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SFUSD convenes first Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Matua Advisory Council presentation, seeks Fa'asamoa Initiative support

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · February 23, 2021
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Summary

Parent leaders and the district's new Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Matua Advisory Council presented data and a Fa'asamoa Initiative proposal (preK–14 STEM pathway, Samoan dual-language, CTE), and commissioners pledged support and follow-up on mentoring and CTE pathway development.

The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Matua Advisory Council (MAC) presented the first district-level advisory report describing community demographics, educational disparities, and a multi-part request centered on a Fa'asamoa Initiative. Chair Anna Mahina, Tangi Bama and other parent leaders highlighted lower graduation rates and higher early-learning and special-education needs among Pacific…

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