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SF Board approves Gateway and KIPP charter changes to add admission preferences
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education voted to approve material revisions to Gateway and KIPP charter petitions that add prioritized admission preferences (siblings/staff, in‑district students, and a new free/reduced‑price meal preference), moves the district to require resident first preference and asks petitioners to continue outreach. Both motions passed with six ayes.
The San Francisco Board of Education on Sept. 23 approved material revisions to the Gateway High School and KIPP College Preparatory charter petitions to establish a specified order of admission preferences, the board announced after roll‑call votes.
For Gateway, the board adopted an amend‑by‑substitution that prioritizes district residents and defines a seven‑tier preference order including siblings of current students and children of employees, current Gateway middle‑school students in‑district, and a newly added preference for students eligible for free and reduced‑price meals, a district designee, Mr. Michael Davis, read into the record. Three public speakers — parent…
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