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San Francisco school board approves $90 million budget-balancing plan to avert state takeover
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education on Dec. 14 adopted a staff budget-balancing plan that staff and state fiscal advisers say is needed to satisfy the California Department of Education; the plan includes $90 million in reductions, with $50 million tied to site allocations and $35 million from other funding changes.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted Dec. 14 to approve a budget-balancing plan staff say is needed to prevent a potential state takeover. The plan, which staff described as the superintendent’s recommendation, includes roughly $90 million in proposed expenditure reductions and financing changes aimed at addressing a structural deficit identified in the district’s 2021–22 interim reporting.
Superintendent Dr. Lyndon Matthews framed the document as his recommendation to the board and said he has been working with staff and community partners to shape the proposal. "If you want to blame anyone, staff is working with me, but it's my proposal," Matthews said as he introduced the presentation.
State-appointed fiscal expert Elliot Duchamp, who alongside a colleague was tapped by the California Department of Education to review SFUSD's finances, told the board the district was in a precarious position and recommended approving the stabilization plan and filing the interim report with the Department of Education. "Approve the budget stabilization…
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