School program (grades 6-8) — with its caring network of adults who understand the particular needs of adolescents — is specifically designed to nurture and guide students on their journey to becoming responsible, thoughtful, and actively engaged adults.

The San Francisco School Application Process Admissions Guide

• Step 1: Get to know The San Francisco School
• Step 2: Apply for admission
• Steps 3 & 4: Submit a teacher evaluation form & records release form
• Step 5: Parent/Guardian conversation   
• Step 6: Apply for indexed tuition (if applicable)
• Step 7: Interviews & assessments
• Step 8: Admissions decisions

Getting Started

The first step is to create an account with Ravenna, a web-based application system used by many Bay Area Independent Schools.  

Once you have created the account, you will be able to schedule a Campus Visit, register for an Open House, access the required forms for the application process and see all of your application forms that have been submitted. If you already have an account with Ravenna, please use the same login information. There is no need to create another account.

**If you have limited web access or would prefer not to create an account on Ravenna.com, please contact the Admissions Office at 415.239.5065 or [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate your family.

Step 1: Get to know The San Francisco School

Come get to know us better! The best way to start your process is by attending a virtual information session. Information sessions for Middle School applicants take place on select weekdays from September through January.  

We know that seeing our unique campus will be an important piece to the decision-making process for many families and we are happy to be able to offer optional campus tours to small groups of prospective families so they can see our beautiful outdoor spaces and some of our large communal spaces. Please check Ravenna for more information about these visits.

We also offer a Middle School Curriculum Open House in January as a complement to our daytime school tours. Both parents/guardians and middle school applicants are invited to participate. **To sign up for Curriculum Open Houses, please click the “Explore” button at the top of the school hub page.

Click here to access Ravenna and sign up for tours and Open Houses.

Step 2: Apply for Admission

The deadline for August 2023 admission is February 1, 2023. Please complete your application by this date for equal consideration. Parents/guardians must attend a tour before applying.

All applications, including form submissions, may be completed online using Ravenna – you may start the form and return to it at any time.  Your application will not be received by our admission team until you press the “Submit” button.

If you do not have reliable access to the Internet, please call the school to request a paper application.

A $100 application fee is due with the application. We offer fee waiver codes upon request.

Click here to access Ravenna and sign up for tours and Open Houses.

Step 3: Submit a teacher evaluation form

1st-8th Grade Teacher Evaluation Form (pdf)
Submit this form to your child’s current teacher. This form should be completed and mailed, emailed, or faxed by the teacher directly to The San Francisco School before the application deadline.

Step 4: Submit Transcript

Request for Educational Records (pdf)

Please sign and submit this form to your child’s current school registrar. Your child’s current school will be responsible for mailing all transcripts, teacher reports, and any standardized test results from the past two years of schooling directly to The San Francisco School.

These documents along with the teacher evaluation form must be received before the application deadline in order for your child’s application to be considered complete.

Step 5: Schedule Parent/Guardian Conversation

The community is a critical component of the SFS experience and a child’s education. We welcome middle school applicants to spend time at SFS so we can get to know one another better. Student visits and parent conversations begin in early November. Please call or e-mail Michelle De Leon (mdeleon @sfschool.org ) at the Admissions Office after November 1 to schedule a date for a morning visit with one of our current SFS students. Michelle can also help schedule Parent/Guardian Conversations with an SFS administrator so we can learn more about your family and answer any questions you have about our school.

Step 6: Apply for Indexed Tuition (if applicable)

The San Francisco School values diversity in all respects and is committed to the accessibility and affordability of a quality education. We strive for an economically diverse student body and offer indexed tuition to families who may need support while attending SFS. Currently, 27% of our families take part in the indexed tuition program.

Indexed tuition applications are available in early October and may be requested during a school tour or on our website. Since the indexed tuition process may take several weeks, please complete these forms as early as possible. All necessary information is due by February 1, 2023.

Indexed tuition awards will be sent electronically with general admission decisions on March 7, 2023 for the 3- and 4-year-old program, and on March 16, 2023, for Kindergarten – Eighth Grade. Please visit the indexed tuition  area of our website for more detailed information about the indexed tuition program, process, and policies.

Step 7: Middle School Assessment Day & ISEE Exam (Required)

A critical step in the Application process involves The School assessing a student’s learning to ensure that a student will be able to thrive in our program. Academic assessments are combined with other data points from an applicant’s file, interviews and more to help assure that any students joining our school will be set up for success.

All middle school applicants are required to attend Middle School Assessment Day in February. During this morning, students will take part in interactive activities to help our teachers better get to know the children applying and to give the children a chance to experience our academic and socio-emotional program.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we will not require the ISEE test or any other standardized test results this year.

Step 8: Admissions decisions

Decision notifications will be posted electronically on Ravenna to families on March 16, 2023 and we ask that parents/guardians enroll their children by 10 am on March 23, 2023.

A $1,100 non-refundable one-time enrollment fee is due at the time your child is accepted.
All applications remain active for two years. Therefore, if admission is not offered the first time around, you may reactivate your application the following year. Simply contact the admissions office in the Fall and update your existing application with any new information that will be helpful to the process (i.e., a new teacher evaluation, if applicable).


The San Francisco School values the richness of its diversity and actively seeks students from racially, socio-economically, and culturally diverse families, including lesbian, gay, and transgender families, single-parent/guardian families, adoptive and foster families.

Secondary education in the USA. The system of education in schools.

Historically, secondary education in the United States is unique and has no analogues in any country in the world. This is due primarily to the fact that the European educational system was formed under the influence of the church and for a long time was under its control, and then under its influence. In contrast, the American school became the first truly democratic educational unit. This is associated with its unusual structure, regulations and traditions. You need to know that the American school is not homogeneous in the sense that there are certain nuances in each state. In general, secondary education in America is divided into three main stages of education. Let’s consider each of them separately.

The American system of secondary education is divided into three stages

Elementary school

Children enter primary school at the age of 5-7. The class teacher is practically the only teacher and leads the block of basic subjects independently. Disciplines such as physical education, music, drawing are isolated – separate teachers are involved here. The main subjects are reading, writing, arithmetic, local history. The main emphasis of training is on excursions, sightseeing, historical sites. Many items are in the form of a game. In modern times, computer training programs and video games are increasingly used. They finish primary school at 11-12 years old.

Middle school

Immediately after elementary school, children go to secondary school, where they study until the age of 14-15. The main difference is that one teacher is assigned to one subject. There are items that children must choose on their own. Such disciplines include foreign languages, arts. In secondary school, students are divided and sorted into classes: the most successful fall into the upper classes, the unsuccessful ones into the lower classes. Depending on the level of the class, the complexity of the educational process also varies.

High school

Sometimes called “high school”. Education here takes place at the age of 14-18 years. All subjects are divided into compulsory (natural sciences, mathematics, literature, social sciences) and optional (foreign languages, technology, arts, etc.). Compulsory subjects are required for admission to universities, a high school diploma must contain all the required classes.

If you don’t live in the US, sending your child to elementary or middle school is unlikely, so consider high school.

There is no unified educational program in the country – everything depends on the specific state, district, city and even district. By the way, the location of a school in a big city does not mean anything: for example, the level of education in a San Francisco school can be several orders of magnitude lower than in a small town in Nebraska.

All schools are divided into public and private, and the cost of education in the latter can be comparable to the university.

It is not uncommon for parents of private school students to pay not so much for special knowledge as for the audience of the desired social circle. Add to this a variety of activities that may be useful to the cream of society, such as horse riding and golf. Elite private schools are aimed at preparing for admission to the most prestigious universities.

If a private school is too expensive and there are no ambitious plans to storm Harvard or Princeton, you can choose a public school with a good rating. Foreign students are accepted from the age of 14-15 for one academic year. Good grades and knowledge of English are not enough for admission: every self-respecting school wants to see extraordinary and active students. If a child performs well in sports or participates in school activities with pleasure, this will be a big plus. A year in an American school (as a rule, this will not be a graduation class) does not guarantee further admission to an American university, but the experience will be colossal.

• First, live English.
• Secondly, a multinational environment and a different culture.
• Thirdly, independence and independence (foreign students usually live in American families).

Secondary education in the USA is one of the most popular areas of study abroad for Russian citizens. Features of the secondary education system, the right choice of school, paperwork and home improvement – must be taken into account when making a decision.

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What is the difference between a school in the USA and in the CIS – English online – EnglishPapa

What is the difference between a school in the USA and in the CIS

Someone thinks that education in Russia and the CIS countries is the best. Others are sure that it is American schools that give the best start in life. However, every system has its pros and cons. We will tell you about the main differences, and you will decide for yourself what impresses you more.

Of course, each school may have its own peculiarities, in different cities and countries of the post-Soviet space and in different states in America there may be internal regulations. However, in general, there are common features that are characteristic of education in a particular country. We will tell about them.

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Education program

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In CIS schools the program is the same for all schools. There are small variations, for example, in Russia – the program “Perspective” or “School of Russia”, a few more programs, but they all include the same subjects. That is, biology, physics, chemistry, literature, technology, music and other subjects are a mandatory part of every state-accredited program.

More free approach in the USA. English, mathematics, history and science must be studied. The rest in high school is by preference. This option is possible: the student chooses six subjects from 12 offered to his taste. There may be a requirement that the distribution of hours for each type of subject be uniform, i.e. you cannot choose only subjects in the direction of “Art” and not learn languages ​​or something from the natural science direction at all.

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School time

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In schools in the CIS countries, children usually study for 11 years. In the US, 12 years. For example, in Russia, children can go to first grade from 6.5 years old to 8 years old. In the US, the minimum age limit for first class is five to six years.

The academic year in the CIS countries begins on September 1, this is a solemn event. At the beginning of the school year, Knowledge Day is celebrated, a solemn line is held in schools, children give flowers to their teachers, as a rule. In the US, the school year starts at different times: in some schools it may be at the end of August, in others – at the beginning of September. And no flowers and solemn gatherings.

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Leisure

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Holidays in American schools usually take place twice a year – in winter and summer, so the educational process during the year is divided into two parts. In CIS schools, the academic year is divided into four or three parts, which are called quarters or trimesters, respectively.

Schools in the post-Soviet space consider it important to take time to rest between classes, so breaks should be at least 10 minutes, and one break should be 20 minutes. In American schools, the time between lessons in the middle and senior levels is only enough to take the necessary textbooks and walk to class. In the junior level, children do not spend the entire lesson at their desks, so they have the opportunity to rest and warm up during the lesson.

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Access to knowledge

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In Russian and other countries where Russian is actively spoken, children usually attend the same school for all 11 years. Sometimes parents decide to transfer their child to another school because of a move or an advanced program, but this is not a requirement.

And in the American system junior, middle and senior are usually located in three different places. In addition, it often happens that a student visits different subjects as part of different classes. For example, a child is good at mathematics and science, but English is not very good. Then he can study in a class with strong students in mathematics, and go to English with another class, where students of the same level have gathered.

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Knowledge assessment

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In CIS schools, students’ knowledge is evaluated on a five-point system, where five is the best result. The variety is brought in by pluses and minuses, which are added to the main grades, but these signs are not in the certificates.

There are several types of assessment in American schools. For example, alphabetical – from A to F, where A is the best option. Moreover, within the same subject, a student may have different grades: for reading – B, and for writing – D. This is called a differentiated system. The second type of assessment is a hundred-point system, which gives the teacher more scope for assessing knowledge.

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School communication

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In American schools, children are not tied to one class and one teacher. Even the junior team does not always study under the guidance of the same teacher for the entire period. In the first class there may be one teacher, in the second – already another. Since there is no permanent team at the middle and senior level (children can study in different classes depending on the chosen subjects), there is no class teacher either. In the senior classes, an adviser (tutor) appears who helps to decide on admission to the university.

In Russian schools there is always a class teacher, from the first to the fourth grade – one person who usually teaches all the main subjects, from the fifth to the eleventh – another, he teaches one subject. Recently, tutors have begun to appear in some schools in the CIS, but this has not yet become a widespread tradition.

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Inclusiveness

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In American schools, children with hearing impairments, students with speech impairments, mobility impairments, autism spectrum disorders, and other health problems are most likely to be in the same classrooms as other children. When necessary, the school can provide a special teacher who will help the child with mental or physiological characteristics.

Schools in the CIS for children with special needs usually have separate schools or, more rarely, classes in mainstream schools. The idea of ​​inclusion is slowly moving forward, but so far these are very rare and isolated cases.

We hope that now it has become clearer to you how the general education schools in the USA and the CIS differ. It is difficult to say which system is better, because comparison in practice is necessary. But if you are planning to move and teach your child in an American school, you will definitely need knowledge of the English language. And EnglishPapa School of Foreign Languages ​​will help you with this.

The author of the article: Irina Videneeva is a teacher-methodologist at EnglishPapa.

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