San Francisco Unified School District public meetings in 2020
10 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education will hold a virtual Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss and define district priorities for the FY 2021-22 Zero-Based Budgeting process, which aims to address projected deficits of $75 million in FY 2021-22 and $94 million in FY 2022-23. The board will also convene in closed session for personnel, litigation, and labor negotiations. No formal action is expected from the Committee of the Whole, which only makes recommendations.
- Discussion of FY 2021-22 District Priorities for Zero-Based Budgeting to address $75M deficit
- Closed session on public employee discipline/dismissal release
- Closed session on anticipated litigation (LM v. SFUSD, LMG v. SFUSD, AL v. SFUSD)
- Closed session with labor negotiators for multiple employee unions
- Virtual meeting due to COVID-19 with public comment via Zoom
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Joint Select Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, and City College Board of Trustees is meeting to discuss issues of mutual interest. The sole regular agenda item is an informational hearing on the impacts of COVID-19 on the San Francisco Unified School District and City College of San Francisco. The meeting is held virtually due to shelter-in-place, with public comment available by phone.
- Hearing on COVID-19 impacts on SFUSD and City College (File 200412)
- Joint committee includes Supervisors Haney and Walton, Commissioners Moliga and Collins, Trustees Randolph and Williams
- Public comment call-in: (415) 655-0001, Meeting ID 146 369 0158
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education will hold a virtual regular meeting on December 8, 2020, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The agenda includes approval of board minutes, reports from the superintendent and student delegates, recognitions, and a consent calendar with personnel actions, personal service contracts, and other routine items. Public comment will be taken via video conference, phone, or email.
- Approval of certificated personnel actions (Resolution No. 2012-8F1-F12)
- Approval of classified personnel actions (Resolution No. 2012-8G1-G7)
- Approval of FY 2020-21 personal service contracts over $95,200 (e.g., ENOME ISA Special Ed $129,710)
- Ratification of FY 2020-21 personal service contracts under $95,200
- Presentation of CABE Paraeducator of 2019 award to Gina Padilla
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Curriculum and Program Committee of the SFUSD Board of Education is meeting virtually to receive information updates on student grading and distance learning. No action items are on the agenda, so the meeting is informational only.
- Update on Student Grading with attachments on HS grades and GPA summaries
- Distance Learning Update
- No action items listed
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Buildings, Grounds, and Services Committee will receive information-only updates on preparing school sites for in-person learning, the educator housing developer process, and negotiations with UCSF regarding Mission Bay School. No action items are listed; the meeting is for discussion and information.
- Status report on school site readiness for in-person learning, including building systems, ventilation, and site planning
- Educator housing developer process update
- Update on Mission Bay School negotiations with UCSF and SFUSD
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Budget and Business Services Committee is meeting virtually to receive information on the Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget update (including revenue, expenditures, school reopening impacts, and balancing measures) and the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget planning update. No action items are on the agenda; the committee will also review its calendar overview. The meeting is held remotely due to COVID-19, with public comment available by video or phone.
- FY 2020-21 Budget Update/First Interim: revenue and expenditure updates, PEEF, school reopening budget impacts, balancing measures (non-personnel reductions, Rainy Day Reserve draw/Prop G backfill), multi-year projections and Prop J update
- FY 2021-22 Budget Planning Update
- Budget and Business Services Committee Calendar Overview
- No action items on the agenda
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education is holding a virtual special meeting as a Committee of the Whole to discuss and consider proposals, with no formal action expected. The main item is a first reading of Board Policy 5101.2, which would create a zone-based elementary school student assignment system to replace the current district-wide choice system. The board will also receive an update on the 'Our Healing in Our Hands' initiative and hold a closed session on labor negotiations.
- First reading of Board Policy 5101.2 on elementary school student assignment, proposing a zone-based system
- Update on 'Our Healing in Our Hands' program
- Closed session conference with labor negotiators for multiple employee unions
- Possible votes on student expulsion matters and employment contracts for unrepresented chief executive employees
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Rules, Policy and Legislation Committee will consider and vote on recommendations for nine Board Policy updates, including suicide prevention, bloodborne pathogens, work permits, bullying, and special education. The committee will also review district positions on selected legislative proposals. All items are recommendations for the full Board's second reading and adoption.
- Board Policy 5141.52, Suicide Prevention, updated to include grades K-6 and age-appropriate strategies
- Board Policy 5113.2, Work Permits, amendment to allow GPA exemption in student's best interest
- Board Policy 5131.2, Bullying and Harassment, reinserts staff training and intervention language
- Board Policy 6159, Individualized Education Program, clarifies FAPE for expelled, nonpublic, and incarcerated students
- Legislative Overview: consideration of district positions on selected legislative proposals
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education is holding a special virtual meeting to adopt a resolution on returning to school safely and to discuss plans for in-person instruction in Phase 2A. The board will also receive an update on Coordinated Care Teams and hold a closed session on labor negotiations.
- Adoption of Resolution 2011-10A1, 'SFUSD Return to School Safely'
- Discussion of Plan to Return to In-Person Instruction in Phase 2A
- Update on the Work of Coordinated Care Teams
- Closed session conference with labor negotiators
Imported Meetings: 2017- 2026
The Augmented Joint Select Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, and City College Board of Trustees is meeting to discuss issues of mutual interest. The main agenda item is an informational hearing on the impacts of COVID-19 on the school district and City College. Public comment is available by phone.
- Hearing on COVID-19 impacts on SFUSD and City College (File 200412)
- Public comment call-in: (415) 655-0001, Meeting ID: 146 414 8285
- Meeting held virtually during Shelter in Place