SFUSD board approves three stipulated expulsions, directs counsel on several legal matters and ratifies executive employment agreements

The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved three stipulated expulsion agreements for students and took formal directions and contract approvals in open session.

Expulsions and litigation directions

- Student disciplinary outcomes: The board voted to approve three stipulated expulsion agreements that were heard in closed session and brought to open session for ratification. The motions covered: a middle school student (matter number 2024-2025-27) with a remainder of spring 2025 and fall 2025 semesters and suspended expulsion status for fall 2025 (during suspension the student will attend Civic Center); a high school student (matter number 2024-2025-28) for the remainder of spring 2025 and fall 2025 with suspended expulsion status for fall 2025 (student to attend Civic Center Secondary during spring 2025); and a middle school student (matter number 2024-2025-29) for the remainder of spring 2025 and fall 2025 with suspended expulsion status for fall 2025 (student will attend San Francisco Middle School during enforcement). Each motion passed on roll-call with seven ayes.

- Anticipated litigation and direction: The board reported votes giving direction to the general counsel in several anticipated litigation matters and administrative hearings. The transcript recorded the board giving direction by votes of 6 or 7 ayes across multiple matters, including Office of Administrative Hearings cases and two Superior Court matters: University of San Francisco v. SFUSD (San Francisco County Superior Court case CGC-22-597932) and Flintay et al. v. SFUSD (San Francisco Superior Court case listed in the record as CPF-twentyThree-fifty1787). The board also recorded direction in named OAH matters with case numbers 2025020577, 2025020329, 2025030060 and 2025020037; the board gave direction to general counsel in those matters (votes recorded as 6 or 7 ayes depending on the item). The transcript did not include further public details about the substance of those directions.

Board approvals of employment agreements

The board approved employment agreements (rolled individually with roll-call votes) for several district executive positions. The general counsel read the principal financial terms on the record before each vote. Approvals recorded in open session included:

- Christie Herrera, Assistant Superintendent, PK-5: employment agreement commencing 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026; salary placement Grade 6, Step 8 (managerial salary table). Vote: 7 ayes.

- Jennifer Steiner, Assistant Superintendent, Middle School and K-8: employment agreement 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026; salary placement Grade 6, Step 4. Vote: 7 ayes.

- Divina Goldwasser, Assistant Superintendent, High Schools and College & Career Readiness: employment agreement 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026; salary placement Grade 6, Step 5. Vote: 7 ayes.

- Eddie Ngo, Chief Technology Services Officer (interim start): employment agreement commencing 05/28/2025 through 12/31/2025; salary placement Grade 6, Step 4. Vote: 7 ayes.

- Amy Baer, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources: employment agreement 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026; salary placement Grade 8, Step 8. Vote: 7 ayes.

Other formal actions

- Consent calendar: The board moved and approved the consent calendar by roll-call vote. The superintendent did not remove items prior to the vote; the roll-call result was recorded as seven ayes.

What the record shows and what it does not

The transcript records motion language, item identifiers and roll-call tallies for each action. It does not provide the full text of the individual stipulations in the expulsion agreements or the specific negotiated contract clauses beyond the stated salary placements and term dates. For several litigation items the board noted only that it gave "direction to general counsel" without further public elaboration in the open transcript.

Ending note

Board members thanked outgoing student delegates and proceeded to the employment contract votes and consent calendar; each of the listed actions passed by recorded votes during the meeting.