Welcome to the SFUSD Family Partnerships Website
#FamilyPartnershipsMatter
Family partnership is a key ingredient to student success. Research states that when schools do a good job of partnering with families — of connecting student learning between home and school — the students do better. They go to school more often. Their behavior is improved. They achieve more long-term successes. For teachers and school staff, this partnership deepens schoolwide relationships, and it improves communications, teacher morale, and commitment.
About Us
The Family Partnership and Empowerment Team leads and supports the whole district to think about how to best integrate and strengthen our commitments to our students and families. Our work is informed by research and national best practices. We use the following strategies to build the capacity of school staff, community partners, and families in order to partner effectively toward student success:
- Leading the Family Partnership Planning and Implementation Process (FP-PIP)
- Designing and coordinating the SFUSD Partnership Academy (SPA)
- Providing coaching and site-based consultation for school teams
- Supporting the professional development of site-based school Family Liaisons
- Providing a bi-monthly e-newsletter with tips and information
Our Team
Kashina Turner-Pierce and Raquel Wells
Co-Managers of the Family Partnership and Empowerment Team
Current Staff:
- Edlin Galvez
- Margaret Harris (Early Education Department Liaison)
- Bailey Li
- Emily Wade-Thompson (Cohort 3 Liaison)
How to Contact our Team
Office Location: 20 Cook Street Room 3
Phone: 415 750-4500 ext. 1026
Email: familypartnerships@sfusd.edu
Sign up for our E-Newsletter at familypartnerships@sfusd.edu

Our Model
SFUSD Standards for Family Partnership & Empowerment
To support Vision 2025, SFUSD developed the following family partnership and empowerment standards:
- Build Authentic Relationships
- Link Student Learning Between Home and School
- Create an Inclusive and Equitable School Community
- Sharing Power and Speaking Up for Every Student
- Supporting Families to Navigate SFUSD and Access Resources
Our Core Beliefs About Family Partnership
- All families have dreams for their children and want the best for them.
- All families have the capacity to support their children’s learning.
- Families and school staff should be equal partners.
- The responsibility for building partnerships between school and home rests primarily with the school staff, especially school leaders.
6 Best Practice Areas
