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SFUSD staff proposes five‑year phased feeder plan; parents press for guarantees on programs and transportation
Summary
District staff recommended a five‑year, phased approach to introduce middle‑school feeder patterns while keeping choice during the phase‑in; parents and commissioners raised concerns about resources for electives, language programs, transportation and whether the phase will actually produce quality schools.
San Francisco Unified School District staff presented a draft plan to phase in middle‑school feeder patterns over five years while continuing open choice during the phase‑in, a recommendation that drew sharp questions from both commissioners and members of the public.
Deputy Superintendent Richard Carranza and staff described the approach as a two‑part, five‑year plan that would add a feeder‑pattern tiebreaker as a priority in 2012–2016 and move to an initial middle‑school offer in the fifth year (2016–17). Under the proposal, tiebreakers would be applied in order of siblings, feeder assignment, CTIP (test score) areas, middle‑school attendance area and any additional board‑specified tiebreakers.
Why it matters: staff said feeder…
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