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Board Grants Renewal Petition for Gateway High School After Extended Public Support
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to grant Gateway High School’s charter renewal petition after staff reported academic performance at least equal to comparable SFUSD schools and extensive testimony from Gateway students, parents and staff. The vote passed 6–1 on related procedural items; one commissioner voiced concerns about charters’ service to students with severe disabilities.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted April 9 to grant the renewal petition for Gateway High School, following staff review and extensive public testimony from students, parents and school staff.
Michael Davis, director of policy, planning and charter schools, told the board that staff found Gateway’s academic performance “at least equal to the SFUSD schools that the GHS students would otherwise attend,” while noting required petition amendments to clarify admissions timelines and to remove an exemption that would treat antique firearms differently in the suspension…
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