Upcoming (and Past) Board of Education Meetings

The Board of Education held a Curriculum and Program Committee meeting Monday, December 9 at 6 PM. There is a regular Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, December 10 at 6 PM.

Curriculum and Program Committee Meeting: Monday 12/9 at 6:00 PM

You can find the full online agenda here. We did not attend this committee meeting but you can listen to an audio recording.

Action Items (Committee makes a recommendation to the full board)

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  • Resolution in Support of the Achievement and Success of All Latinx Students in the San Francisco Unified School District

  • Petition to Grant or in the Alternative Deny The Renewal Petition for One Purpose School

    • A presentation was provided to the committee showing test-score comparisons between students at One Purpose school and nearby schools as well as district averages.

    • The committee may make a recommendation to the full board recommending whether to grant or deny the charter school renewal petition for One Purpose School.

  • Board Policies on Sexual Health/HIV prevention instruction and High School Graduation requirements will be discussed

    • The first would add topics to the sexual health curriculum: gender identity and gender expression, affirmative consent, and human trafficking prevention resources for parents of students in 6-12th grade.

    • The second allows for some exceptions to SFUSD graduation requirements for recently arrived immigrants and newcomer students.

Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday 12/10 at 6:00 pm

You can find the full online agenda here.

Opening Items:

  • Superintendent’s Report

  • Student Delegate Report

  • RAVE Distinguished Service Award

    • Adelina Duncan, Family Liason, Mission Education Center

  • RAVE Special Service Award

    • Andre Williams, Paraprofessional/Coach, Thurgood Marshall High School

Public Comment:

Those who have filled out speaker cards in advance may speak on general matters. Most of the time there is a limit of 2 minutes per speaker for public comment.

Advisory Committee Report

Slide from the report to be presented by the Indian Education Program PAC, December 10, 2019

Slide from the report to be presented by the Indian Education Program PAC, December 10, 2019

  • The Parent Advisory Council to the Board of Education will be giving a report.

  • The Indian Education Program Parent Advisory Council will present a report.


Consent Calendar:

  • This part of the agenda includes approval of contracts, MOUs, and personnel items (approving hirings, transfers, leaves of absence, separations etc.)

  • Usually, the board votes on these all together, but any board member may “sever” a particular item from the group to discuss it in more detail and vote on it separately

Action Items:

  • The board will vote on seven board policy updates. These include policies related to compliance with state accountability standards—and what happens if schools are designated by the state as “underperforming,”a policy setting out the process for SFUSD to seek a waiver from the state with respect to compliance with certain aspects of state education law, the policies discussed at the Curriculum committee meeting on Sexual Health education and Graduation Requirements and a policy related to free and reduced-price meals and confidentiality protections related to student information.

  • The board will vote on the Resolution in Support of the Achievement and Success of All Latinx Students in the San Francisco Unified School District.

  • Petition to Grant or in the Alternative Deny The Renewal Petition for One Purpose School

Special Orders of Business

Find the school you are interested in at https://www.sfusd.edu/schools-search

Find the school you are interested in at https://www.sfusd.edu/schools-search

Under “more about this school,” click “school data.”

Under “more about this school,” click “school data.”

  • Approval of all schools Balanced Scorecards (BSCs). These are accountability plans created with input from each school’s School Site Council and other advisory bodies like ELAC, AAPACs etc.

    • It looks like commissioners have been provided with copies of all of the schools BSCs. They are available to view under each school’s online profile. To find, go to https://www.sfusd.edu/schools-search , select the school name you are interested in on the scrolling list to the right, then, under “more about this school” click the tab that says “school data” and there you will find a copy of the most recent balanced scorecard along with other data.

    • Editorial note: It would be nice if there was a place to see these all in one place!

  • Report relating to collection and expenditure of developers fees: this is a source of revenue for SFUSD that can be used in specified ways.

Discussion of Other Educational Items

Introduction of Resolutions

  • These resolutions will not be voted on or discussed tonight - they will be sent for discussion at one or more board committee meetings and then will come back to the full board for a vote at a later date.

  • There is an opportunity for the public to speak to any of the resolutions introduced

  • Resolutions include:

    • Petition for the Renewal of Gateway Middle Charter School

    • A proposed policy on student freedom of speech/expression. This includes specific language about rights related to off campus expression, including the right to participate in political protest and receive an excused absence with parental permission.

Public Comment

There is always an opportunity for public comment at school board meetings.

At regular meetings, speakers may speak to any item being voted on or may give general public comment during the time reserved for "Public Comment on General Matters." This item has recently been moved earlier on the agenda, so if you wish to speak, make sure you arrive by 6PM! Speakers must sign up in advance, either by calling the board office at (415) 241-6493 or filling out a speaker card at the meeting and handing it to Esther Casco, the executive assistant to the board, who sits next to the podium. Speaker cards must be turned in before the agenda item being spoken to is officially "called."

At committee meetings, those wishing to speak may sign up in advance or simply approach the podium when the committee chair calls for public comment.

Members of the public are typically allowed two minutes to speak, but the time given may be shorter if there are a large number of speakers.

Recording and Live Coverage of Meetings

You can access recordings of regular and committee meetings.

Video recordings of regular meetings (not available for committee meetings)

Audio recordings of committee meetings (click where it says "audio recording," under the meeting agenda)

Recordings are usually posted a few days after the meeting.

Regular board meetings are also broadcast live on KALW, SFGOVTV2, and via live webcast.

PPS-SF will be providing live-tweet coverage of the regular meeting this week. To follow, just search our handle @PPSSFBoardWatch or hashtag #BoardWatch!

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