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SFUSD presents math monitoring, launches middle‑school Amplify Desmos pilot and seeks external support
Summary
District staff set a 45% interim target for eighth‑grade math, described K–5 and 6–8 curriculum pilots (including a full-year Amplify Desmos pilot for middle grades), and said a professional‑development partnership with ANET will support schools; board members questioned central‑office capacity and underused tutoring hours.
District staff told the San Francisco Board of Education that the district will set an interim eighth‑grade math target of 45% for the current year and outlined a multi‑phase approach to curriculum adoption and teacher support.
Moon Kim, who assists with research, said the target is represented by a new blue dotted line on the district chart and that interim measures and STAR assessment results are broadly comparable. Staff described K–5 curriculum pilots (Imagine Learning, i‑Ready) and a full‑year middle‑school pilot of Amplify Desmos with 87 teachers and 18 middle‑school sites participating.
Jennifer Steiner and other instructional leads said the district is using piloting, teacher professional development and partnerships to scale curriculum implementation. “We’re excited for the breadth of piloting happening particularly at the middle school level,” said an assistant superintendent, noting strong teacher engagement and a plan to develop teacher‑led coaches from early adopters.
Board members pressed staff on implementation details. Commissioner Kim and others asked where disaggregated data is posted; staff said the Tableau public dashboard is linked on SFUSD’s website and that some dashboards are currently available internally to principals. Board members also questioned the low uptake in a contracted tutoring program and sought a financial accounting of hours used; staff responded that the contract hours remain available and central staff are coordinating with schools to enroll students.
Several commissioners raised concerns about central‑office capacity for math supports after staffing reductions. Staff said the district is seeking to contract with ANET for coaching and is pursuing TNTP collaboration while continuing to hire content staff; the ANET agreement is pending board approval.
The board did not adopt a final curriculum at this meeting; staff said the presentation was intended to foster questions and learning rather than an up‑or‑down acceptance vote.
Next steps: staff will bring contract approvals (ANET) to the board and provide follow‑up data, including disaggregated dashboards and a deeper analysis of pilot sites and tutoring usage.
