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Is PFA discontinued for 2022-2023? If not, will the age eligibility be expanded to Feb2?

An issue for parents who want to stay with their current program for UTK is that they feel they have a better chance of getting their child in the K school they want and lose that priority if they stay in their current program.

It is Educational Code that dictates the requirements

I also want to know if the PFA program will continue?

As a community based provider - I have concerns about the number of 4 year old that will be leaving our centers over the next several years. And how our teachers will also leave to work with that age group, per the districts needs and benefits offered that cannot be matched by a small business. How can the district partner with current providers to support each other to provide quality early education to children and support families?

To clarify, the 2nd qualification (experience) is a minimum of two years teaching in a US based preschool

Bubble up developmentally appropriate sounds great.....but the multiple subject credential teachers learning how to adjust to work with "young children" seems like a real stretch even if that take 24 units …… the exchange ---transitional needs to be bothways….as we have tried many times in the past..... K-3 teachers learning from Preschool eucators and Preschool educators learning from K-3....but with equity of accepted knowledge and experience.

I am worried too about the capability of the Elementary professionals being about to be excellent preschool teachers with all of the components....such as the family-center relationship

Those of us who have had 1:8 ratios for 3-5 know that isn’t enough to meet the needs of all the children

Is the expectation to have a separate/ stand alone TK classroom?

Are classrooms being added with bathrooms within the classroom?

Will TK-UPK at SFUSD be a lottery system or are all families who apply guaranteed enrollment?

In facing a staffing shortage for teachers, how does the district plan to recruit so many teachers?

In the Longview, will UPK become part of the elementary system, or remain with the district's Child Development Department. Sound like eventually become part of elementary. But hopefully I am wrong about that.

It's currently proposed the new elementary student assignment will begin Fall 2023-24

Thank you Meenoo, that's helpful to hear and hopeful.

Will UTK classrooms be play-based? Play-based is the most recommended philosophy in ECE.

Are there after care providers set up to accommodate families that need longer care at all of these new sites? And are they separate from the elementary children?

It's currently shared that a child registered in TK this year is not guaranteed a slot at that elementary school. They would need to reapply to K next year.

Yes, currently families must reapply for Kindergarten regardless of the school they are attending PreK or TK. We are hoping to change that in the future as more schools have UPK

@ Lisa and @ Marieke, thanks for clarifying, I didn't answer the question directly.

In facing a staffing shortage for teachers, how does the district plan to recruit so many teachers?

Right now in SFUSD Kinder and 1st are together in the after school programs. Does this mean UPK, K and 1st will now be together? So 4 year olds will be with 6-7 year olds?

But no transportation, right?

the current staff have ECE units? and experience?

Many of us CBOs have worked hard to create community and quality early education, and after school care seems demeaning to the hard work we have put in to get to this point in our field. Many of us would be interested in a role as educators.

Two years of PreK has been deemed of benefit to children who would most benefit. Would the district prioritize the needs of children who might benefit over other 4 year olds and enroll them at 3 for continuity of care?

I know SFUSD has provided Pre K and TK successfully and I think it’s great to offer UPK to all 4 year olds. What this does is put children in one classroom in a much larger age range than TK does currently. This happens at the K level but I hope great care is taken for this UPK grade because there is such a large developmental difference in older 4 year olds and younger 4 year olds. These differences lessen as they get older but are very apparent in the younger years.

UTK or UPK be a year round program?

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