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Committee forwards $28.996 million Student Success Fund agreement between DCYF and SFUSD
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 1 voted 2-0 to forward a resolution retroactively approving a $28,996,871 agreement between DCYF and SFUSD for the Student Success Fund covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 1 voted 2-0 to forward a resolution retroactively approving a $28,996,871 agreement between the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) for the Student Success Fund for the July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 term. The Student Success Fund stems from Proposition G (Nov. 2022), a charter amendment that sets aside city funding for school‑site supports such as community schools models, rapid response grants, readiness grants and implementation grants.
DCYF Executive Director Charice Dorsey Smith summarized three funding buckets: grants to schools (rapid response, readiness and implementation grants), district innovation grants (multi‑school pilots), and administration/technical assistance. DCYF said roughly $35 million is allocated in FY 25‑26 for the Student Success Fund overall; the contract with SFUSD covers approximately $28.997 million. Of that, DCYF retains funds for technical assistance and evaluation: approximately $3.2 million contracted directly to DCYF for technical assistance and evaluation and about $1.225 million for administrative support. DCYF expects to select a third‑party evaluator and produce an evaluation report in July 2026 covering two years of implementation data.
Nick Menard of the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office summarized the BLA review, noting approximately 58 programs across schools and three district innovation programs funded by the contract. The BLA recommended approval and observed the evaluation performance measures were developed and will be reviewed once the October report on program outcomes is available.
Vice Chair Matt Dorsey moved to forward the contract to the full Board with a positive recommendation. Chair Connie Chan recorded an aye; the committee recorded two ayes with Supervisor Joy Angaridio excused. No public speakers addressed this item at the committee hearing.
If approved by the Board, DCYF and SFUSD will implement the grants and DCYF will select and contract with an independent evaluator to assess program outcomes against metrics developed for readiness and implementation grants.
