At-a-glance: Key votes and actions from the SF Board of Education Dec. 14 meeting
December 14, 2021 | San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
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The San Francisco Board of Education took multiple formal actions during its Dec. 14 meeting, which the board conducted remotely. Key outcomes:
- Student Advisory Council (SAC) alignment resolution: Board approved (roll-call vote) a resolution to relocate the Student Advisory Council under the Board of Education office and to give student delegates input on hiring staff who will support the SAC. Staff said the SAC's existing small budget will move to the board office if the resolution is implemented; the board approved the measure by roll call.
- CPAC appointments: The board confirmed two appointments to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC) — Rosario Villasana (discretionary seat) and Owen Velez (consumer seat) — to three-year terms; the motion passed by roll call (7 ayes).
- Budget balancing plan and first interim report: The board approved staff’s budget-balancing plan and the related first interim report (see separate coverage). The plan and interim report were submitted to the California Department of Education by the statutory deadline.
- Developer impact fees: The board adopted the statutorily required annual and five-year report covering the FY ending June 30, 2021. Staff reported $6,468,000 collected and roughly $6,200,000 expended in 2021 and a fund balance reported at about $35.4 million; staff noted many pipeline capital projects in the report.
- Labor MOU for online/on-demand learning: The board approved a memorandum of understanding with the United Educators of San Francisco addressing the district’s online/on-demand program and pandemic-related provisions (one commissioner recorded a no vote).
- Resolution continuing virtual meetings: The board adopted a 30-day finding that it remains necessary to continue virtual meetings under the state of emergency; staff were asked to return in January with options for hybrid meetings.
- Expulsions: The board approved stipulated expulsion agreements for two high-school students (matters were voted in closed session).
Several other agenda items were acted on as part of the consent calendar. Many items included public comment and follow-up directions to staff for implementation and reporting.
Board staff and committee chairs said they will report further in committee meetings in January and February, including more detailed budget-and-scheduling guidance for schools affected by the balancing plan.
- Student Advisory Council (SAC) alignment resolution: Board approved (roll-call vote) a resolution to relocate the Student Advisory Council under the Board of Education office and to give student delegates input on hiring staff who will support the SAC. Staff said the SAC's existing small budget will move to the board office if the resolution is implemented; the board approved the measure by roll call.
- CPAC appointments: The board confirmed two appointments to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC) — Rosario Villasana (discretionary seat) and Owen Velez (consumer seat) — to three-year terms; the motion passed by roll call (7 ayes).
- Budget balancing plan and first interim report: The board approved staff’s budget-balancing plan and the related first interim report (see separate coverage). The plan and interim report were submitted to the California Department of Education by the statutory deadline.
- Developer impact fees: The board adopted the statutorily required annual and five-year report covering the FY ending June 30, 2021. Staff reported $6,468,000 collected and roughly $6,200,000 expended in 2021 and a fund balance reported at about $35.4 million; staff noted many pipeline capital projects in the report.
- Labor MOU for online/on-demand learning: The board approved a memorandum of understanding with the United Educators of San Francisco addressing the district’s online/on-demand program and pandemic-related provisions (one commissioner recorded a no vote).
- Resolution continuing virtual meetings: The board adopted a 30-day finding that it remains necessary to continue virtual meetings under the state of emergency; staff were asked to return in January with options for hybrid meetings.
- Expulsions: The board approved stipulated expulsion agreements for two high-school students (matters were voted in closed session).
Several other agenda items were acted on as part of the consent calendar. Many items included public comment and follow-up directions to staff for implementation and reporting.
Board staff and committee chairs said they will report further in committee meetings in January and February, including more detailed budget-and-scheduling guidance for schools affected by the balancing plan.
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