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SFUSD proposes raising Prop 39 facility fee to $2.79 per square foot; charters warn of strain
Summary
SFUSD staff recommended recalculating Prop 39 pro rata facility rates (moving from $0.95 to $2.79/sq ft in two steps); charter representatives said the proposed 181% increase could force schools to shift funds from classrooms and asked for detailed cost rationale.
District staff presented an information item revising the methodology used to calculate Prop 39 pro rata-share charges for charter schools and recommended increasing the per-square-foot fee. Michael Davis, a district facilities official, told the board that after reviewing Title 5 provisions and district inventory, staff concluded the fee should be $2.79 per square foot and proposed phasing the increase (to $1.87 in the first year and $2.79 thereafter) to mitigate immediate impact.
Davis said the methodology used interior square footage and applicable unrestricted general fund costs to…
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