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Board approves transitional kindergarten policy but agrees to study paraprofessional staffing
Summary
The board approved board policy 6170.1 on transitional kindergarten on June 11, 2019. Public commenters and several commissioners pressed for full‑year paraprofessional support in TK classrooms; staff said staffing ratios are not set by the policy and will be analyzed for feasibility and cost.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted June 11 to approve a board policy on transitional kindergarten (board policy 6170.1) while stopping short of adopting a mandated paraprofessional staffing ratio.
Teachers and parents urged the board to attach full‑year paraprofessional support to every TK classroom. "The ratio of 1 adult to 22 students is not only…
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