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SFUSD staff recommends denial of Thomas Edison Charter renewal; board postpones vote to May 3 for further budget review
Summary
District staff recommended the Board of Education deny the renewal petition for Thomas Edison Charter Academy, citing gaps in forward‑looking budget documentation and audit procedures. Petitioners and parents defended the school; the board postponed a final vote to May 3 and directed further budget committee review.
San Francisco Unified School District staff told the Board of Education on April 26 that the renewal petition for Thomas Edison Charter Academy (petition no. 114‑12SP1) contains 'deficiencies' in its financial and operational sections and recommended denial.
Mary Richards, the district’s executive director who oversees charter schools, introduced staff findings and asked the board to hear a budget review from Nancy Womack, the district’s budget reviewer. Womack told the board that the petition included past audit information but lacked a clear policy for future audit timing and procedures, and that multi‑year budget worksheets appeared inconsistent with the narrative assumptions. She said those gaps made it difficult to confirm whether the…
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