February 2, 2012
2011-2012 is an accreditation year for San Francisco Day School, which means that our faculty, staff and administration spent a large part of last year (and this year) preparing an in-depth self study for CAIS review.
Posted in Administrative Team, Featured Excerpts
October 7, 2011
We are enhancing our emergency communications systems and need your help!
Our present emergency communication model uses an out-of-state mass notification service that forwards a recorded voicemail from SFDS to our parents, guardians and out-of-state contacts. Since voice traffic dramatically increases during emergency situations, we are supplementing our model with additional emergency channels.
1) FOLLOW US ON [...]
Posted in Administrative Team, Announcements
September 15, 2011
Homa Hanjani
Director of Admissions
We have just welcomed an amazing group of new students and families to our community, which makes it hard to believe that it is, once again, time to begin admission season.
Can you remember the time when you first learned about SFDS? For most of us it was not right at the [...]
Posted in Administrative Team
September 13, 2011
This year, Nancy Clark, Head of Upper School, is collaborating with Joel Young to co-teach sixth grade history. Sue Collentine, Head of Lower School, recently sat down with Ms. Clark to talk about her return to the classroom.
Posted in Administrative Team, Featured Excerpts, Leadership
September 13, 2011
Vanessa Alexander
Director of Development
The Development Office wishes you a warm welcome back after a busy summer. I am delighted to begin the 2011-12 school year in my new role as Director of Development. This is San Francisco Day School’s 30th Anniversary and we will continue to celebrate this milestone throughout the year ahead.
The Development Office [...]
Posted in Administrative Team
June 6, 2011
Standardized achievement tests such as ERB tests provide useful information to both the school and families, but it is important to understand the implications of this type of testing. At SFDS, we believe that a comprehensive assessment must include a variety of techniques not limited to standardized testing alone*, but also including an analysis of a student’s portfolio of his/her actual school work, direct observation of teaching and curriculum reviews benchmarked against state and national standards.
Posted in Administrative Team
April 4, 2011
At SFDS, as in every independent school, teachers and administrators have the freedom to shape the program, practice, and methods of the school, but every 6 years we have the responsibility to explain and justify those choices in order to remain members of the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS).
Posted in Administrative Team, Featured Excerpts
April 4, 2011
As the admission season comes to an end, I would like to sincerely thank all of you for helping us share our school with the larger San Francisco community. Interview after interview, I have heard how comforting it is to walk through this school and interact with compassionate and warm parents and staff. Our strong sense of community is deeply felt by all who visit.
Posted in Administrative Team
September 4, 2010
We all have many opportunities to share our enthusiasm about our children’s education. As these opportunities arise at civic or social events/organizations, neighborhood associations, or your child’s former preschool kindergarten information event, we hope you will be willing to share your SFDS experiences. Feel free to stop by the admission office for information you can take to share with these groups.
Posted in Administrative Team
September 4, 2010
What do financials, The Little Engine That Could and school menus all have in common? All were topics of discussion at the San Francisco Day School annual “State of the School” dinner, where over 170 parents, faculty and board members all gathered to share SFDS updates and plans for the upcoming year.
Posted in Administrative Team, Leadership, Strategic Plan
