Board Rejects Math Report Despite Gains as Parents Sound Alarms on Lead and AI

SFUSD's board unanimously voted to reject its own math proficiency monitoring report — not because progress didn't happen, but because the district's stated goal is now mathematically out of reach. Meanwhile, parents packed the meeting to demand action on lead contamination at a Chinatown school and a fast-growing coalition pressed the board to rein in AI and device use in elementary classrooms.

• Board votes 0-7 to reject math monitoring report, acknowledging the 65% proficiency target for 2028 is unreachable despite a 4-point gain to 45%
• Chinese Immersion School families demand district delay window demolition set for Oct. 9 that could spread lead contamination, submitting a 100-signature petition
• 275-member parent group pushes for AI moratorium and device restrictions in early grades, presenting 1,000+ petition signatures
• NAACP leaders condemn anti-Black racism at Lincoln High School, calling on the board to publicly address a September incident
• 20-year Project Labor Agreement renewed unanimously for $1.5 billion in bond-funded school construction
• Board settles 19 student cases totaling more than $800,000 in closed session

The longest and most consequential discussion of the evening centered on SFUSD's Goal 2: getting 65% of 8th graders to math proficiency on the state SBAC exam by 2028. Preliminary data showed proficiency climbed from 41% to 45% — real progress, but still 20 points short of the target with only two years left.