Family Involvement
It takes a village.
Family involvement is valuable and an essential part of our community. There are various ways to get involved with our community. Contact any one of these groups to find out how.
Make a donation.
We encourage all San Francisco Community families to explore this website to learn more about all the ways in which you can show your support for your child’s school. At SF Community School, involvement and support from our community of families is absolutely critical to the success of our educational mission.
Because of our relatively small number of students and our curricular focus on project-based learning, our school community must raise funds each year to cover many of our programs and project supplies. Recent, drastic budget cuts to the California state budget have made SFC more reliant on donations than ever to cover what we once considered basic operational costs. Please consider donating—any amount is welcome—so that we can continue to provide our students with the programs and enriched school experience that they rightly deserve.
Your contributions of time, talents, and funds are greatly appreciated!
Rainbow Grocery
Do you shop at Rainbow Grocery? They donate 10% of all purchases back to SFC. Just connect your name with our SFC account. Sign up here or talk to Customer Service at Rainbow to get connected
Class Donations
Want to contribute supplies or healthy snacks for our classrooms? Get in touch with your teacher to find out what is needed.
More Ways to Support SFC
Volunteer
We can always use a helping hand. Have experience in fundraising? Want to help with one of our annual events? If you have a special skill, chances are you we could use your help. Fill this form out with any volunteering skills you can offer.
PAC (Parent Action Council)
PAC is charged with community building and fundraising to supplement the school budget. This group of parents and family members works with SFC staff and leadership to put on several community events and fundraisers throughout the year. They meet monthly — every caregiver of a child at SFC is a member and welcome to attend. The PAC serves a similar function as a PTA at other schools. All previous PAC meeting notes are posted here.
SSC (School Site Council)
The SSC is responsible for the development of the Academic Plan and overall school site budget, including any categorical funds. The council meets monthly to review the SFUSD Strategic Plan, review and analyze student data, solicit community input and develop a needs assessment, assist the principal in developing the SPSA and School Site Budget and monitor the implementation of the SPSA on an ongoing basis.
ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee)
The ELAC advises the school leadership on program and services for English learners and advises the SSC on issues that are important to English learners. SFC’s ELAC is largely made of up Spanish-speaking members.
ELAC conseja al liderazgo de la escuela sobre los programas y servicios para los estudiantes que están aprendiendo ingles. ELAC en SFC es compuesto de hispanohablantes.