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Board approves transitional kindergarten policy but agrees to study paraprofessional staffing

San Francisco Board of Education · June 11, 2019
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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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