At-A-Glance Mission 2018-2019
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Mission At-A-Glance 2018-2019 At San Francisco Friends School, Students students learn in a community • 440 students total: 221 Lower School and 219 Middle School • 54% students of color grounded in the Quaker values • 28% with tuition adjustments of reflection, integrity, peaceful • 6% LGBTQ families problem-solving and stewardship. • 7% single parents and 4% adoptive families • 10% Spanish-speaking families Our teachers challenge students • 35 zip codes represented with a dynamic curriculum that Faculty and Staff inspires curiosity, cooperation and • 83 total: 57 faculty, 26 administration/staff hard work. • 35% people of color • 10% LGBTQ We teach children to listen to all • 41% Spanish speakers • 62% teachers with master’s degree voices and to trust their own. Finances and Fundraising We engage with the world around • $13,021,000 operating expenses budget us with kindness and conviction, • 21% tuition revenue designated for Adjustable Tuition working toward the Quaker ideal • $3,018,000 Adjustable Tuition budget • Annual Fund raised more than $850,000 in 2017-18 of a caring and just society. • Full community participation in Annual Fund 2002-2018 Facility • 82,000 square feet: 28 classrooms, science labs, STEAM lab, library, middle school learning commons, gymnasium, music rooms, art studios, black box theater, Quaker Meeting Room, rooftop solar panels • 10,000 square feet: outdoor play yard, school garden Memberships Friends Council on Education (FCE), California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), People of Color in Independent Schools (POCIS), Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI), California Teacher Development Collaborative (CATDC), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and National Network for Schools in Partnership (NNSP). Board of Trustees The school is governed by a Board of Trustees (24 members) who steward the school’s long term health, hire and support the Head of School, and attend to key strategic initiatives in finance and fundraising. 250 Valencia Street San Francisco, California 94103 Phone: 415-565-0400 Fax: 415-565-0401 sffriendsschool.org Program High Schools Attended SFFS Classes of 2015–2018 K-8 Archbishop Riordan High School (1) • Daily class meetings Brightworks School (1) • Weekly Quaker Meeting for Worship Convent of the Sacred Heart (4) • Quaker decision making Design Tech High School (1) Drew School (22) • Leadership development Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (2) • Lower School/Middle School buddy program Gateway High School (3) • Spanish for all students, including Spanish for native speakers George Washington High School (1) • Service learning partnerships and projects, including Mission Neighborhood Groton School (2) Resource Center, Francis of Assisi Senior Center, San Francisco SPCA, Head-Royce School (1) International Rescue Committee, Mission Head Start, San Francisco Food Immaculate Conception Academy (1) Bank, At the Crossroads, St. Anthony’s, Gubbio Project, Mission Housing International High School (12) • Portfolios and student-led conferences Lick-Wilmerding High School (29) Lowell High School (4) • Developmental support services Marin Academy (7) • Outdoor education to places, including Pinnacles National Park, Golden Gate Marin Catholic (1) National Recreation Area, Fort Ross State Historic Park, Westminster Woods Mercy High School (1) Mission High School (1) Lower School Oceana High School (1) • Integrated technology program supported by technology specialist teachers Proctor Academy (1) • Specialist courses: Art, Music, Drama, Dance, Library, Physical Education, Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (1) Realm Charter School (1) Spanish Ruth Asawa San Francisco School for the Arts (5) • Social/emotional learning Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (12) • Classroom and school stewardship responsibilities San Domenico School (1) • Local and overnight field trips San Francisco University High School (23) SF Waldorf High School (3) Middle School St. Ignatius College Preparatory (2) • Integrated technology program, including 1:1 laptops, supported by Stevenson School (1) technology specialist teachers Stuart Hall High School (6) Tamalpais High School (1) • Arts exploration courses in 5th and 6th grades: Art, Music, Drama, Dance The Bay School of San Francisco (18) • Elective courses in 7th and 8th grades: Visual Arts, Computer Programming, The Branson School (3) Coding, Maker Lab, Orchestra, Band, Chorus, Tumbling, Improv, The College Preparatory School (4) Playwriting, Shakespeare, Dance The Marin School (2) • Advisory program The Nueva School (3) • High school transition counseling The Urban School of San Francisco (35) • Local and overnight field trips, including international service learning travel Westtown School (1) to a Spanish-speaking country Universities Attended • Athletic program SFFS alumni attend the following colleges, among others: - Member of the San Francisco Athletic League Amherst College Saint Mary’s College of - 25 teams in four sports: cross country, volleyball, basketball, and futsal Bennington College California - Nearly 90% participation in Middle School athletic program each year Boston University Smith College Brandeis University Spelman College Brown University Stanford University Extended Day and After3 Bryn Mawr College Tufts Universit y Daily before and after school care. After school enrichment classes, instrument Columbia University Tulane Universit y lessons, tutoring, study hall. Cornell University United States Military Dartmouth College Academy at West Point Assessment Tools Earlham College Università di Bologna • Portfolios of work, including student reflections and self-assessments (K–8) George Washington University of California at • Individual and group conferences (K–8) University Los Angeles, San Diego, • Presentations, projects, papers, performances (K–8) Hampshire College Santa Barbara, and • Tests and quizzes (2–8) Harvard University Santa Cruz Haverford College University of Chicago • Phonological processing assessments using the CTOPP (K) Johns Hopkins University University of Michigan • TC reading inventories (1–4) Lehigh University University of Oregon • TERC Investigations math assessments (K–4) Loyola Marymount University of Pennsylvania • ERB norm-referenced tests in language arts and mathematics (5–7) University University of Rochester • SSAT norm-referenced tests in language arts and mathematics (7–8) Macalester College Villanova University • Learning specialists provide educational screenings using a variety of assess- Middlebury College Wellesley College ment tools when requested New York University Wesleyan University Northeastern University Williams College Oberlin College Worcester Polytechnic Pomona College Institute Princeton University Yale University Program High Schools Attended SFFS Classes of 2015–2018 K-8 Archbishop Riordan High School (1) • Daily class meetings Brightworks School (1) • Weekly Quaker Meeting for Worship Convent of the Sacred Heart (4) • Quaker decision making Design Tech High School (1) Drew School (22) • Leadership development Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (2) • Lower School/Middle School buddy program Gateway High School (3) • Spanish for all students, including Spanish for native speakers George Washington High School (1) • Service learning partnerships and projects, including Mission Neighborhood Groton School (2) Resource Center, Francis of Assisi Senior Center, San Francisco SPCA, Head-Royce School (1) International Rescue Committee, Mission Head Start, San Francisco Food Immaculate Conception Academy (1) Bank, At the Crossroads, St. Anthony’s, Gubbio Project, Mission Housing International High School (12) • Portfolios and student-led conferences Lick-Wilmerding High School (29) Lowell High School (4) • Developmental support services Marin Academy (7) • Outdoor education to places which include Pinnacles National Park, Marin Catholic (1) Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Ross State Historic Park, Mercy High School (1) Westminster Woods Mission High School (1) Oceana High School (1) Lower School Proctor Academy (1) • Integrated technology program supported by technology specialist teachers Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (1) Realm Charter School (1) • Specialist courses: Art, Music, Drama, Dance, Library, Physical Education, Ruth Asawa San Francisco School for the Arts (5) Spanish Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (12) • Social/emotional learning San Domenico School (1) • Classroom and school stewardship responsibilities San Francisco University High School (23) • Local and overnight field trips SF Waldorf High School (3) St. Ignatius College Preparatory (2) Middle School Stevenson School (1) • Integrated technology program, including 1:1 laptops, supported by Stuart Hall High School (6) Tamalpais High School (1) technology specialist teachers The Bay School of San Francisco (18) • Arts exploration courses in 5th and 6th grades: Art, Music, Drama, Dance The Branson School (3) • Elective courses in 7th and 8th grades: Visual Arts, Computer Programming, The College Preparatory School (4) Coding, Maker Lab, Orchestra, Band, Chorus, Tumbling, Improv, The Marin School (2) Playwriting, Shakespeare, Dance The Nueva School (3) • Advisory program The Urban School of San Francisco (35) • High school transition counseling Westtown School (1) • Local and overnight field trips, including international service learning travel Universities Attended to a Spanish-speaking country SFFS alumni attend the following colleges, among others: