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Board approves revised PEAF spending plan after debate; adds $43,430 for restorative practices
Summary
After staff reported higher-than-expected controller estimates that raised PEAF totals to nearly $51 million, the board adopted a revised PEAF spending plan for 2013–14 and approved a $43,430 amendment to increase restorative-practices funding, shifting funds from STEM as the board negotiated priorities and reserve uses.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board approved a revised Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEAF) expenditure plan for the 2013–14 school year on April 9 after staff reported an updated controller estimate that increased available PEAF revenue.
Superintendent Carranza said the controller provided a new estimate that raised the total PEAF pool by about $1,150,000 and brought the total close to $51,000,000 for 2013–14—an increase of roughly $16,000,000 over the prior year, staff said. Kathy Fleming, supervisor for the Public Education Enrichment Fund, read the recommended resolution (PEAF resolution 1303-12 SP1) authorizing the revised spending plan and noting that the budget may be amended later based on state funding or subsequent adjustments made by the City and County of San Francisco.
Commissioners debated how the new funds should be prioritized—whether to seed new initiatives or deepen existing programs—and discussed program areas that received attention in the plan, including SLAM (STEM/Arts/Music), career technical education (CTE), restorative practices, peer resources and physical education. Several commissioners noted a commitment to expanding arts and physical education so that 100% of elementary schools receive those services and asked for clearer distribution details to report to the Board of Supervisors.
Vice President Feuer moved an amendment to add $43,430 to restorative practices (boosting funding toward the 2009–2010 level cited by the vice president). After discussion about offset options (reserve, general infrastructure, or STEM), the board agreed to fund the $43,430 by reducing STEM allocations; staff described the amount as roughly equivalent to a 0.5 restorative‑practice coach and additional professional learning community support. The amendment was adopted and the revised PEAF spending plan passed by roll call (board recorded seven ayes).
Board and staff emphasized the importance of evaluation and reporting: the revised budget included additional general infrastructure funds to expand evaluation capacity (a staffing change to increase a statistician from 0.25 to 0.5 FTE and reclassification of a program analyst), and staff said program outcomes would be monitored as part of the upcoming PEAF reauthorization process.
The board authorized the revised PEAF spending plan (resolution read into record) with agreement that the athletics portion would be continued for two weeks for further detail and that the board would return with any additional clarifications.
