Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (original) (raw)
School Type
High School (9-12)
Estimated Enrollment
700
Principal
- Stella Kim
Assistant Principal(s)
- Amber Mosby
- Carlos Herrera
Hours
Wednesday is an early release day and students are released at 2:20pm.
School Tour
School Tour Dates:
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
School Tours begin at 1:20pm in the Dan Kryston Memorial Theater (main theater). Campus parking is limited.
Uniforms Policy
NO school uniform
Neighborhood
Diamond Heights, Forest Hill, Miraloma, Twin Peaks, West Portal
School Meals
Breakfast, Lunch
School Code
815
Overview
Vision: The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is a public, audition-based, alternative high school in the San Francisco Unified School District committed to equity and excellence in the arts and academics for all of our community members.
Mission: The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts is a college preparatory school that provides an experience uniquely rooted in dynamic arts programs that reflect our city’s cultural diversity. Promising young artists and thinkers collaborate with teachers, professional artists, and their community to explore and develop their personal identity through art, insight, and movements that reflect and influence the world around them. Academic and Arts classes inform each other, balancing creative play with dedicated discipline, and building expertise in both classical and contemporary areas of study. Students devote themselves to studying how art, academic inquiry, and authentic expression impact civic engagement and social justice in local and global communities. Ruth Asawa SOTA is dedicated to the values of Respect, Openness, Safety and, Engagement.
Programs
Language Programs
- Spanish World Language
Special Education Programs
- Resource Specialist Program Services
- Separate class - Mild/moderate
School Day Academic Enrichment
- Academic counseling
- Advanced Placement (AP) classes
- Career Technical Education (CTE) Academies
- College classes at CCSF or SFSU
- Individual learning plans
- Internships available
- Project-based learning
- Service learning
- STEAM (science; technology; engineering; arts; mathematics)
- Student portfolios
- Tutoring in school
Arts Enrichment
- Art Class
- Artists in Residence
- Arts residency
- Band
- Choir
- Concert Band
- Creative writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Drumming
- Ethnic Studies
- Guitar
- Instrumental music
- Jazz
- Mariachi
- Media arts
- Mixed media
- Music program
- Orchestra
- Performing arts
- Photography
- Rock Band
- STEAM
- Theater
- Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
- Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Teachers
- Visual arts
- Vocal Performing Arts
- Writing or poetry
SOTA offers specialized arts programs: DANCE: Conservatory Dance, World Dance, MUSIC: Band, Orchestra, Guitar, Piano, Vocal, and World Music, MEDIA & FILM, THEATRE: Acting, Musical Theatre, THEATER TECHNOLOGY: Costumes, Stagecraft, VISUAL: Drawing & Painting, Architecture & Design
Student Support Programs
- Access to nurse
- Advisory
- Counselor
- Family liaison
- Mentoring
- On-site nurse
- Social worker
Career Technical Education Academies
- Arts, Media and Entertainment
College Counseling
- Academic counseling
- College and/or career counseling
- College and/or career fair
- College application workshops
- College tours and visits
- Personal statement workshops
- UCSF Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP)
School Data
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.
Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.
SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.
School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.
Contact Info
Address
555 Portola Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94131
Phone Number
415-695-5700
Fax Number
415-695-5326
Email
Website
Location
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
555 Portola Drive, San Francisco, 94131