The Stay Over Program is a family shelter program located at the Buena Vista Horace Mann Community School (BVHM). The Stay Over Program is a partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.

Community Schools | Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 - Stay Over Program

Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School is a K–8th grade public elementary and middle school in the Mission District of San Francisco, California with the proud distinction of being San Francisco Unified School District’s first Two-Way Spanish Immersion School.

Community Schools | Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8

Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 Community School is a K–8th grade public elementary and middle school in the Mission District of San Francisco, California with the proud distinction of being San Francisco Unified School District’s first Two-Way Spanish Immersion School.

Vista Teachers Association member Reagan Duncan started a 'Ukulele Club' at her school, Maryland Elementary, with 2 Institute for Teaching grants. (Closed Captioned)

Vista Teachers Association member Reagan Duncan started a 'Ukulele Club' at her school, Maryland Elementary, with 2 Institute for Teaching grants. Institute For Teaching | 'Ukulele Club'

David: I’m David Goldberg, a bilingual elementary school teacher and president of the California Teachers Association. As we start a new school year, there’s something new happening in California’s public schools.

Jessie: They’re called Community Schools.

David: Where parents and families, students and educators are making decisions as one.

Damien: It’s a real sense of community.

Leslie: We saw double-digit gains in math, in English, and reading scores.

David: It’s an innovation that’s transforming our public schools.

Narrator: California’s Community Schools: reimagining public education.