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SFUSD announces $2.7 million Salesforce donation to pilot tech, training in middle schools
Summary
Superintendent Carranza told the Board of Education the Salesforce.com Foundation and Mark Benioff have given $2.7 million to SFUSD to pilot technology and teacher professional development in a cohort of middle schools, with plans to scale if successful.
Superintendent Carranza announced during the Oct. 8 San Francisco Board of Education meeting that Mark Benioff and the Salesforce.com Foundation have made a targeted private donation of $2,700,000 to the San Francisco Unified School District to pilot technology and teacher professional development in a select group of middle schools.
Carranza described the contribution as a phased partnership rather than a one-time equipment purchase. The initial investment includes two iPad tablet carts per selected site, teacher professional development for a small cadre…
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