Board adopts PEAF expenditure plan, LCAP and fiscal-year budget; staff to pursue 0-based budgeting

On June 22 the San Francisco Board of Education approved several fiscal items: the PEAF expenditure plan for school-year 2021'2, the LCAP and federal addendum, and Superintendent Matthewsrecommended district budget for FY2021-22. Each item passed by roll-call vote (7 ayes).

Staff noted the PEAF plan includes literacy-related investments and other program priorities; public commenters and advisory representatives urged clearer definition of literacy interventions (structured literacy) and more explicit links between PEAF spending and district literacy goals.

Ann Marie Gort (budget) and Megan Wallace (CFO) presented the LCAP and the recommended budget; commissioners thanked staff for detailed engagement and described next steps including 0-based budgeting, five-year projections and more frequent reporting to the board to align budget with adopted LCAP priorities.

The board also approved the Education Protection Account expenditure plan for FY2021-22 (state-mandated reporting of EPA funds) with staff proposing to use EPA funds for educator salaries and benefits.