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Superintendent highlights Black History Month, Lunar New Year and 70 years of early education; board memorializes Arlene Ackerman
Summary
Superintendent Richard Carranza used opening remarks to mark Black History Month, Lunar New Year and the district’s 70th anniversary of early education; later the board delivered an extended memorial for former superintendent Dr. Arlene Ackerman.
Superintendent Richard Carranza opened the Feb. 12 meeting by noting the State of the Union address and highlighting February observances: Black History Month and Lunar New Year. Carranza also celebrated the district’s early education department on its 70th anniversary, framing continued investment in early childhood programs as an area of pride for San Francisco Unified School District.
Carranza extended condolences to Dr. Arlene Ackerman’s family after her recent death in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and spoke of her national leadership and long service in San Francisco from 2000 to 2006. Commissioner Marazzi later gave an extended remembrance outlining Ackerman’s accomplishments, including programmatic reforms, a role in uncovering financial irregularities tied to building systems that led to restitution, and awards recognizing her urban-education leadership.
The board adjourned the meeting after the memorial. The transcript records the superintendent’s celebratory remarks and the commissioners’ memorial comments but contains no further administrative action tied to those tributes.
