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SFUSD board delays automatic middle-school assignments and adopts substitute student-assignment policy

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · August 9, 2016
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Summary

The San Francisco Unified School District board adopted a substitute revision to its student-assignment policy (P5101), suspending a three-month notice provision so proposed changes can take effect immediately and delaying automatic assignment implementation while the board studies language-pathway equity and Willie Brown feeder impacts. Vote: 6-0.

The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved a substitute motion to revise the district's student-assignment policy (P5101), delaying the planned automatic middle-school assignments while preserving current family preferences.

The substitute action, presented by committee staff, suspends a board-policy provision that requires changes to be made three months before the district begins accepting applications, allowing the proposed revisions to take effect immediately. The board voted 6-0 in favor of the substitute motion.

Superintendent Richard Carranza summarized the district's recommendation and…

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