Episode 35: Kicking Off the School Year with Superintendent Chavez

In this episode of Inside SFPS, we sit down with Superintendent Hilario "Larry" Chavez to discuss several key topics as the new school year begins. Superintendent Chavez emphasizes the critical importance of student attendance and its direct impact on academic success, underscoring the district's commitment to ensuring students are present and engaged.Chavez also sheds light on the district's proactive approach to addressing the bus driver shortage, a challenge partially rooted in a testing language barrier. He explains how SFPS resolved this issue by enabling Spanish-speaking drivers to take their commercial driver's license (CDL) test in Spanish, thereby qualifying a previously untapped population of drivers to join the SFPS Transportation Department. Tune in to learn more about these crucial developments and how SFPS is working to support students and staff alike as the school year gets underway.Thank you for listening!WebsiteFacebookTwitterInstagram