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SFUSD staff recommends phased K–8 feeder plan, delays full implementation to 2017
Summary
District staff proposed a phased K–8 feeder infrastructure to support middle-school quality, adjust tiebreakers in the choice system, and delay full implementation until 2017 so current elementary students are not displaced; board members requested further analysis and the committee forwarded the item without recommendation.
District staff on Tuesday presented a proposal to the San Francisco Unified School District board to create a K–8 feeder infrastructure intended to support more predictable enrollments, better articulation between elementary and middle schools, and improved middle-school quality.
The staff presentation, introduced by Arla and developed with a multi-department team, said the feeder model would align with the board’s student-assignment goals (policy P5-101) — including reducing racial isolation, improving transparency and predictability, and using facilities and transportation more efficiently. Staff cited demographic maps and simulations showing a projected 33% increase in middle-school enrollment and argued K–8 feeders would…
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