| Thank A Teacher Today Sheryl Fishman Consulting developed and implemented the San Francisco Education Fund’s Thank A Teacher Today Campaign. Begun in May 2006, the annual Thank A Teacher Today Campaign is a public call to action that seeks to thank San Francisco Unified School District teachers for their professionalism, dedication, and work on behalf of the city’s young people. The campaign enjoys widespread support from city and school district leaders, and a broad coalition of community-based organizations, businesses and media partners. Please visit www.ThankATeacherToday.org for more information. |
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ISSUE RESEARCH AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Recruiting and Retaining Quality Teachers
Sheryl Fishman Consulting analyzed qualitative and quantitative data on San Francisco public school teachers and developed two reports released by the San Francisco Education Fund.
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It Takes a Community To Build Education (Winter 2006). This report details the San Francisco Education Fund’s efforts to develop a working definition of "quality teaching" for San Francisco and the organization’s plans to focus on recruiting and retaining quality teachers in San Francisco public schools. |
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A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom: Teacher Recruitment and Retention in San Francisco (Winter 2007). This report explores the challenges of attracting and keeping quality teachers, considers the costs associated with teacher turnover, and identifies best practices from around the country and from our own backyard that can be used to develop policy recommendations aimed at recruiting and retaining quality teachers in San Francisco. |
EVENT COORDINATION
Preschool California Legislator Site Visits
Sheryl Fishman Consulting served as the Bay Area organizer for Preschool California’s legislator site visits to high quality preschool programs. The effort aims to bring policymakers into the classroom in order to familiarize them with what quality preschool actually looks like, thus providing them with an experience to draw upon when they are considering preschool-related legislation. Please visit www.preschoolcalifornia.org for more information.