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Board approves Prop H spending plan after amending evaluation line to $200,000; members press for clearer impact data
Summary
The Board adopted a $29.3 million Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEAF/Prop H) spending plan but amended it to increase evaluation funding from $105,000 to $200,000 (reducing the reserve by $95,000). Commissioners pressed staff repeatedly for concise, outcome-focused reporting showing how the annual $30 million investment advances district strategic goals.
Kathy Fleming, program administrator for the Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEAF), presented the proposed 2011–12 expenditure plan on Jan. 25 and described the charter-mandated split of funds: one-third to First 5 (preschool) and two-thirds to SFUSD (SLAM—sports, libraries, arts, music—and other student-support programs). The proposal before the Board estimated a 2011–12 allocation of $29.3 million, including approximately $2.2 million of in-kind services and a reserve intended to buffer state reductions.
Board members used the discussion to press for evaluation and…
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