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SFUSD board postpones MOU with 'Friends of School of the Arts' pending financial and governance clarifications
Summary
Board members questioned an MOU that would formalize Friends of School of the Arts(FOSOTA) management of Ruth Asawa School of the Arts fundraising and Artist-in-Residence programming. Commissioners requested more transparency about FOSOTA's accounting, staffing funded from private revenue (about $200,000), student involvement, and branding; the board agreed to postpone further action to the Sept. 12 meeting (or the next meeting with a closed session available).
The San Francisco Unified School District board agreed to postpone consideration of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Friends of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (FOSOTA) after commissioners raised unresolved questions about transparency, staffing funded by privately raised funds, student involvement, and branding.
Vice President Mendoza McDonald said she was "surprised" to consider another MOU while outstanding questions remained about who oversees revenue and how much is paid to personnel. She noted it was "very unusual" for a nonprofit to own revenue generated by school events and for the district to…
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