Locunity/San Francisco Unified School District, CA·School Board
Governing Board
The Governing Board is the elected legislative body of the San Francisco Unified School District responsible for setting district policy, approving curriculum and the budget, overseeing the superintendent, and ensuring student academic success.
Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room — 555 Franklin Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 (San Francisco Unified School District General Administrative Offices)
Regular and Monitoring meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Closed session typically begins at 5:00 p.m.; open (public) session typically begins at 6:30 p.m.
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An independent state assessment found SFUSD still at high fiscal risk, though staff say credit ratings improved and a balanced budget has been achieved for the first time in years.
Why it matters: This is SFUSD's third FCMAT review in four years — triggered by CDE's lack-of-going-concern designation — and the score, while improved from 2024's 50.7, shows the district must sustain discipline to avoid state intervention.
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Chinese Immersion SchoolGoverning Board2d agoSeptember 8, 2026
Parents Demand Lead Paint Work Stop at Chinese Immersion School
Parents at the Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila reported lead levels three times above EPA thresholds in children's bathrooms and demanded the district halt construction and relocate students.
Why it matters: The district withheld test results showing unsafe lead levels for four days while children continued using affected areas — parents say this undermines trust and puts children's health at risk.
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Tech And CheckGoverning Board2d agoSeptember 8, 2026
Parents Push for YouTube Blocks and AI Moratorium on Student Devices
A coalition of 250 members across 55 schools petitioned the board to block YouTube on Chromebooks, impose an AI moratorium, and reinvest in physical learning materials.
Why it matters: The petition highlights growing parent concern that unfiltered digital content in classrooms is undermining learning — an educator noted students can access violent content during class.
Superintendent Halts RFP for Five District Properties After Community Backlash
Superintendent Su pulled back a planned RFP for district-owned properties including 741 30th Avenue after community outcry over potential displacement of the Richmond Neighborhood Center.
Why it matters: The Richmond Neighborhood Center serves 6,000+ youth, families, and seniors from the site and 12 SFUSD schools — the RFP was drafted without notifying the center or a childcare provider of 33 years operating there.
SFUSD Commits to September Announcement of Mandarin Immersion Temporary Site
District staff confirmed the temporary site for the new TK-8 Mandarin immersion school will be announced in September, with the school opening in fall 2027.
Why it matters: Over 900 families are waiting on this school — the first dedicated wall-to-wall public Mandarin immersion program in San Francisco — and any delay costs an entire cohort their kindergarten window.
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African American StudentsGoverning Board16d agoAugust 25, 2026
Staff Names Systemic Racism as Driver of African American Achievement Gaps
SFUSD staff attributed African American students' declining literacy scores to systemic and personal racism that leads to low expectations—and the board demanded concrete action.
Why it matters: The district's own Q&A document names racism as a root cause; Commissioner Weissman-Ward pressed for specific interventions beyond coaching, and Commissioner Fisher argued K-1 split classrooms disproportionately harm Black and Brown students.
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Goal 1Governing Board16d agoAugust 25, 2026
Third-Grade Reading Inches Up 2 Points but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Only 49% of SFUSD third graders read at grade level, a 2-point gain that still trails the district's 70% target by 2028.
Why it matters: The district is barely halfway to its 2028 literacy goal, and achievement gaps for African American and English learner students are widening, raising urgent questions about whether current strategies are sufficient.
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Tech And CheckGoverning Board16d agoAugust 25, 2026
Tech and Check Parents Push SFUSD to Adopt LA-Style Screen-Time Limits
Parents from advocacy group Tech and Check urged SFUSD to follow LAUSD's lead by banning recreational screen use, prohibiting YouTube, and eliminating one-to-one devices in elementary school.
Why it matters: Multiple parents described children playing video games on school Chromebooks, encountering scary content, and doing less physical activity, arguing the district has no formal technology-use policy while LA has already acted.
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