About

Our People

Principal: Tracy Peoples  (peopletatsfusddotedu)  
teachers administrative and support staff
Art Sato, Kindergarten
Marisa Martinez-Lusinchi, Kindergarten
Leanne Francis, 1st Grade
Jessica Rosenfeld, 1st Grade
Ms Reynolds, 2nd Grade
Phil Nymark, 2nd Grade
Aaron Hall, 3rd Grade
Rebecca Holzman, 3rd Grade
William Fewell, 4th Grade
Elan Stahl, 4th/5th Grade
Kelly Clark, 5th Grade
Alisa Chriss-Price, Secretary
Rosa Lima, Cafeteria
Carlos Cedeno, Custodian
Glenn Castro, Student Advisor
Sandra Navarro, Literacy Support
Chris Phaeton, RSP Paraprofessional
LaTeshia Jenkins, Inclusion Floater
Wendy Alexander, LSC
Christina Sakthivel, Speech
Sarah Kern, Librarian

Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to empower student learning by teaching awareness, acceptance and non-violence, celebrating our diversity, achieving academic excellence, and fostering strong family-school-community connections. At Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, you will be encouraged to become an active participant in your child’s educational journey.

Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy is a small alternative school in the Castro and named after its most famous persona: Harvey Milk! We are committed to developing literacy skills in an enriched environment. Science and math are emphasized in a hands-on, inquiry-based curriculum. Our social studies program emphasizes global awareness and student activism. Our school library, visual and performing arts, field trips, outdoor education, computers, and music enhance our strong academic program. Children are assigned to “Families” that meet to foster cross-grade activities. We have before and after school programs and enrichment clubs.

We have an open door policy to parents, and believe all staff and parents should be involved in the decision-making process within the school. We focus on helping children develop self-control and a personal commitment to values with such programs as First PASS and Conflict Managers. We are proud of our ongoing relationships with SF School Volunteers and its Adopt-A-School program – we have several very active community partners.

Our overall objective is to guide the development of a well-rounded human being who has the ability, skills and attitude to become a contributing asset to self, family, community and society.

Our History

The original campus housed Douglass Elementary School until the early 1950′s.

On June 25, 1996, San Francisco Unified School District’s Board of Education voted to rename Douglass School to Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy. Superintendent Waldemar Rojas and Principal Sandra Leigh dedicated the school to Harvey Milk.

Balanced Scorecard

For 2012-2013: Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy’s 2012-2013 Balanced Scorecard (PDF)

SFUSD School Website

Website: http://www.sfusd.edu/en/schools/school-information/harvey-milk.html