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SFUSD board declines to accept eighth‑grade math monitoring report, cites insufficient plan
Summary
After extended questioning about DreamBox, curriculum adoption, bell schedules and equity, the San Francisco Unified School District Board voted 0–7 to reject the superintendent’s eighth‑grade math monitoring report and asked staff for a more detailed, school‑by‑school implementation plan by May.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to not accept the district’s monitoring report on its eighth‑grade math goal after a monitoring workshop in which trustees pressed staff for clearer timelines, numeric targets and equity safeguards.
The vote followed presentations from district staff about interim assessment data, the broader curriculum adoption process and supplemental supports such as DreamBox. In public comment before the discussion, parent John Jurson said the report left him "more worried for my kids," and parents and advocates urged greater emphasis on in‑person supports such as high‑dosage tutoring.
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