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City and district officials outline My Brother—s Keeper and African American achievement initiatives
Summary
City and district presenters described progress on the San Francisco Alliance for My Brother—s Keeper (MBSK) and the district—s African American Achievement & Leadership Initiative (ALI), emphasizing youth councils, community collaboratives, data systems, and plans to expand cohort-based supports and professional development.
Representatives from the mayor—s office, the Human Rights Commission and the San Francisco Unified School District updated the board June 12 on collaborative efforts to improve outcomes for African American students.
Theo Miller, speaking on behalf of the mayor—s office and HOPE SF, reviewed the local MBSK timeline and the program—s focus on life-course data (kindergarten readiness, graduation rates and impacts of violence and juvenile justice). Cheryl Davis of the Human Rights Commission highlighted recent HRC work: a youth council, five community collaboratives (including postsecondary-pathway efforts), curriculum pilots, and an evaluation of the Community Safety Initiative by Stanford. Davis said MBSK is expanding professional-development pilots and requested a dedicated staff position to coordinate program data and community partnerships.
Landon Dickey, special assistant to the superintendent, connected MBSK to the district—s African American Achievement & Leadership Initiative (ALI). He described two programmatic approaches: Black Star Rising (a rising 9th-grade cohort to strengthen algebra readiness and STEM exposure) and a postsecondary pathway pilot at Balboa, Burton and Galileo high schools. Dickey noted stipend-supported internships, improved on-track rates for program participants, and the importance of continued case-management support; he said Salesforce funding was identified to expand case management.
Board members pressed presenters on data-sharing logistics, the link between city homelessness and school outcomes, and how a potential school-site liaison would operate as district staff to access student data while respecting privacy. Theo Miller and Dickey said pilot efforts were demonstrating positive signals but emphasized caution when asserting causality. The board and presenters agreed to continue coordination, expand monitoring metrics and provide regular updates so the work can be scaled where it shows results.
