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San Francisco school board reelects leaders, adopts several policies by roll call
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District Board elected Hydra Mendoza McDonald president and Stevon Cook vice president by acclamation, readopted its Series 9000 rules, and approved multiple board policies in roll-call votes, citing aims to strengthen instruction and equity.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education elected Commissioner Hydra Mendoza McDonald as president and Commissioner Stevon (Stevon) Cook as vice president by acclamation and readopted its rules and procedures (Series 9000) at its January meeting.
"We've gotten a lot done. We hired a new superintendent," Mendoza McDonald said after the acclamation, thanking colleagues for their support as she began a new year leading the board.
The board formally moved to readopt its Series 9000 rules and procedures; the clerk called the roll and recorded seven ayes. Members also voted to approve several policies presented by the Rules Committee. Policies adopted tonight by roll-call included the district's absences-and-excuses and homework/makeup-work policies, a policy on sale and disposal of books and supplies, non-discrimination and harassment policy 5,145.3, health-care-and-emergencies policy 5,141, and recognition of religious beliefs and customs policy 6,141.2. The board referred other items (including its Local Control and Accountability Plan policy) to committee for further review.
Board members said the votes reflect priorities set last year — filling vacancies, supporting educators and increasing access to computer science and other programs. The board emphasized oversight steps for policies being referred to committees and asked staff to present recommended amendments and staff reports where needed before final adoption.
No public speakers were signed up on the rule-readoption item. The clerk recorded the votes on the consent and policy items in roll-call form, generally resulting in unanimous 7–0 tallies for the matters called for action.
The board also approved the consent calendar after staff read a correction to contract figures in a human-capital software package and related SAP agreements (contracts and numerical totals were corrected on the record before the vote). The board said it will continue committee review on referred items and return with staff recommendations and any necessary amendments at subsequent meetings.
